Waiting to Speak with a Phone Operator
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Yes, it’s true. You used to have to pick up the phone and tell an operator who you were trying to call and then the operator would connect you. If you got the nosy operator they may or may not disconnect themselves once your call was connected. A nosy operator would know all the gossip in town.
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These days do we even have operators? Cell phones and the Internet have greatly reduced the need for an intermediary to make a connection for us.
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