In the dark ages of telephoning (when you payed 20 Pfennige for a local call, but that could last endlessly – long distance was pretty expensive though), there was no call waiting afaik. Later, you had it sometimes; now, it’s common.
And the automatic calling back if busy is more and more around now – pure heaven!
A new one! I think… and if it’s a re-run, or a re-do of a 2012 strip… I don’t remember it.Finally, something to be said for getting old.
That reminds me…. I never said I minded the strip re-dos… just might have liked a bit more space in between… or maybe just the new versions; skip the old ones.
And it’d be nice to hear from Tony what’s up….
Somebody yesterday liked the 2012 art better…. but I much prefer the newer style….
it’s more mature, as artwork goes, and more modern.
I was wondering whether maybe these are Tony’s work, and he redid them cos Gary is leaving the partnership.
But I have no real reason to think that…. just one possible scenario.
As for call waiting…..
Gosh. I grew up in the days of one phone per household.
We had a “telephone table” in the hallway near the bedrooms…. actually designed for the purpose, with a special shelf for the phone book, and a drawer for pens and notepads….
My siblings and I took turns running for it when it rang, and fetching a parent.
Calls were almost never for us till high school, and then anybody who called had to run the gauntlet of my father’s questions.
Phones had dials; call-waiting was a dream…. a screen for caller ID was science fiction.
As an adult, I didn’t get any extras till the late 90’s, when they started to be bundled with basic service. Call waiting was more expensive in 1985 than now.
Now my landline and cell both come with all they offer.
But I have no idea whether I have the service that calls back busy numbers…. because it’s been so long since I heard a busy signal.
Seems like almost everybody has call waiting or voicemail…. so I hear a message, or unending rings.
I know a few people with neither, or with physical answering machines that can’t pick up if they’re on another call…. but I guess I’ve been lucky, and missed calling them then.
My mum couldn’t hear on the phone; complained people didn’t speak up. We got her caller ID (an extra $10 a month, then) after she told her pastor to “go to hell” because she couldn’t hear what he was saying.
I have call waiting but I don’t respond to. It’s kind of rude to interrupt the conversation you’re already having and it goes to voice mail so I can call back later. Besides it’s probably a phone solicitor 99% of the time and I don’t want to talk to them anyway.
I wish I had “Don’t call me, I won’t call you” service.
I have call waiting but never use it. When I was growing up, call waiting was my mother tapping her foot if the call was for me, as she wanted me to get off the phone as soon as possible.
Something very unusual going on in this as pictured; the parents are both looking at their phones and talking to one another. (Technically he’s talking, the kid is listening, hard to tell what the wife is doing, so at least the kid is paying attention.) It is hard to tell in the third panel if they are ignoring the kid, or just wishful thinking. Finally, “kids”? How many children do they have? I thought they only had the one. Reminds me of these wise words: You’re not a real parent until you have two children or more.
No, I don’t have call waiting, don’t need it with an answering machine. Don’t get that many calls to make it worthwhile, anyway. But now I’m calling on you all to consider answering today’s…
Kids don’t understand that modern technology hasn’t been around forever. You have to teach them. I was telling my 11-year-old niece that when I was a kid, color television was a BIG DEAL! And that some TV shows started in B&W and switched to color.
My niece said, “Like ’Gilligan’s Island?’” Yes! I was so proud of her!
@Tony Yes, we did have call waiting for $10/month. Not that it mattered when my older brother was talking to his girlfriend, he refused to “click over.”
2nd Question No, not really. No. I had my first child when I was 17, now my five children are 21, 19, 17, 15, and 11. I also have two bonus kids, 24 and 4.
Templo S.U.D. over 7 years ago
ah, the good ol’ days of getting no snarky remarks from children
Tigressy over 7 years ago
Tony asked, about 3 hours ago
Did you have call waiting?
Tigressy over 7 years ago
In the dark ages of telephoning (when you payed 20 Pfennige for a local call, but that could last endlessly – long distance was pretty expensive though), there was no call waiting afaik. Later, you had it sometimes; now, it’s common.
And the automatic calling back if busy is more and more around now – pure heaven!
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 7 years ago
I don’t have call waiting, I have ‘call me back later’.
Knightman Premium Member over 7 years ago
I remember not having a phone at all!!!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 7 years ago
A new one! I think… and if it’s a re-run, or a re-do of a 2012 strip… I don’t remember it.Finally, something to be said for getting old.
That reminds me…. I never said I minded the strip re-dos… just might have liked a bit more space in between… or maybe just the new versions; skip the old ones.
And it’d be nice to hear from Tony what’s up….
Somebody yesterday liked the 2012 art better…. but I much prefer the newer style….
it’s more mature, as artwork goes, and more modern.
I was wondering whether maybe these are Tony’s work, and he redid them cos Gary is leaving the partnership.
But I have no real reason to think that…. just one possible scenario.
As for call waiting…..
Gosh. I grew up in the days of one phone per household.
We had a “telephone table” in the hallway near the bedrooms…. actually designed for the purpose, with a special shelf for the phone book, and a drawer for pens and notepads….
My siblings and I took turns running for it when it rang, and fetching a parent.
Calls were almost never for us till high school, and then anybody who called had to run the gauntlet of my father’s questions.
Phones had dials; call-waiting was a dream…. a screen for caller ID was science fiction.
As an adult, I didn’t get any extras till the late 90’s, when they started to be bundled with basic service. Call waiting was more expensive in 1985 than now.
Now my landline and cell both come with all they offer.
But I have no idea whether I have the service that calls back busy numbers…. because it’s been so long since I heard a busy signal.
Seems like almost everybody has call waiting or voicemail…. so I hear a message, or unending rings.
I know a few people with neither, or with physical answering machines that can’t pick up if they’re on another call…. but I guess I’ve been lucky, and missed calling them then.
Dani Rice over 7 years ago
My mum couldn’t hear on the phone; complained people didn’t speak up. We got her caller ID (an extra $10 a month, then) after she told her pastor to “go to hell” because she couldn’t hear what he was saying.
nosirrom over 7 years ago
I have call waiting but I don’t respond to. It’s kind of rude to interrupt the conversation you’re already having and it goes to voice mail so I can call back later. Besides it’s probably a phone solicitor 99% of the time and I don’t want to talk to them anyway.
I wish I had “Don’t call me, I won’t call you” service.
GROG Premium Member over 7 years ago
If I’ve got a call waiting, they can keep waiting until I decide to pick up – if I decide to pick up at all.
ladykat over 7 years ago
I have call waiting but never use it. When I was growing up, call waiting was my mother tapping her foot if the call was for me, as she wanted me to get off the phone as soon as possible.
Jeff0811 over 7 years ago
Something very unusual going on in this as pictured; the parents are both looking at their phones and talking to one another. (Technically he’s talking, the kid is listening, hard to tell what the wife is doing, so at least the kid is paying attention.) It is hard to tell in the third panel if they are ignoring the kid, or just wishful thinking. Finally, “kids”? How many children do they have? I thought they only had the one. Reminds me of these wise words: You’re not a real parent until you have two children or more.
Plods with ...™ over 7 years ago
Call waiting? Nah. The cord wasn’t long enough to take outside.
Perkycat over 7 years ago
I don’t care about call waiting. What I really love is caller ID. Like Nosirrom said, most of my calls are solicitors.
JPuzzleWhiz over 7 years ago
@Tony:
No, I don’t have call waiting, don’t need it with an answering machine. Don’t get that many calls to make it worthwhile, anyway. But now I’m calling on you all to consider answering today’s…
Second “Daddy’s Home” Question:
Remember when you didn’t have kids?
Pedmar Premium Member over 7 years ago
Kids don’t understand that modern technology hasn’t been around forever. You have to teach them. I was telling my 11-year-old niece that when I was a kid, color television was a BIG DEAL! And that some TV shows started in B&W and switched to color.
My niece said, “Like ’Gilligan’s Island?’” Yes! I was so proud of her!
QuietStorm27 over 7 years ago
@Tony Yes, we did have call waiting for $10/month. Not that it mattered when my older brother was talking to his girlfriend, he refused to “click over.”
2nd Question No, not really. No. I had my first child when I was 17, now my five children are 21, 19, 17, 15, and 11. I also have two bonus kids, 24 and 4.
Kathy M T M Premium Member over 7 years ago
we got call waiting years ago when my brother was having health problems-he was a teenager and Mom worked… in case he called and needed us to help him