CLEANING THE PHONE LINES
Added on: 1st Apr 2015
ONE RADIO STATION PRANK TOOK PLACE
ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY.
THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE PHONE COMPANY
WOULD BE CLEANING THE DIRT OUT OF
THE PHONE LINES THAT AFTERNOON.
THEY DO THIS, IT SEEMS,
BY BLOWING AIR INTO THE WIRES
IN THE SWITCHING STATION.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DIRT COMES
OUT OF THE EARPIECE AND MOUTHPIECE OF
THE TELEPHONE AND COULD DIRTY
THE RUGS OR FURNITURE IN YOUR HOUSE.
CONSEQUENTLY, THE PHONE COMPANY ASKS
THAT THE GOOD CITIZENS PLEASE GET
PLASTIC BAGS AND PUT THEM OVER THE
HANDSETS OF THE TELEPHONES
TO PROTECT THEIR BELONGINGS.
STORES REPORTED A RUN ON PLASTIC BAGS,
AND THE PHONE COMPANY MADE THE
RADIO STATION RETRACT THE ORIGINAL CLAIM.
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