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It is to laugh - Funny Headlines - Misc Stuff (Original Post)
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KT2000
(21,779 posts)1. Thank you!
Delmette2.0
(4,444 posts)2. Wonderful collection.
Definitely worth bookmarking for future reference.
Wednesdays
(21,161 posts)3. About Graham Bell and "Hello"
IIRC, Bell originally favored "Ahoy" as the telephone greeting (as that was how ships hailed each other). It was Thomas Edison who made "Hello" popular.
KS Toronado
(21,711 posts)5. The Graham Bell and "Hello" one is a hoax
Wednesdays
(21,161 posts)6. I suspected as much.
And Snopes confirmed my assertion that Bell favored "Ahoy."
TommieMommy
(2,443 posts)4. Excellent 👍👍 thank you ❤️
zanana1
(6,441 posts)7. I love this stuff.
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