Telegraph History Buff Mugs

Woman hanging out her washing on telegrah wires

Before the Internet

Cord cutter

The original paperless office

"I'll never forget you."

My url is: http:/how:/um:/powwow.co.chiese.html.

JET (Part I)

"And remember, people, it's better to light a scandal than to curse the darkness!"

'I want to sue my veterinarian. He didn't keep doctorpatient confidentiality and blabbed about my sex change operation to the tabloids.'

'He's not a 'bad' phone. He's just not a 'smart' phone.'

Gossip columns: 'And rumour has it that singer, Kelli B is said to be in shock after finding out longtime boyfriend, actor Todd Korfull, has been having an affair with, now get this, KELLI'S agent!! YEEOUCH!...' A column talking

'Inflated gloom!'

'It's engaged.'

"Do I have to answer that? I wanted to sell all this stuff to the tabloids!"

"When I was your age, all we had to know was how to wind."

Signs grampa has run out of 'When I Was Your Age' stories.

'Oh great, now, not only am I cursed, but my photo is on the front page of the tabloids...'

'Normally I don't like a newspaper because of its pictures.'

Phone Call

"What about that! His brain still uses the old vacuum tubes."

"...Coulda been huge, man."

Brggar holding sign - 'Victim of computer age'.

'A regular computer wouldn't have been so bad — I was replaced by an electric typewriter.'

"Remember always power up you machine clockwise"

"There's a rumor going around that the 90's are back."

Bell on early phone: 'I know it's you, Watson - stop trying to sound like Edison!'

'He's so behind the times - his Hot Line is rotary!'

'We didn't know what to do with all our old, outdated equipment, so we made a sculpture garden from it.'

'Turkey dot com.'

'Sleaze, please.'

Showbiz is tough

Invasion of Privacy

"Interesting concept. Have you thought about using fossil fuels?"