Telegraph Operator Mugs

"E...I...E...I...O."

"He says, 'What hath god wrought...' What should I write back?"

"Of course it sends your message digitally. If you want analogue we'll have to saddle up old Bessie."

"I feel like my job in the fossil fuel industry is going the way of the telegraph operator, the pony express rider and the buggy whip maker..."

Packed like sardines

"I see the downsizing continues."

'Don't ask questions, Ralph, just tell me who you'd rather look like - Sean Connery or Robert Redford.'

"Oh...Hi Bob, listen buddy, I'm in a meeting right now, I'll Caw you back."

"I'll check and see if he's available."

Welcome to Yellow Pages, Vermont

"Please stay on the line – your caul is important to us."

"I'm away from my desk or on another line. Please leave a message at the sound of my impersonation of a beep."

'The boss said things have to improve or my job is going to run out of minutes.'

Thermidor Dali

"And His Majesty sends you a great big kiss, too."

Subway Thrillers

'Don't call us, we'll call you, inc,'

"Sir, we've intercepted a transmission regarding a large shipment of eggs, but it's scrambled."

"This is a computer speaking. I will now misconnect you and your party."

1876 - Alexander Graham Bell made the world's first telephone call.

"Your call is important to us. Your estimated wait time is less than five hours."

'Your call is very important to us, so please continue to hold.'

'Kids, let's pause and give thanks to that higher power that keeps this family together...our internet service provider.'

'Honey, it's me! If you want to marry me, please press 1!'

"If you're annoyed by answering machines, press 1. . ."

'Sorry, Big Guy, We're downsizing, Here comes your replacement,'

Ohm sweet Ohm

Telephone Box

Remorse code

'Never mind what I'm wearing!'

"Maybe we should've kept the landline, Dad!"

"If you know what you want, please say so now, otherwise listen carefully, because the menu option have changed."

Early Brain Research Conducted At Bell Telephone Co.

"Operator, I'd like to make a person-to-person call, and I'd like to reverse the roles."

"Rest assured, we will be working hard to stop the onslaught of scammers and the scourge of robocalls..."