[81alum]

Yes, we had a party line when I was a kid, but it was down to just 2 houses on the line.  Party lines got phased out in my area before I left for college in the 1970s.

Found this interesting tidbit on wiki  which brings us back to sports:

In December 1942, University of Tennessee's strategy in an American football game versus University of Mississippi was revealed to the opposing coach as a telephone on the Ole Miss team's bench had been inadvertently wired to the same party line.

Can you imagine being on the Mississippi bench, picking up the phone expecting to talk to yout own coaches, and instead hearing your opponent discussing all the ins and outs of their strategy!

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Meanwhile, for those who didn't like Glenn Miller's immortalization of a telephone exchange, I bring you the Marvelettes:

The Marvelettes - Beechwood 4-5789 - YouTube

[81alum]

Yes, we had a party line when I was a kid, but it was down to just 2 houses on the line.  Party lines got phased out in my area before I left for college in the 1970s.

Found this interesting tidbit on wiki  which brings us back to sports:

In December 1942, University of Tennessee's strategy in an American football game versus University of Mississippi was revealed to the opposing coach as a telephone on the Ole Miss team's bench had been inadvertently wired to the same party line.

Can you imagine being on the Mississippi bench, picking up the phone expecting to talk to yout own coaches, and instead hearing your opponent discussing all the ins and outs of their strategy!

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Meanwhile, for those who didn't like Glenn Miller's immortalization of a telephone exchange, I bring you the Marvelettes:

The Marvelettes - Beechwood 4-5789 - YouTube