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Title: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: Hill Haven Telephone Company on February 08, 2020, 06:50:11 PM
My fiance and I were in an antique shop in Clare Michigan,  we saw a nice priced 500 set,  I flipped it to look at the date.  6-66 needless to say we did not buy it for obvious reasons. 
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: Key2871 on February 08, 2020, 08:08:44 PM
Unless the price was too high, I don't see why not.
It's not satanic or anything..
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: guitar1580 on February 08, 2020, 09:35:12 PM
I saw a black WE 500 on ebay last week with the same date.
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: tubaman on February 09, 2020, 04:10:30 AM
I think the obvious reason is exactly why I would have bought it!
;D
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: twocvbloke on February 09, 2020, 05:19:37 AM
I'd also have bought it for the sheer novelty of it being "The devil's phone"...  ;D
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: Dan/Panther on February 09, 2020, 11:12:07 AM
If I had a choice I'd wait for another phone.

D/P
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: Jim Stettler on February 09, 2020, 11:28:05 AM
I have had my work cell phone for 18-1/2 years.
The last 3 digits are 666.
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Some people say the number of the beast is 616
That was my radio call sign before the widespread use of cell phones..
Oh well,
Jim
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: twocvbloke on February 09, 2020, 11:33:49 AM
My National Insurance number (equiv. to US' Social Security I think) has 66-6x in the string of letters & numbers, so it's a set of numbers I can't escape...  ;D
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: countryman on February 09, 2020, 03:29:31 PM
I had to google that 666 deal, it isn't well-known here in Germany. I would have taken it :-)
Title: Re: We Found a 500 set dated 6-66. Did not buy for obvious reasons
Post by: Dan/Panther on February 10, 2020, 11:29:33 AM
Quote from: Jim Stettler on February 09, 2020, 11:28:05 AM
I have had my work cell phone for 18-1/2 years.
The last 3 digits are 666.

Oh well,
Jim

See, There you go.

D/P