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Nov 6, 2017 10:53 PM
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Felcomic
You should have to subscribe to get a telephone book.
Peanutbunny
Some jerkass throws a classified add newspaper in my driveway every Tuesday. I want them burred alive in a landfill.
kittenflare2718
I mean.. if net neutrality is a thing,you should use these more often
NKabir
Oh how much I miss flipping through the yellow pages and looking for stuff. They had their unique smell and feel.
HolyHellJezebel
We use them to prop open doors at work.
ChuckWeiss
In some places they're required by law to be printed and distributed.
Munchman347
Wonder who got that law passed?...
wonder89
I still keep a landline and will till the day I am the only listing in the phone book.
rouverius
At my house, they're called "monitor stands"
kjb72
Haha when I started my new job in June, that was my monitor stand. I have since gotten a real stand for it.
TheLetterD
There are still parts of the country where internet isn't a given. And there may be plenty of ppl that prefer them. Not everyone is like you
ryukochan
Wrap one in duct tape and it's a great booster seat for a kid at the table...but that still only uses one.
qwerty4007
Sister once told me this. I told her internet was down, & needed to call cable Co. "Oh, maybe I shouldn't have thrown away the phone book"
anitabieror6
pretty sure theres a phone number on the book you can call to opt out of recieveing them
runningwithscissor
Seeing how the internet isn't a utility and isn't mandatory...
HitlersArtCritic
Because ISPs are only looking for profit and if you're paying them to hook an area up with internet they'll fuck you over for trying.
BayazTheBenevolent
It will be eventually. Well, if Net Neutrality prevails anyway.
IUpVoteAnythingHarryPotterAndDogs
Probably single handily responsible for global warming
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
People still pay for ads in the yellow pages, so someone's still making money off them. Therefore they continue to exist.
LauraXxexplorer
I used to do phone book advertising like 4 years ago an outside back cover can cost over $800k !!
Anpumon
Someone used to advertise under "Wizard" in the Chicago papers until this fire a couple years ago.
annanott0889350
Not everyone. Gee shut up
SailorVSays
There's a lot of older people that are afraid of, or just refuse to use the internet, so they are still used.
MikeTornado
Just found one in the front yard a few days ago. What a waste of resources.
JesusHeardMyMeanThought
For muscle men to rip up, duh.
EmJayAre
CertifiedTintinologist
Musclebob Buffpants!
AlackofPotassiumcankill
Legally required by State/Federal Law, gotta subsidise small businesses somehow.
srsfaceI8C
It's also tremendously convenient for people without internet access. If power goes down but phone lines are up, can be useful too.
personwhotakesfleetfootwork
But aren't phone lines going digital too?
MotherofVodka
I cannot emphasize enough how LITTLE information is actually digitized. If the world was a library, the internet would be a blank 3x5 card.
TheDrunkenHuntsman
Duck tape a few together for a handy target/bullet trap
TheDrunkenHuntsman
It will stop most bullets up to .30 caliber and at a far enough distance it'll stop those too!
TheDrunkenHuntsman
For a festive confetti put a dip can full of tannerite in the middle and shoot it!
silverbearsilver
not everyone has, can afford or understand how to use the internet there should be a better distribution method but still no need to be rude
Cabreza
They're fun to shoot, so there's that.
ReleaseTheBeeees
"Some people still use them" well some people still stype with one finger and some eat each other. Thats not a reason grandma
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MisterDictionary
I think you're thinking of George RR Martin.
2074red2074
Free kindling, free toilet paper, free blunt force weapons, etc.
gorillaClutch
most of them have an opt out feature you can get by calling them up. sometimes they have it online, i don't get them anymore
indigogogogo
Same, https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/ here's the link
AlmightyDylon
Haha. Go online to find a phone number to cancel the phone book
minipancho94
idk if its just cause i grew up poor, or my somewhat paranoid dad instilled it into me, but i generally like non electric back ups of stuff
Cramsington
Same
wonder89
I leave one in my trunk if I'm ever out somewhere w/ no phone or service.
HairytheSheep
The problem is a lot of later style corded phones had to be plugged in. So they still didnt work when was power out
Sfumato
couldnt +1 enough. i get paranoid without a non electronic backup for something
mulligylan
Same. Maps, phone numbers that are important, hand tools
MoralRectifier
"Oh look, they printed part of the internet for us!"
BayazTheBenevolent
Like .0000000000000000000001 percent of it!
QuantumSupersexposition
bellaluna
We also have a thing called old people. I had to HIDE 20 year old phone books so grandma wouldn't try to take them with her to her new apt.
BootsCatsBeeeeeeez
Its so true. Work at a library. Soo many older folks come in and ask to see a phone book.
yoginioftruth
I don't know why this made me giggle +1
MacClay
Why did you have phone books that old?
bellaluna
She had them, not me. And she's a hoarder.
n0n53n53
Ya gotta eat all the old people
spagattanadle
I recycled my grandpa’s one year and I didn’t hear the end of it for a month.
Drek258
How do you sleep at night?
AUsernameThatIsNotInUse
There are people who still write out paper checks. Paper. Checks. Is that even legal?
MrCrzy
I wish it weren't
HeartsAndStars
I use checks for church, school, and donations. Anything I want extra proof of paying.
mulligylan
I do for certain things because the only other options I have for big bills is autowithdrawls and I sometimes have to plan when to send it
NoFoxLeft
Small towns still do checks. Rural communities have a harder time keeping up to date because it's financially harder.
SpaceSphere
I use checks for rent so I wouldn't have to pay a fee for the online service they were using
zugaga
Word. I'll happily take a minute to write a check and save $35-$50
ISeeADipshit
They usually end up as kindling for the first couple months of winter in my house.
Maldraek
At least they go to some use.
hesadeadmann
We use them for party games.
WuTangoReinhardtUnchained
I use em to wipe silicon on and clean glass
StoicJ
We got a couple hundred of them and used them to make a softer platform for an inflatable pool with steps.
SpikyNutz
Isn't really bad health wise to be inhaling all the ink that's on printed pages when it's burned?
barbwyre59
I think the ink is made from soy
etherfish
No. It's not.
Mattwer3
Yes. It was.
loganthomsen
Maybe. Potato