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Show ' THE CONVERSATIONAL ZERO. "Central, give me Wasatch 2233441." "Give you information tor a correction." correc-tion." "Why, I've been a Roosevelt man all the time." "Your transfer is no good on thii line." "I can't think of any one else who is not a member of the Commercial club." "Central, gimme Hyland 485." Long pause. "Who do you want on that number?" num-ber?" "Never mind who I want, just gimme gim-me the number, I'll do the rest." "The phone has been taken out." "Central, central! Blankety, blank, you " "I'll give you the chief operator. She may stand for your talk. I won't." 'That's the right number and the phone hasn't been taken out." "Hello, this is the chief operator. What number were you calling?" "Hyland 485." "That's the right number. Hold the line, please and I'll get It for you." Long pause. s "The Democrats" have a better chance this year than ever before." "Have you read the morning paper, pa-per, today?" "It looks like summer has came at last." "Central, you gave me the wrong number." "Why, I didn't have your call." |