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TomW:

I grew up with a party line on Cape Cod. 147 Ring 22. (That was two longs and two shorts).

Never could figure out how you could tell that the call was going to be for "22" even before the first short ring?

Most of the rest of the party line were of my parents' age and I suspect they listened in on mother's conversations now and then. I didn't have any girl friends at the time (I was barely even a teenager) and so don't recall mysterious noises after I talked!

;D

SWR