Eliminate Yellow Pages - Page 4

Cadaverous Pallor · 10-17-2008, 03:52 PM

The crazy thing is that about 2 months ago AT&T dumped a big ugly blue plastic display at the library to dispense yellow pages. It's about 5 feet tall and holds a lot of books. The discussion among librarians was that it was hideous and that we'd get rid of it as soon as it was proven that no one wanted any. Turned out that that our biggest actual problem with it is that people took them so quickly that kids used the display as something to clamber on.

AT&T now comes once a week to keep it stocked. And yes, people take them, all the time. I guess it's just proof that people will take anything free.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-17-2008, 03:54 PM

Or proof that, not shockingly, people on message boards are more computer literate and less dependent on print publications than average.

katiesue · 10-17-2008, 03:55 PM

since it's a business they can harass away.

My aunt has the no caller ID thing and my crazy mother and sister have theirs blocked. When I asked them why they would block their outgoing caller id they both told me to stop telemarketers.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-17-2008, 03:58 PM

My mom's got her outgoing blocked too. There was a momentary impass between her and my sister, who had what Kevy mentioned (blocking of any "unknown" callers), until my mom figured out she could just program the code to temporarily unblock her ID into her speed dial.

Old people are weird.

Strangler Lewis · 10-17-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Or proof that, not shockingly, people on message boards are more computer literate and less dependent on print publications than average.

MESSAGE BOARDS RULE LIBRARIES FOR HOMELESS AND N*GGERS YELLOW PAGES WHAT A F*G MUST USE THEM TO WIPE YOUR D*CK THATS SO GAY

katiesue · 10-17-2008, 03:59 PM

My Mom can't figure out how to unblock it so she calls my Aunt from her cell phone.

Kevy Baby · 10-17-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

So a personal pet peeve is all of the junk mail i receive and advertising crap left on my door. The worst culprit are those thick useless yellow page books I get every now and then. Do people still use the book? Eh, I'm sure some do, but I sure don't want one. It goes straight to the recycling bin.

For anyone who is interested, check out the following site:

http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/

Would it be inappropriate/ironic to print out a whole bunch of copies of this to tell people about it?

Capt Jack · 10-17-2008, 04:56 PM

uh....I use em...

well, ok, I use em for targets when we go out to the desert on shooting trips

...but I use em none the less.

€uroMeinke · 10-17-2008, 07:05 PM

While I've long dispensed the yellow pages, and love playing about with GPS, I've found that in the places I need it most - hilly terrain and non-grid streets - it fails me. I've recently thought about picking up a new Thomas Guide to help me on certain Hollywood Hill quests.

Pirate Bill · 10-17-2008, 07:29 PM

Huh...I was just reading about phone books today in the newspaper (another dead print media, but a real necessity when sitting on the toilet...and yes...I was sitting on the toilet).

We still use them, mainly because it's still faster to use than the interwebs. And I like trying to figure out how to rip them in half.

10-17-2008, 03:52 PM	#31
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	The crazy thing is that about 2 months ago AT&T dumped a big ugly blue plastic display at the library to dispense yellow pages. It's about 5 feet tall and holds a lot of books. The discussion among librarians was that it was hideous and that we'd get rid of it as soon as it was proven that no one wanted any. Turned out that that our biggest actual problem with it is that people took them so quickly that kids used the display as something to clamber on. AT&T now comes once a week to keep it stocked. And yes, people take them, all the time. I guess it's just proof that people will take anything free. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Or proof that, not shockingly, people on message boards are more computer literate and less dependent on print publications than average. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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10-17-2008, 03:55 PM	#33
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	since it's a business they can harass away. My aunt has the no caller ID thing and my crazy mother and sister have theirs blocked. When I asked them why they would block their outgoing caller id they both told me to stop telemarketers. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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10-17-2008, 03:58 PM	#34
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	My mom's got her outgoing blocked too. There was a momentary impass between her and my sister, who had what Kevy mentioned (blocking of any "unknown" callers), until my mom figured out she could just program the code to temporarily unblock her ID into her speed dial. Old people are weird. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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10-17-2008, 03:59 PM	#36
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	My Mom can't figure out how to unblock it so she calls my Aunt from her cell phone. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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10-17-2008, 04:56 PM	#38
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	uh....I use em... well, ok, I use em for targets when we go out to the desert on shooting trips ...but I use em none the less. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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10-17-2008, 07:05 PM	#39
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	While I've long dispensed the yellow pages, and love playing about with GPS, I've found that in the places I need it most - hilly terrain and non-grid streets - it fails me. I've recently thought about picking up a new Thomas Guide to help me on certain Hollywood Hill quests. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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10-17-2008, 07:29 PM	#40
Pirate Bill Quality since 1973 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 473	Huh...I was just reading about phone books today in the newspaper (another dead print media, but a real necessity when sitting on the toilet...and yes...I was sitting on the toilet). We still use them, mainly because it's still faster to use than the interwebs. And I like trying to figure out how to rip them in half.
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