Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unmvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!lanl-a!unm-cvax!unmvax!lee From: lee@unmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.games.trivia Subject: Re: Re: phone-number taxonomy Message-ID: <380@unmvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 29-Jul-84 06:37:08 EDT Article-I.D.: unmvax.380 Posted: Sun Jul 29 06:37:08 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 31-Jul-84 02:22:16 EDT References: <1606@inmet.UUCP>, <287@voder.UUCP>, <922@pyuxa.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 21 Interesting... It was pointed out that at one time you could give just four numbers to place your call and you could ask for the police dept. and be connected without having to ever know the number. Well, GOOD NEWS! As of five years ago (haven't checked since..) these practices lived on into modern times (i.e past 1960). I lived in a small town called Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. All of the above was still in practice. Now, before you start going "oh this is a joke" let me say it is not. The town REALLY does exist. It used to be called Hot Springs but the T.V. show (you remember that one?) had a deal whereby any town that would change it's name to Truth or Consequences would get the benefit of a visit by Mr. Bob Barker (sp?) yearly. Well, in any case this town decided to go for it and they are still receiving visits by past MC's from the show. The "fiesta" is held in the late spring and includes a beauty contest, parade and all the quaint things a small American town would have for such a, relatively, big deal. It really wasn't that bad of a place to spend ones high school years... Now that's trivia! -- --Lee (Ward) {ucbvax,convex,gatech,pur-ee}!unmvax!lee