Knuckledraggin My Life Away : 1954 How to dial your phone by Bell System

A look back at the time when the phone system was converting from an operator to the dial tone system.

VIDEO HERE (9:50 minutes)

Inspirations

"The Spartans do not inquire how many the enemy are, but where they are." AGIS II 427 B.C.

"No, no, I've got 'em right where I want 'em - surrounded from the inside." -- Mad Dog Shriver when told to break up his recon team and evade, that he was about to be overrun by North Vietnamese Regulars.

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

"The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits." - Thomas Jefferson

"The world don't owe you a living, Boy." - Pops

Knuckledraggin My Life Away

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

1954 How to dial your phone by Bell System