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They would also remember there is a man with a cape in a phone booth that could be called upon to stop this thing.





That's a super idea, but sadly Underdog is fictional.

“There’s no need to fear! ...”

Raise your hand if you remember phone booths.

It's been so long since those could reliably be found, that even the 1978 Superman movie has a gag about it (Clark steps up to one of those stand-style payphones, briefly looks befuddled, then runs into door turnstile instead, super-speed changing while it spins)

The other week, I was dining at the Old Spaghetti Factory, and their lobby is impressive for classic furniture and cool stuff on display, including a Donkey Kong and a (nominally) Ms. Pac-Man cabinet, and some "Fragadas Españolas" models.

There was also a bona fide telephone booth in there, in wood and glass, and I absolutely went nuts, actually needing to place a phone call. But I couldn't quite figure out whether it would open and admit me, or if customers were supposed to be fiddling with it at all, or whether it was only a showpiece. So that exploration will wait until the next time I drop by.


Bonus points if you've used those equipped with a rotary dial.

Can't. My back hurts.

I was in one a few weeks ago.

No, the Six Million Dollar Man stopped it



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