I miss seeing payphones in movies. There was something cool about them.
I'm at a payphone trying to call home all of my change I spent on youWhere have the times gone baby it's all wrong where are the plans we made for two...
Pay phones are still important to have in society in case of emergencies. A society that doesn’t have pay phones isn’t a serious society.
Phone booths are kino because they are both claustrophobic and agoraphobic. They're a tiny space the character can't move around in but are set in an outdoor very public place.
>>223990338They could be gross. There'd always be like a half pound of potato salad caked to the earpiece.
>>223990338its a fugasi.
>>223990425>have emergency>nearest payphone is 20 miles awaycool plan
>>223990551America used to be a real country where public spaces were actually kept clean
>>223990338Not just pay phones, but calling an operator and making a collect call where the person YOU are calling has to pay for the phone call
>>223990827Depends on where you are. And it always has.
>>223990841they would listen to your calls
>>223991087they still do
The coin enters the slot with a tight, scraping friction as the metal teeth of the coin-guide grip itWith a firm, deliberate push of her index finger, the quarter breaks free and plunges into the dark, hidden labyrinth of the machine's bellyInside, it executes a rapid, intricate dance, a fluid clitter-clack as it rolls down a brass track, tripping tiny internal levers that echo deep within the cast-iron housingFinally, the coin hits the internal bell mechanism. It triggers a bright, resonant, acoustic ping-ting. A chime so crisp and pure it feels like a physical tap against the eardrumThe coin drops with a heavy, satisfying thunk into the secure vault below. The flat, impatient drone of the dial tone instantly vanishes, replaced by the deep, rhythmic, breathing pulse of the line opening up, waiting for her to dial
>>223990841Super Intelligence took dey jerrrbs!
>>223991087I trust my assigned FBI bro to read the group chat, but not some random hole that will gossip with some other holes during lunch break.
>>223990338https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkhaRzO_Ies
This movie was top shelf kino
>>223990338That and smoking. They don’t smoke like they used to
>>223990827Bwahahaha. What the fuck are you talking about?>America>CleanGonna need a citation there bruv
>no payphones>no POTS landlineswe're stuck in the matrix with no way out
>>223990338I'm in Japan right now and was shocked to see so many pay phones around Tokyo
