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minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoI think that gag was referencing Graham Bell’s suggestion.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoGraham Bell was referencing the age old tradition of greeting someone with “ahoy”.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoI’m not really convinced that “ahoy” was that common beforehand. AFAIK, Graham Bell wanted a different greeting than what was commonly used as to differentiate greeting on the phone with greeting IRL.
I think that gag was referencing Graham Bell’s suggestion.
Graham Bell was referencing the age old tradition of greeting someone with “ahoy”.
I’m not really convinced that “ahoy” was that common beforehand. AFAIK, Graham Bell wanted a different greeting than what was commonly used as to differentiate greeting on the phone with greeting IRL.