Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1979, Page 173

Description:	How would you like to be a Trimline telephone for a family of five? Think it soundsrelaxing and exciting? Forget it! Being atelephone definitely has its disadvantages. Ishould know; I am an electric blue Trimlinefor an obnoxious family of five.The most active part of my day is from 3p.m. until 10 p.m. At 3 the kids come homefrom school and, as part of their daily routine, call at least six friends each. Normally,I wouldnt mind, except their stubby fingerspress so hard on my dial buttons I can feelthe pressure points coming through myhead. Second, children dont sit down whenthey talk. Janet, the oldest, insists on pacing the length of the room until my cord isfully extended. Frank, the next criminal,fails to understand the agony of his twistingand yanking of my cord. OOH! That smarts!Question: How would you like someonetwisting and yanking on your hair? Billy, theyoungest twitch, is the worst. Every singletime he answers the phone, he leaves medangling from the counter while hesearches the house for the recipient of thecall. This is extremely aggravating! Watching the world sway upside-down is likehanging from a window sill by your toes.The most irritable aspect of abuse is sliding from the counter top to the linoleumfloor. Mrs. Baker occasionally chats whiledinner is cooking; shes a gentle dialer anda conscientious talker, but heaven forbid ifthe beef stew begins to burn while shesyakking! Quickly, she is transformed into avicious phone abuser. She dashes towardthe stove nine feet away (my extension is on8V2 feet) with me cradled between head andshoulder. During the final stretch before thestove, my base begins to creep across thecounter; then rapidly Im sliding and skid-ing, and. . . INTENSE PAIN!While Im recuperating, the family eatsdinner. I silently pray for no calls. But, Iguess I dont pray enough because the callalways manages to ring through. Billysprings from his seat with mashed potatoescaked between his fingers and gravy dribbling down his face. He muffles a hello,and I feel the cold potato paste on my shinyhandle and the thin gravy dripping throughmy mouthpiece and pooling around my dialbuttons. UGH!There you have it, the daily events of aTrimline. Dont you agree that we telephones should organize a union demandinga minimum amount of humane treatment?TelephoneterrorsMelissaMatthesWHALEY, Mike; White, Kimberly; White,Vicky; Wilbur, Lloyd; Wiley, Jessica; Wiley,Terisa; Wilhelm, Ronald; Wilkerson, Daniel.WILLIAMS, Sam; Wilson, Bradley; Wilson,Deborah; Wilson, Grahame; Wilson, Gregory; Wilson, Stephanie; Wineinger, Tina;Wisen, Craig.WITT, Chris; Wood, Arnetta; Wray, Michael-Wright, Robert; Yeatman, Wesley; Young,Shona; Ziemer, Laura; Zillmann, Tomas.Freshmen 173
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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