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		pbhjpbhj 81 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phone numbers for use in TV shows, films and creat... When I was a kid '555' was my whole [UK local] phone number.

Ylpertnodi 81 days ago [–]

I remember when they added 0 to town codes...but just 3 digit?

pbhjpbhj 80 days ago | [–]

Yup, it was a local exchange {for local people!?}. The story I heard was that the owner of the manor where the exchange was had been a telephone pioneer.

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