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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of th

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. – Ambrose Bierce

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A woman is a person who reaches for a chair when she answers the telephone. – Milton Wright

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Cell phones are the latest invention in rudeness. – Terri Guillemets, 2005

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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink. – Fran Lebowitz

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The bathtub was invented in 1850 and the telephone in 1875. In other words, if you had been living in 1850, you could have sat in the bathtub for 25 years without having to answer the phone. – Bill DeWitt, 1972

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