A sign of the times - no more telegrams

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  • SteveLightspeed
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2001
    • 7940
    #1

    A sign of the times - no more telegrams

    DENVER - For more than 150 years, messages of joy, sorrow and success came in signature yellow envelopes hand-delivered by a courier. Now the Western Union telegram is officially a thing of the past.

    The company formed in April 1856 to exploit the hot technology of the telegraph to send cross-country messages in less than a day. It is now focusing its attention on money transfers and other financial services, and delivered its final telegram on Friday.

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    Abra-cadabra!
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    • who
      So Fucking Banned
      • Aug 2003
      • 19593
      #2
      And when someone deletes the internet and turns off everyone's mobile phones, what then?

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        • Wizzo
          2011 GFY Hall of Fame!
          • Nov 2000
          • 15224
          #3
          Well just email me Jordan's phone # then...
          Looking for Opportunity!

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            • seeric
              ..........
              • Aug 2004
              • 41917
              #4
              indeed it is. wow. can't wait till the same thing happens to the u.s. postal system.



              like that will ever happen.

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                • Doctor Dre
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jan 2001
                  • 51692
                  #5
                  They probably weren't sending many anyways...
                  Originally posted by rayadp05
                  I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                    • titmowse
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2001
                      • 5320
                      #6
                      http://blogslut.com/bellhop.jpg
                      I still love everybody

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