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minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoApparently “ahoy” was a common greeting before the telephone was invented, to the point that Alexander Graham Bell suggested it for use when answering the phone.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoAhoy was common enough that the Simpsons had their oldest phone user answer with "Ahoy hoy?"
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI think that gag was referencing Graham Bell’s suggestion.
Apparently “ahoy” was a common greeting before the telephone was invented, to the point that Alexander Graham Bell suggested it for use when answering the phone.
Ahoy was common enough that the Simpsons had their oldest phone user answer with "Ahoy hoy?"
I think that gag was referencing Graham Bell’s suggestion.