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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink50•10 months agoAhoy was common enough that the Simpsons had their oldest phone user answer with "Ahoy hoy?"
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink40•10 months agoI think that gag was referencing Graham Bell’s suggestion.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•10 months agoGraham Bell was referencing the age old tradition of greeting someone with “ahoy”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•10 months agoI’m not really convinced that “ahoy” was that common beforehand. AFAIK, Graham Bell wanted a different greeting than what was commonly used as to differentiate greeting on the phone with greeting IRL.
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.
Graham Bell was referencing the age old tradition of greeting someone with “ahoy”.
I’m not really convinced that “ahoy” was that common beforehand. AFAIK, Graham Bell wanted a different greeting than what was commonly used as to differentiate greeting on the phone with greeting IRL.