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minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 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-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoConfirmation this is the worst timeline. Ahoy is the superior greeting. I support its return to standard use.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoAhoy was common enough that the Simpsons had their oldest phone user answer with "Ahoy hoy?"
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.
Confirmation this is the worst timeline.
Ahoy is the superior greeting. I support its return to standard use.
Ahoy was common enough that the Simpsons had their oldest phone user answer with "Ahoy hoy?"