[foot-loose]

i thought it was geri halliwell just standing up

[Johnny Karate]

horse power!

[Sistermoon]

I think the 555 bit is right anyway.

Generic american movie phonenumber-tastic. I believe its a sort of area code or number prefix that never actually works when used?

They do use 555 prefix as it is not an actual area code for anywhere in the states.

However, I have noticed a couple of more recent movies have not used the 555 prefix, and have wondered if either they are using another code that does not exist, or if the are using an actual phone number that if you dial it gives you a pre-recorded message about the movie (like advertising). I am not a big enough geek to write down the number and try it, but I know there are ppl out there who would!

[Andy B]

BT actually has a whole bunch of numbers that they give out to TV and film companies that don't work so they look like genuine phone numbers and they can get around that whole crappy American 555 thing.

I heard that 555 was information or something? like dialling the operator or 192 or something?

Too lazy to wikipedia. hey that's gonna be my new signature.

[Console]

411 is information, which is where the term 'get the 411' come from.

[Andy B]

Well I'm sure 555 was something like that then, I don't know....can't we have a "Stupid Briddish questions" thread? then, one of em must know?

[DemonHorse]

i thought 555 was a tobacco brand?

[Andy B]

I thought it was the neigh-bour of the beast. Do you see what I did there? I wrote Neigh, cos you're a horse and even though it wouldn't be the actual neighbour, it's funny, cos you see you're a horse and I put Neigh and horses go Neigh.......................

Cathedral bell tolls in the distance.

[Console]

Well I'm sure 555 was something like that then, I don't know

I've just looked it up and you were right, 555-1212 is one of the numbers for directory inquiries in the USA and Canada.

555 is also the name of an IC timer chip, allowing for monostable, astable and bistable timer based circuits.

[DemonHorse]

I thought it was the neigh-bour of the beast. Do you see what I did there? I wrote Neigh, cos you're a horse and even though it wouldn't be the actual neighbour, it's funny, cos you see you're a horse and I put Neigh and horses go Neigh.......................

Cathedral bell tolls in the distance.

*throws a tumbleweed for full authenticity*

[Andy B]

Surely it's Enquiries, but who cares. I'm right! See! They sad I was mad but I proved them!

[MK Chris]

i thought 555 was a tobacco brand?

I don't know but it's a brand of something, because they sponsor(ed?) the Subaru World Rally Championship team. It probably is tobacco because they tend to get in on the motor racing.

[DemonHorse]

yeah thats what I thought because the British American Racing team (owned by a tobacco company) had it on their liveries too as well as Subaru Rally.

Tobacco advertisings now being cut down in motorsports, as its banned in half the countries on the F1, GP2 and Rally calendars anyways.

[DC_FC79]

I heard someone mention something about itv2 but i could be wrong,

[Sunny So Cal]

Brilliant Ghostbusters references, Console & DemonHorse! That movie has some CLASSIC lines -- "Yes, it's true, this man has no ----." And the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man??!! LOVE IT!!
P.S. Footloose, I like your little dog cartoon strip!!

[DemonHorse]

Brilliant Ghostbusters references, Console & DemonHorse! That movie has some CLASSIC lines -- "Yes, it's true, this man has no ----." And the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man??!! LOVE IT!!
P.S. Footloose, I like your little dog cartoon strip!!

Well I thought changing my name to Volguus Zildrohar was going a bit far, so I just quoted from the film instead.

[Sunny So Cal]

well that'd just be weird!

[DemonHorse]

Exactly... weird is good at times, but not THAT weird.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

So thats weird but Demonhorse isn't?


Gaspode The "weird" Wonder Dog

[Sunny So Cal]

Demonhorse likes Ghostbusters! That's a great sense of humor. I like people w/good senses of humor -- weird or not

[foot-loose]

Take slow, deep breaths, Cal. Have a wee sit down. And a nice cup of tea might help as well.

There we go.

[Sunny So Cal]

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