Garfield by Jim Davis for April 03, 2017

You lift the receiver to your ear and talk, you idiot.

Also, house phones aren’t really outdated. They’re a great backup for when your cell service is messed up, or if you live in a wooded area, such as where I live.

now who would be calling there on the land line?

“Jon’s busy trying to relearn the house phone, he’ll have to call you back.”

Oye out going message: “Sorry Jon can’t answer the phone right now because he doesn’t remember how! Please Call back when he’s done with the home telephone refresher course.”

20 years ago I got my 1st Cell Phone, it took me about 2 weeks to stop waiting for a dial tone. And about another week to get used to hitting send after dialing.now on 12 years without a land line. I’ve had a smart phone for 4 years now and I will never go back to a land line.

It looks like Jon’s phone is a push-button; if it was an old rotary, he’d really be in trouble.

We use our landline for my parents, doctor/dentist offices, and utilities.

Remember when televisions lost the “V-HOLD” dial? Same concept.

Well, Jon is self employed, so I guess he wouldn’t use landlines regularly at work like most people.

This strip reminded me that I never got rid of my phone after having it disconnected several years ago. Still hanging on the wall. But people always have their cell phones with them, so you don’t hear “can I use your phone?” much anymore.

Time throw out that 30+ old ancient artifact, Jon

@TEMPLO S.U.D.

now who would be calling there on the land line?

A phone call doesn’t know what device it’s connecting to…

This one goes well with today’s Garfield Minus Garfield.

Why does he even have the stupid thing if he doesn’t know how to use it?

As a Receptionist, I have to answer the phone every day!

xxx

So crazy

Prepare yourself, it’s gonna be a long Monday Garfield.

And I would have little idea how to use that thing that’s in your hands, Jon. I’d also probably need smaller, less clumsy fingers. Heck, I still use a dial phone because I have a tendency to mis-dial with buttons. Ask the folks at the 911 office. I have a family member with a number that starts ‘917’ and a finger twitch at the ‘1’ has caused a couple irritations for them and one trip here by the local police to confirm I was safe. A lost phone? Never happens as it’s always at the end of the cord.

Land lines do not drop calls when reception or battery power fails. They also have better sound quality.

one of niece’s looked at my corded land line one day and asked me how to turn it on.

time marches on? i thought that was last month :D