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A name for the distinctive 5 1/2 foot syncopation of telephone numbers. There are several subvariants: for British mobile numbers, for example, it's 5-3-3, but for American, it's (1)-3-3-4 (though the inital 1 is by convention omitted).
There is some evidence of a standard melody as well, in this
most primal of spoken forms. The first (attack) verse goes up, the second (sustain) develops the theme, the third (decay) resolves to the home key.
So, a simple British T.P.-e.-m.:
Oh where have you been,
croissant mine,
cleft in twain.
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is this some sort of aide memoire for phone numbers? or am I being thick? |
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Mm... I'm not sure there's anything to say about this really. More observation than suggestion. But halfbaked certainly, o yes. At best. |
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More often than not,
the number
is forgot. |
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[po]: No.
Most provincial numbers are 5-6. |
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Croissant for title,
It is good,
oh so good. |
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O thankyou zed!
the silence,
was deafening. |
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But
On switchboard design
Outside line
Requires nine.
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think nothing of it,
General,
Washington.
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I can see
that this is
some modern type of haiku. |
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'General' has some,
Syllables,
Are there three? |
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Some telephone numbers could be poetry in and of themselves: |
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Oh, 'f I've won free,
once heaven's hero...
Oh, for sex too! |
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Don't ask me what it means. |
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eight six seven five three oh nigh-ee-igh-in |
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Who says "nine" only has one syllable? |
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that in a strong westcountry accent, guy? |
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But
On switchboard design
Outside line
Requires nine. |
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think nothing of it,
General,
Washington. |
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