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The Information Operator Stories and Sedate Snags
A humorous sketch details life on the telephone switchboard with information operators. It recounts odd questions from the public, the lack of imagination in callers, and episodes of kindness and frustration as operators dispense numbers and small aids while maintaining patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Isle of Yap
Tut
Girard Avenue
South Carolina
Mr. Greengold
Dearie
Abie
Frank Brown
Central
The
Opera