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iambateman ◴[31 Oct 25 00:11 UTC] No.45766957[source]▶

Seeing 770-555-5555 on screen has always been a huge pet peeve for me. It really kills the suspension of disbelief for me.

kid64 ◴[31 Oct 25 04:59 UTC] No.45768577[source]▶

Recently I've noticed the 555 prefix being used less, in favor of prefixes starting with 1, which are also invalid in the real world.

lwhi ◴[31 Oct 25 07:26 UTC] No.45769232[source]▶

I thought 1 is the country prefix for the USA?

It is, although I'd imagine many Americans aren't aware of this.

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