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Before cell phones, I had most of the numbers for my friends and family memorized. Even now, I can remember a friend's home number that I knew from elementary through high school; it's burned into my brain. Today, if I got in a jam, I only know my wife's number. I'm thinking maybe I should start tapping in the numbers for friends and family again instead of just tapping on their name so I can retrain my brain. Technology is making me feel like one of those dumb fat-fucks in the Wall-E movie.

Before cell phones, I had most of the numbers for my friends and family memorized. Even now, I can remember a friend's home number that I knew from elementary through high school; it's burned into my brain. Today, if I got in a jam, I only know my wife's number. I'm thinking maybe I should start tapping in the numbers for friends and family again instead of just tapping on their name so I can retrain my brain. Technology is making me feel like one of those dumb fat-fucks in the Wall-E movie.

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i can still remember my old mans work extension number from more than 20 years ago, plus our old house phone number and my grandmas.

i dont know anyone that has a fixed line house phone any more and its generally only work people that ring me these days lol.

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I only have 2 contacts named in my personal phone. I have only been doing this for 3 months as a self memorization test. 'Work' phone has all my numbers labeled if I need them.

[–] 1 pt

About a dozen, most of them being unused, I just remember them from my youth when you had to know them. My house, my grandmothers, fathers work phone, a local time and temperature line for whenever you had to set a clock, that kind of stuff. Current ones, wife's cell, couple work numbers, but not really any personal numbers

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Same, a dozen or so, half from decades ago that I no longer use. I know as many IP addresses, the modern equivalent of phone numbers.

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Just two.

My parents number, and

My paternal grandmother's number, which I transferred to myself after she passed.

[–] 1 pt

One, to my parents. All others are cell phone icons.

[–] 1 pt (edited )

Well let's count them:

My number 911 411 611 867-5309 (for a good time call) (xxx) 555-1212 asterisk69 asterisk72 0

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I had a beat up piece of paper with a bunch of phone numbers on it, and I kept it in my wallet.

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A lot. But then again I just have a weird knack for memorizing numbers

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I remember one of my first girlfriends phone number. And # to the house I grew up in. And one before that for some reason.

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000-000-0000 Through 999-999-9999

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Same. I only remember a few numbers at most.

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