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In response to "i remember Get Smart reruns, and i wanted a shoe phone. it seemed like the most impossible thing." by Andie

I used to watch a ton of get smart reruns ... and the shoe phone always struck me as hilariously ill-planned, just like the rest of CONTROL ... :) -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jan 27 '10, 12:47

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oh, it was meant to be absurd, but the idea of a portable phone wowed me when i was a kid. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:48 3
- But Dick Tracy had had his radio wristwatch for thirty years by then! -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 12:51 2
  - and i had walkie-talkies. but for some reason a 'phone' seemed cooler. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:58
  - and we actually have a Cone of Silence technology, in active-noise-cancellation -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:52

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