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Posted
38 minutes ago, KYHorn said:

Pretty sure Austin switched to 512 in the late 90s, so I doubt rotary had much to do with that.

No. I was in Austin in late 80s, and it was 512 then.

 

Posted
2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I’ll tell you. If we don’t get a public commit today from Ewers…I believe we can all get on the same page that it’s Uncle Buck’s fault. 

There's always an Uncle.

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Posted
53 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Austin has been in the 512 area code since area codes were established in post-WWII era.  512 used to cover most of South Texas.

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I didn’t know that, that is cool. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Rimbo said:

I'm from 806, and I don't give a shit. You know that area codes were assigned based on how long it'd take to dial them on the rotary phone? That's why NYC gets 212, Los Angeles gets 213, Austin gets 512, and Amarillo gets 806. Try dialing 806 on a rotary phone, I dare ya.

And notice I didn't mention Lubbock. Because Lubbock doesn't count, not even to people from Amarillo.

Why?  Only ever had to dial area codes for a long distance call. 
 

speaking of, are you happy with your long distance rates and service?  MCI has a variety of plans to fit your needs. 

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Posted
4 minutes ago, ousux said:

No love for the 817? Had no idea we had Dallas' code after WWII..

Edit- which cooincidentally was McGuires area code until about 2 weeks ago.
 

Rocked an 817 area code for all of my youth 

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Posted
8 minutes ago, ousux said:

No love for the 817? Had no idea we had Dallas' code after WWII..

Edit- which cooincidentally was McGuires area code until about 2 weeks ago.
 

DFW was 214, still in dallas today.  They sure as shit didn’t give Texarkana the short number.  
 

212 NY, 213 LA, 214 DFW, 413 Chicago, 215 Philly, 313 Detroit, 413 Boston…

certainly a pattern there.  

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, CfRhTxStBobcats said:

25% of the state was 512 until late 80s I'm guessing. Austin to the valley was all 512 for years.

1 hour ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Austin has been in the 512 area code since area codes were established in post-WWII era.  512 used to cover most of South Texas.

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1 hour ago, Tex Pete said:

Nope

1 hour ago, CfRhTxStBobcats said:

He gets a pass on this one. Unless the KY is for jelly and not Kentucky.

1 hour ago, dcar00 said:

huh? its been 512 forever...I mean THE "512"

56 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

No. I was in Austin in late 80s, and it was 512 then.

 

Got it, got it. Lived in Corpus and it switched to 361, so as a wee lad the message was that Austin "took it". Apologies.

"Wow the Ewers thread has jumped quite a few pages on the day of his visit! He must've committed!!... Nope, area code talk."

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Posted
5 minutes ago, KYHorn said:

Got it, got it. Lived in Corpus and it switched to 361, so as a wee lad the message was that Austin "took it". Apologies.

"Wow the Ewers thread has jumped quite a few pages on the day of his visit! He must've committed!!... Nope, zipcode talk."

Area code talk. Night crew will shift over to zip code talk. 

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Posted

I always thought it was stupid when Reggie Bush put his area code under his eyes. There's nothing special about coming from an area code with a few million people in it. Now, a zip code would be much more granular and relate more to a neighborhood--it would really give a sense of place--if anyone ever knew zip codes.

Confession: When I was a kid I knew the Huntsville zip code because 77340 spelled 0hELL when you turned one of those old calculators upside down. Yes, I was a rebellious child.

Posted
Just now, jetsfan76 said:

The area codes with low numbers were given to the most populated cities back when we had rotary phones. Thus, 212 NY, 213 LA, etc. SA was also 512 back in the '80s

Coincidentally, that's when the average weight of San Antonio women was only 512 pounds.

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Posted
2 minutes ago, The Earl of Texas said:

Ewers alphanumeric translates to 39377, which is a zip code in South Korea. 

Asian girls everywhere. Put him in the calculator. 

Posted
44 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Why?  Only ever had to dial area codes for a long distance call. 
 

speaking of, are you happy with your long distance rates and service?  MCI has a variety of plans to fit your needs. 

Simply deposit this $30 check to switch today!!

Posted
33 minutes ago, Jimbob said:

DFW was 214, still in dallas today.  They sure as shit didn’t give Texarkana the short number.  
 

212 NY, 213 LA, 214 DFW, 413 Chicago, 215 Philly, 313 Detroit, 413 Boston…

certainly a pattern there.  

Why did Houston get boned? 

Posted
2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

It didn’t?  713 was the first. 

Yeah but the discussion is bigger cities getting smaller numbers to save time on a rotary. Houston got stuck with a 7. 

Posted
2 hours ago, ztejas said:

Hamilton has a bad track record.

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Wonder how in the know the Hudson Standish kid is. 

Maybe he predicted it in order to sabotage/curse it. I wouldn't put it past those with seething Texas-hatred.  Lulz.

Posted
2 minutes ago, Teryor said:

Honestly I think Kpop stans are pretty comparable in a lot of ways to Aggy fans

Because it's a genre with no history that tries to overinflate its place in the pecking order?

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Posted
8 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Yeah but the discussion is bigger cities getting smaller numbers to save time on a rotary. Houston got stuck with a 7. 

I have to be honest, this is not what I expected to be reading on the Ewers thread today. 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Because it's a genre with no history that tries to overinflate its place in the pecking order?

I was thinking more of the rabid idiots who pounce on anyone that tries to say the team/band they like isn't the best in the world

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Posted
Just now, Don Hornleone said:

I thought I heard Monday. I could see him letting KB have his own day, then announcing on Monday.

Nicole’s source told her it would be today.

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Posted
44 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

So wtf is Ewers waiting for? I was told news today!

As soon as he finishes banging all the daughters at UT of Surly posters, he'll announce.

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