Or was this the first example of gurilla paid advertisement in the comments section? "How do I advertise my dental practice? I know I'll pretend I was disturbed by a telegram and they shall print my complaint! And it shall goeth viraleth"
Almost certainly.
indubitably
Was expecting something like: "We've been trying to reach you about your horse and buggy warranty."
In June 1864, everyone in London was receiving telegrams about grieving widows looking for company in the neighbourhood.
Hot widows in your area are bored with using candlesticks and require a gentleman.
Hot rich widows in the countryside await your acquaintance. "Triflers need not apply."
Those vehicle warranty ads are so insidious. The ones I get use packaging that's typically reserved for official government mailers and sometimes include the name of a govt agency that has nothing to do with them.
Whenever I throw one out I imagine how many elderly people must be mistaking them for govt business and getting fleeced out of their money.
Mr. Gabriel sure got his money's worth from his telegram, since we're still circulating it 159 years later.
Yeah i went down there today, but they weren't in professional attendance (presumably because it is now October)
Four stars. Will change to five stars when they open.
27 Harley Street is now an ear, nose and throat specialist with a reputation for treating people who can’t burp.
Probably still disturbing people using the intolerable nuisance known as "telegrams."
I don't even have telegram installed.
So they've gone out of business. It looks like the advertising campaign didn't work then
Sounds like something out of r/writing prompts.
A wizard makes a deal to live forever. The cost he must pay is 100 healthy human teeth every year...
I would love to be able to burp, but a Botox injection in the neck/throat ? Nah I think I'll pass
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Imagine how much better the world could have been if the editor of The Times had taken the time to have a quick word with a dentist in 1864!
If I remember correctly, weren’t telegrams fairly expensive back in the day? Did the dentist get some kind of “bulk discount”?
how old are you?
Wow, there are actually still medical offices there.
Harley street is the most famous place in the country for (private) medical practices. Today there’s thousand of people employed in one type of medical job or another there.
Neat.
Notice seems to be where all the cryopreservatory places are. Because if you're going to be stolen liquid nitrogen after death I suppose you should do it somewhere ritzy.
Bring back telegrams tbh
Good day sir .... here is your daily wheel barrow load of telegrams.
I believe I saw a message from your mother in there.
Til the morrow with my next wheel barrow.
They're still around in most of the world. If you wanna spend 20 bucks on a telegram that could have easily been a free email, go for it
Come to think of it, email is a form of telegram, since it's translated to 1's and 0's, or dots and dashes......??
The German Post just discontinued their service two years ago :(
Forget going back in time to kill baby Hitler... Let's get the dentist instead.
It wasn't electronic since he clearly says "placed into my hands".
When you read spam in your phone, the message is in your hands!!
Checkmate, atheïst!
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