Amy and the telephone

[pne]

Amy's usually been pretty reticent about speaking on the phone; perhaps she was wary of this strange device where voices came out of people whom you couldn't see; she'd sometimes agree to listen to it but would usually not reply verbally.

However, when her aunt called to congratulate her on her birthday recently, Stella went up to her and said, "telephone for you", and Amy not only came to Stella but held the telephone to her ear and actually talked to Auntie Debbie!

She said perhaps I should call Amy occasionally, so that she would get more used to speaking on the telephone.

And that reminded me of the cartoon strip where Calvin calls his father on the phone and asks him to tell him a story... which ends up being about "the hydraulic pump (fig. 1), the wheel shaft flange (fig. 2), and the evil patent infringement". (You may be able to see the comic strip here.)

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[slowfox]

When P was younger, although he'd happily hold the phone to his ear and listen, he would only nod or shake his head for 'yes' and 'no' respectively, and for a long while did not get that the other person couldn't see him, only hear.

OTOH, his sister, who's now 3, loves the telephone, and insists on speaking to me if I ring the Farm (or they ring me). Indeed, ex sometimes has to ring me just so that the girl can talk to me (rather than letting her talk to their accountant/landlord/suppliers whatever).

So clearly there's something about that girl that's genetically predisposed to telecommunications.

Also, Calvin and Hobbes rocks - I rather like the close to that C&H strip 'I want a good story' ;-P