Bell, Alexander Graham. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
OK, Mr. Bell did a few more things than just invent the telephone...but he shouldn't be let off the hook for that crime. He is guilty! The telephone has annoyed millions of people ever since that fateful day when he interrupted poor Mr. Watson. And it only seems to get worse, as now we are surrounded by the evil instruments and no one seems to be without one somewhere on their person. (Yes, even I)
Try to imagine a world without telephones...beautiful, isn't it? A world where people would write to one another and the written word would regain its importance in civil communication. A world where we wouldn't feel the compulsion to "reach out and touch someone"...but I'm dreaming.
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