When your phone never left the house and you had no idea who was calling, you ran for the phone. As a teenager god forbid your parents tried to call home only to keep getting a busy signal. If you were lucky you weren't on the phone as they arrive home and you swear it wasn't you. Thank goodness for sibling. Dad used to say I guess Mr. Nobody strikes again.
Wonderful image bringing back so many memories! We had a phone but my parents said we could only receive calls and not allowed to make them! They were frightened of getting a big bill!