Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-12
On the Telephone
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sophomore also prefers to talk from his bed Like when
you go to Sleep he explains I'm fact did go to
sleep while talking the phone. talking to boy
talk more to unfortunately"
Charlie Peters sits on the washing machine down.
stairs-or stands, If he's talking to boy know the
conversation won't be longer than 10 IS minutes But
if it's girl relax and stretch out under the dining
table. know it'll be time before hang up"
explains the 18-year-od Montgomery Junior College
freshman who has some two-hour conversations in
his past.
Fannabelle Offutt of Yorktown High finds that
during her 1O-cas-a day more on-week ends, she
changes position depending on whose ear she's con-
nected with.
IT sit on the bed when talk to boy" says the
1-year-old. "But with girls, sit under the sewing
machine feet crossed. I'm usually under the machine
more in winter because there more boys to talk
about to girls"
One Pink Phone Wanted
Sumber parties bring exceptions to teen-agers'
teephonng positions If Fannabele's experiences on the
might shift" are any crteria
"once" she recalls, IA Of us at a pajama party
took the phone in the bathroom could be private
and called up boys We also sang to them"
Holton-Arms Freshman Sara schoo does lot Of
telephoning from that particular room, too That's be-
she stand in front Of the mirror and put up
her hair while chatting the phone cupped under
her chin.
Sara would like pink phone for Christmas. "But
way Parents don't understand why you in the door
and call up girl friend you just spent the afternoon
WITH she says. "But have to tell each other who we
saw on the way home"
The bathtub itself is popular with a teen-ager out
Chevy Chase way Evelyn Lee Adams pours detergent
into the tub (Its bubbly than bubble bathD and
then steps in and settles down to talk.
She talked four hours to a boy about his girl
problems and then he helped her with her boy problems
Teen-agers adept at eluding parental telephone
control Dana Perkins, ninth grader at Kenmore Junior
High, turns off the lights and hides behind swinging
door her parents won't know she's on the phone And
she's it lot she admits since her 18year-od sister
Pam has gone to college, Its been heaven, Dana says
But my yearold brother is getting girl friends
So Dana's for the phone is starting anew.
Teen-agers get right the chatter box as they
wake up in the morning They dial IT. 42525 (tme) so
they won't be late for school and WE. 61212 (weather
so they'll know what to wear WE 6-1212 is busy, they
dial "Ffshy so" and listen to long weather report for
avators that covers the East Coast.
Snow Makes Them Talk
Teen-agers' biggest days on the phone are snow
days when there's school, Emily Eiseman, 17-year-
old Northwood senior booked four and five hours at
stretch under these conditions. eve didn't have any
thing else to do but talk and watch the flakes fa she
says with "those-were- the good-olddayS" tone In
her voice.
Joyce Hill has logged her best time on the phone
days, too She says she was trying to beat
cassmate Tommy SCOTS record five hours conversation
but she didn't quite make it, though she was egged
by the telephone company.
This 16-year B-CC junior was talking to foot
ball player when the lines got crossed couple OF men
suddenly JoyceS line discussing business trip
With such added intrigue the teenagers didn't hang up
One of the went next door to call about the stua-
ton and the operator But she asked Joyce and
her friend to keep talking until the trouble could be
located So Joyce read little French over the phone
until the operator on and in French gave the
teen-agerS the word They could stop now And after
four hours, it all over
Joyce sewS and types while talking on the phone.
Once from her tipping position, she and Debbie Peng-
ton, another BCC junior kept chart to see how many
insults and compliments they got during conversations
and how many times the boys said az" The record was
So "Is" in Is minutes.
Callers would do well to ask Joyce which Of her tele-
phone positions she is using. she's at her typewriter,
that should tip them off to be careful.
1t all makes you wonder what teen-agers do If they
have to call from old pleban telephone booth 1t
could be dull for them.
But Fannabelle, the Virginia girl says 1t isn't.
when go in phone booth, usually go in with
mess of other girls and all try to get the phone
at once"