Seriously. Except what are personal injury lawyers and carpet cleaning companies going to do without the big ad on the back? I don't even remember when the last time was that I used a phone book.
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But they make great stools…..
And stands to set a camera when you don't have enough tripods!
+Cliff Roth LOL, yes… and muscle men just wouldn't look the same tearing a smart-phone in half. 😉
we had the same problem in France and so many people complained that now you have to make a request if you want to have it printed.
+Randy Resnick Perhaps Yellow Pages should start putting alternate uses on the front cover… 😉
+Caroline Evebetty I like that.
How you going to look up your local electrician when your power is gone and your smart phone isn't charged?
Naturally I play devils advocate. I haven't opened a telephone book in years.
I think the only hope is to take out a SuperBowl ad with a "makes a great gift" theme.
…but if no one has land lines anymore, how would you call them?
+Cliff Roth It promotes HIRL Social Networking… with neighbors! Of course, if the whole block is out, then you have to drive somewhere. But, if you don't have a car… hmm… this devil's advocate stuff is addicting… 😉
… once a year we could see abandoned yellow books in streets or in buildings halls for weeks. everybody was pissed off and La poste felt embarrassed each year so the third one, they changed policy, invested in improvement of pagesjaunes.com and did what I told you just before 🙂 there were articles in the newspapers and all.. they did have no choice 🙂
Solar battery-operated ham radio is the answer, folks. We were already there in the 60's. Call them, and they will look up the electrician in the yellow pages.
I love france. just saying.
+Michael Washington thank you ^^ you've got a beautiful country too :))
+Rob Gough I haven't had a land line in almost a decade! Exactly.
+Randy Resnick No profit in that. Usefullness be darned. 😉
+Scott Cramer This brings up another thing that should dinosaur: cable companies bundling phone service with internet and TV. It's archaic.
+Rob Gough Total marketing crap.
long time no pst scott whatchoo upta??
+Kenny Grimes Today, trying to take down the Yellow Pages. You know, same old same old. 😉
can we burn them with lazers?
That. would. be. awesome! 😉
I mean, like, the tree was already killed for a useless purpose; might as well have some high tech pyro fun. Okay, so long as we save a few for stools and tripods. 😉
xactly we need plasma blades. imma need some argon helium magnesium pvc titanium some resistors some superconductors and laser vision
Hm. I have a Wal-Mart gift card……
but where to find noble gasses?
You know… there's a joke just waiting with that last statement. +Allen Simpson want to field this one? You have to say it as if you were wearing the period garb, though.
Agreed. My friends boyfriend just got a job delivering phone books through Yellow Pages and he says that he has to bag up 6 different phone books for every house!
It seems so absurd. At the very least let there be a recycling place or return place for unopened yellow pages.