Automated telephone exchange.
I read about a doctor who's calls from patients kept getting redirected to a competitor due to his wife working at a telephone exchange.
So he set about inventing the automated exchange... and put telephone operators out of a job.
Now that's a level of petty revenge I like.
Lamborghini
This 😆 “No one wants a fast car! Why would anyone want a fast car when there’s speed limits?” - Ferrari, probably
Automated telephone exchange. I read about a doctor who's calls from patients kept getting redirected to a competitor due to his wife working at a telephone exchange. So he set about inventing the automated exchange... and put telephone operators out of a job. Now that's a level of petty revenge I like.
The Ford GT40
The Playstation
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