I thought the song was too cheesy, but I hate that song, so take that for what it's worth.
Old telephone numbers used to be a place and then the number, right? When there weren't so many of them?
Pretty much. It was actually whatever word they could make starting from the letters on the same keys as the first two numbers, hence "Klondike-5" for 555. Easier to remember, I guess, or something.
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Date: 2007-11-22 03:34 am (UTC)Old telephone numbers used to be a place and then the number, right? When there weren't so many of them?
Pretty much. It was actually whatever word they could make starting from the letters on the same keys as the first two numbers, hence "Klondike-5" for 555. Easier to remember, I guess, or something.