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There were four teenagers living in the same house at one time.  I think each person was allowed 10 minutes to talk on the phone.   

....my parents : in high school, when it was time to eat

Every time I got on our only  phone which was  in the dining room, my dad would come by and say " Not too long.Somebody might be trying to call "   Then, when he would get on the phone.....he would talk for hours. What happened to his rule ?  

 when I asked him if we could have the phone in another room, he said no b/c if you want privacy, then you're saying something you're not supposed to be talking about.

  When I asked him if we could have a green phone, instead of a black one, he said no ...because they cost more.

Yes, my parents (and my friends' parents) said that everyday during our teen years.      :)

Nope. Babysat and cou pay for my own phone. Never talked to anyone but it was mine!

Ducky

Uh oh. Generation gap on this answer. No such thing when I was growing up. One phone per household....land line only....family shared and were glad it was not a "party line" (shared by the neighborhood) which was ALWAYS busy. Kids rarely got to use the phone at all then.

country bumpkin

I remember having a party line when I was in the first or second grade. I was being nosy by trying to listen to the conversation and I got yelled at to HANG UP THE PHONE. LOL

Ducky

I remember my Dad picking up the phone and saying, "Could I use the phone soon please"?

Strange question deserves a strange answer,i reckon i musta been around 16 or 17 years old before i used a phone,,even i reckon that is strange,,but i honestly do not remember much about phones up to around late teens..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

Well, duh, I had parents!

We didn't have phones when I was a child. I was the last one left at home at 18, and I paid to have the phone connected, and I paid the bills, that was 1965.