It was the year of 1901. The date, December 12. Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada. And what did he say? What was that first message? The answer will appear after a bunch of nonsense.
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| How come she never calls? |
Guglielmo Marconi, or as his lady friends called him, Giggles, was known for giving out his phone number with little to no reservation. His transatlantic radio was set up in 1890, but it was 11 years before a woman finally returned one of his desperate calls. The first message sent over the transatlantic radio cell phone towers...Hi, is this Steve Reynolds number?
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| Gotta tough decision to make! |
Guglielmo Marconi excitedly waited for that first message to come across the transatlantic radio. He had installed the receiver in his brand new Oldsmobile Curved Dash car. At the first beep he answered with exciting hands free technology. An automated voice said "Your car's warranty is about to expire".
The real story...Marconi sent Morse Code for the letter S. This is also the way to subscribe to the Wannaskan Almanac...which is what he did...and what you just did by reading this. You fools!
Oops, my phone is ringing. Looks like another trip to the Wannaskan Almanac dungeon for me. Dang this feeble brain!
Let's do a Caption Contest for the picture of Giggles. Enter your caption as a comment.
ReplyDelete-Aaaaand, it makes a great paperweight.
ReplyDelete-But wait, there's more.
-Where's Watson when you need him?
-Why doesn't Duce call?
Remember this Christmas buy, "Marconi's Miraculous Mousetraps!" that close with a Ssssssssssnap!
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