snowyday Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Telephone operators often use certain codes as they talk back and forth to each other in handling long distance calls. For example, an operator will say, “DA,†meaning “doesn’t answer,†or “BY†which means the number is “busy.†One operator in rural Tennessee came up with her own codes. “The number you want is OMC,†she told the operator at the other end of the line. “What’s OMC?†the confused girl asked. “Out milking cows.†1945 * * * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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