{"id":149,"date":"2026-02-21T05:15:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onefte.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:03:27","slug":"call-me-call-me-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onefte.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"call me, call me now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2010-01-15-Call-Me-Call-Me-Now.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2010-01-15-Call-Me-Call-Me-Now.png 487w, https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2010-01-15-Call-Me-Call-Me-Now-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>original publish date: 15th January, 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">decades on &#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first of a few comics venting my grievances with the state of the technology at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hung (i.e. frozen\/not taking calls) phone was not a rare occurrence, and now that I think about it, a handy excuse for intentional avoidance. 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