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<\/p>\nPeople love phones. They\u2019re a small appliance that represents our never-ending hope there is something better to do than what\u2019s currently going on. Teens text in class because they\u2019d rather be somewhere else. Business people text under the table. Partners will doomscroll rather than do laundry.<\/p>\n
Sure, you can dial 911 on your phone or talk to your doctor, but mostly, it\u2019s a portal to somewhere better. Your next phone call, text, or Tweet could be your fortune calling, or at least an invite to the latest celebrity gossip.<\/p>\n
So here goes my college-level essay supporting the premise that phones are all about escapism. God, I miss college.<\/p>\n
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Adam West\u2019s Bat Phone was The Shit, a bright red car phone that served as a direct line to Commissioner Gordon. The Commissioner had a similar red phone that lit up. He kept it in a glass serving dish that looked like it was meant for holding a Bundt cake. There aren\u2019t many reasons to miss the Sixties, but the Bat Phone is one of them.<\/p>\n
Who would I want a direct line to? Probably Tim Gunn. If I could pick two, I\u2019d like a three-way with Tim Gunn and Nicole Byer. I know she\u2019d be down. Calm down, Nicole \u2014 a three-way conversation<\/em>! Anyways, why don\u2019t those two have a show?<\/p>\n What guy doesn\u2019t want to be James Bond and be able to page hot chicks? That\u2019s right. Bond had a modified wristwatch in The Spy Who Loved Me<\/em><\/strong>, capable of receiving messages from M16. Okay so a pager strapped to your wrist may not be quite as exciting as the exploding wristwatch from Moonraker<\/em><\/strong>, but it was still way ahead of its time.\u00a0 \u201cDo you expect me to talk?\u201d Well, yes.<\/p>\n The Jetsons\u2019<\/strong><\/em> phone is another classic; a Fifties imagining of what the future would look like. Except for the fact that it was the size of an Eighties microwave, The Jetsons<\/strong><\/em> got the phone right. The show clearly had an escapist, the-future-will-be-awesome vibe, but the phone wasn\u2019t that fun. Just like with actual FaceTime Martha was worried about her bedhead and most of George\u2019s calls were to work.<\/p>\n Not technically a phone. But with a little floo powder you can stick your head in the fire and visit any other fireplace anywhere in the world! My daughter tells me this is a \u201cfire call\u201d or \u201chead-only travel\u201d. This is pretty escapist, if you don\u2019t consider how uncomfortable it would be lounging on the ground in front of the fireplace.<\/p>\n Short phone calls only, I assume.<\/p>\nJames Bond’s Gadgets<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Phones From The Jetsons<\/h2>\n
Harry Potter’s Floo Powder<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nE.T Phone Home<\/h2>\n