In article . com,
DerbyDad03 wrote:

when I was a teenager in NYC, there used to be a
number you could call and it would ring your phone back.

My parents hassled me less if I had a valid reason to go out, so I
would dial the number, answer my phone and then tell my parents
something like "That was Russ. We're going bowling. See ya later."

Oh, wow. Deja vu. I recall doing that a couple of times waaaaay back when.
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JR