Stormin Mormon wrote:
At the ammusement park, they make kids go through twists and turns on
the roller coaster. The kids come out of the ride wobbly, can't talk,
and sometimes barf on the sidwalk.

I think the last phone guy might have used twisted pair wire, for my
phone. The electrons come out wobbly, and I can't tell what people are
saying. Maybe I should call em back and ask for straight wire, so the
electrons don't sound so funny at the receivers?

Your phone is meant to be used while seated in a swivel chair, which became
popular in the fifties. As you converse, it is natural for a person to
rotate themselves in the chair, offering themselves a different view.

This is why twisted pair was developed.

If you notice the downlead wire from the pole to your network interface box
(on your house), it is standard "side-by-side" two conductor wire, because
it would be silly to expect one's house to spin around.

Jon