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Call the Mojave Phonebooth
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Emcee:  Teddy Type:  Unmoderated
Call the Mojave Phonebooth: 1-760-733-9969
I can't believe that SI didn't have a thread for the Mojave Phonebooth.
Well it does now !

Infomation can be found at:
cardhouse.com

The basic facts are stated on the front page:

Recently, I spotted a small dot with the word "telephone" beside it on a map of the Mojave desert, 15 miles from the main interstate in the middle of nowhere.

Intrigued, I donned a cheap, brown serape and a pair of wing-tips and headed out to find it in my old jeep. After many hours I do find it (the glass is shot out and the phone book is missing) but it works!
Apparently, this booth was put in after WWII for the use of a nearby mine which ceased operations in the 60s; why the local phone company keeps it operational is anybody's guess.

A nearby rancher told me that in the 70s they replaced the old rotary style phone with push buttons because the sheep were having trouble dialing.


I have been calling the number 1-760-733-9969 for two days. It is always busy. My guess is the phone is off the hook.

I'm going to keep trying.
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439Mohave phone booth movie imdb.comLady Lurksalot-5/6/2006
438i just spent a month in jersey about 80 miles from there...arno-11/12/2005
437I'll be at Raceway Park in New Jersey tomorrow. Come on over and I'll tic.horn-11/11/2005
436<i>anything better to do?</i> not this week.. <i>just haul oarno-11/11/2005
435You dumb bastard.. Don't you have anything better to do? And what's withc.horn-11/10/2005
434A new twist... phoneswarm.comarno-11/9/2005
433 hi Barb, Yes, it is a sad day indeed. While i have stopped calling ("diTeddy-5/24/2000
432 You'll probably want to stop dialing now. Regards, Barb ----------------Mama Bear-5/24/2000
431 Hey Teddy, Just got off with the phone with Pete from San Diego and his brothearno-11/13/1999
430 The Phone has been repaired. Monday, 01 November 1999: The Phone has been repaTeddy-11/9/1999
429 That is absolute B.S.!!!!!!!! I think we should take up a collection to fix itc.horn-11/1/1999
428 Has the FBI been called? Teddy-11/1/1999
427 Jeez... Isn't anything sacred anymore?arno-11/1/1999
426cardhouse.comre3-10/31/1999
425 Maybe you should have called 911, eh.... arno-10/29/1999
424 I called and it rang and rang, then someone picked up ! all I heard was a raspyJohn Solder-10/28/1999
423 Just tried the phone. Rang 30 or so times and a recording then came on saying: arno-10/21/1999
422 i called a few times last night and this morning: always busy. i think CNN woulTeddy-10/17/1999
421 ......the line is busy. That doesn't really tell us if the booth is OK, thMichael Calderon-10/17/1999
420 Has anyone gone to check on the phonebooth to see if it survived the EarthquakeMichael Calderon-10/17/1999
419 Cool. I'm gonna call now... I gotta go, but I'll tell you's guys hJ-14-10/14/1999
418 I just called the Mohave phone Booth and no one answered. I was looking at theKen Ludwig-10/14/1999
417 Forwarding Compliments from Henry Volquardsen, Founder of SI Post Grubbers TropJoana Tides-10/5/1999
416 <i>a pink flamingo</i> Only in AmericaCarolyn-10/5/1999
415 Just got through! A guy named Jerry answered. He's just passing by that areCurlton Latts-10/5/1999
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