What is this called?

Collapse

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • kmcg
    replied
    Re: What is this called?

    Originally posted by vstm10 View Post
    That scene it's already in Aliens in the Attics. Was that your inspiration?
    Also in - In and Out - a model tries to make a phone call in a small town hotel with a rotary phone and tries punching the holes.

    Leave a comment:


  • Midnite
    replied
    Re: What is this called?

    "That scene it's already in Aliens in the Attics. Was that your inspiration?"

    Nope. Never saw the movie. The kid's name was Jaxon, a straight 'A'
    student, and it was hilarious in real life.

    Midnite

    Leave a comment:


  • vstm10
    replied
    Re: What is this called?

    Originally posted by Midnite View Post
    Total sidetrack....But I witnessed a 13 year old a while back when he was visiting an elderly family member and he had no idea how to use a rotary dial phone. He kept punching his finger into the number holes, but nothing happened......Feel free to steal the scene.

    Midnite
    That scene it's already in Aliens in the Attics. Was that your inspiration?

    Leave a comment:


  • Midnite
    replied
    Re: What is this called?

    Total sidetrack....But I witnessed a 13 year old a while back when he was visiting an elderly family member and he had no idea how to use a rotary dial phone. He kept punching his finger into the number holes, but nothing happened......Feel free to steal the scene.

    Midnite

    Leave a comment:


  • BeefMissile
    replied
    Funny moment from the OJ criminal case in the 1990s...

    The ? about clocks reminds me of a real exchange between Dep DA Marcia Clark and couch potato/MENSA member; Kato Kalin...

    Clark: How did you know the exact time?
    Kato: I saw the clock.
    Clark: Was it analog or digital?
    Kato: Uhhhh...
    Clark: Could you read the numbers or was it a clock with hands?

    If I were there I'd have to step out of the courtroom, .

    Leave a comment:


  • DavidK
    replied
    Re: What is this called?

    Thank you johnmonster.

    Leave a comment:


  • johnmonster
    replied
    Re: What is this called?

    They are called Flip Clocks. Google that and you'll see a lot of examples.

    Leave a comment:


  • The Road Warrior
    replied
    Re: What is this called?

    --can't help you with what they are called, but I believe the film Groundhog Day uses one to count off the days, in one scene there's an ECU as the numbers tumble over in slo-mo.

    Leave a comment:


  • DavidK
    started a topic What is this called?

    What is this called?

    Before digital digital clocks, there were clocks which had those flip-down numbers like the old airport information panels. The numbers are mounted on a rolodex-like tumbler.

    If you know what I mean, do you know what they were called?
Working...
X