Simpson's Phone Number...
Michael A. Huybens
What does the KLS stand for?
Mike
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Brad Bizzolt
>Simpson's phone number: KLS-3457
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>What does the KLS stand for?
It was KL5, aka 555. You're probably too young to remember when they used letters
for the first two numbers of an exchange (what am I talking about, that was like 30
years before I was born as well...), so you would tell the old-school operator you
wanted to be connected to Klondike 5-3457. Of course, you've probably heard of that
Glenn Miller song "Pennsylvania 6-5000", which was named after the Hotel Pennsylvania
in New York City-- their number was PA6 (726) -5000. I guess one of the writers was
nostalgic for old-time phone calling methods.
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TheTinted1
>Simpson's phone number: KLS-3457
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>What does the KLS stand for?
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I remember once in 8th f\grade one of my teachers said he could remember all of
his friends phone number from when he was a kid and then he spouted off these
four digit numbers. We were all curious about that and finally he told us they
would use letters for the first three numbers. Why; I have no clue.
Michael A. Huybens
Simpsons phone number: KLS-3457
What does the KLS stand for?
mike
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JELink
>>Simpson's phone number: KLS-3457
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>>What does the KLS stand for?
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>I remember once in 8th f\grade one of my teachers said he could remember all
>of
>his friends phone number from when he was a kid and then he spouted off these
>four digit numbers. We were all curious about that and finally he told us
>they
>would use letters for the first three numbers. Why; I have no clue.
>
>
many locales there weren't many exchanges. so if you could remember the last
four digits, you were home free.
Also, even in the late 1950's some phone companies (such as mine in Dover New
Hampshire) had "older" numbers consisting of of four digits and a (sometimes) a
letter. Our phone number was "2103W", and some kids across town had "1158".
Then the three-letter prefixes came in.
I sound like Granpa Simpson, but it's all.......snnnoooooorrrrreeee....
Terry Pulver
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> Simpson's phone number: KLS-3457
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> What does the KLS stand for?
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> Mike
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I think it's KL5-3457. The KL is traditionally used to begin phone
numbers on TV shows that use letters, they end up as 55, and with the
other 5, makes the on-screen standard digits. I'm sure 3457 wasn't used
in every episode, I'll have to check the FAQ to see some other ones.
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RSowada
dummy number. The 555 prefix is used in movies and tv shows to prevent bored
pre-teens and psycho adults from actually calling the phone number out of
boredom and pestering or stalking the recipient. So the use of "KL5" makes it
less obvious that it's a dummy number.
OK, maybe I'm being naive. Maybe 555 is an *internationally-known* fake number.
Call me at 555-DUMB.
RSowada
Brad Bizzolt
>Our international posters may not be aware the telephone prefix "555" is a
>dummy number. The 555 prefix is used in movies and tv shows to prevent bored
>pre-teens and psycho adults from actually calling the phone number out of
>boredom and pestering or stalking the recipient. So the use of "KL5" makes it
>less obvious that it's a dummy number.
Of course, Wiggum made a clever spoof of this fact in "Burns Baby Burns":
"OK, the call is coming from... 555-- aww, that's gotta be a fake number."
Michael A. Huybens
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: >>Simpson's phone number: KLS-3457
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: >>What does the KLS stand for?
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: >>Mike
: >I remember once in 8th f\grade one of my teachers said he could remember all
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That's damn interesting and "I did not know that"
But what i meant was if anyone knew if the letters kls meant anything else
besides their corresponding numbers. i.e. inside joke not pertaining to
the plot.
mike
David Vincent Halpern
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: I think it's KL5-3457. The KL is traditionally used to begin phone
: numbers on TV shows that use letters, they end up as 55, and with the
: other 5, makes the on-screen standard digits. I'm sure 3457 wasn't used
: in every episode, I'll have to check the FAQ to see some other ones.
Don't forget that "555" makes the number fake; they don't want ppl going
arounf and callin that number in whatever area cose they live in.
However, in _Contact_, Palmer Joss leaves Ellie a "727" number, and my
school have dept's which have that prefix!
-David
Brad Bizzolt
wrote:
>Terry Pulver (pul...@palacenet.net) wrote:
>:
>: I think it's KL5-3457. The KL is traditionally used to begin phone
>: numbers on TV shows that use letters, they end up as 55, and with the
>: other 5, makes the on-screen standard digits. I'm sure 3457 wasn't used
>: in every episode, I'll have to check the FAQ to see some other ones.
>
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>Don't forget that "555" makes the number fake; they don't want ppl going
>arounf and callin that number in whatever area cose they live in.
The other thing that's interesting is with the proliferation of the internet, we have
all new issues-- I was watching a Law & Order rerun this week, and I guess I didn't
notice it the first time through, but at one point, they're making some sort of
connection, and the screen reads "Connecting to 625.354.200.125" or some ridiculous
IP address like that...
LtJr Rich
>arounf and callin that number in whatever area cose they live in.<BR>
<BR>
Actually, where I live there ARE 555 numbers. They're like 900 numbers. I
think. Either that, or mostof my friends jokes are completely lame. Most of his
jokes are based on 555 900 numbers.
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LtJr Rich<BR>
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Tony Walton
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> JELink (jel...@aol.com) wrote:
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> : >>Simpson's phone number: KLS-3457
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> : >>
> : >>What does the KLS stand for?
That's KL5 (five, not S). As other posters have intimated, KL5 comes
from older alphanumeric codes and was originally KLondike5
{snippysnippysnippy}
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> That's damn interesting and "I did not know that"
>
> But what i meant was if anyone knew if the letters kls meant anything else
> besides their corresponding numbers. i.e. inside joke not pertaining to
> the plot.
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> mike
No-one seems to have mentioned as yet that KL5 translates to "555" -
this prefix is generally used in US films, TV programmes etc as a handy
"invalid" code. The only valid number on the 555 code is 555-1212
(directory enquiries). Any other "555" number won't be valid. This is
handy as if a real phone number is quoted in a film or a TV show,
hundreds of people immediately dial it "to see what happens".
Regards
Tony