# Before there were phones, was there any equivalent to drunk-dialing?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 13, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-there-were-phones-was-there-any-equivalent-to-drunk-dialing/676233 "2013-12-13T08:21:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-there-were-phones-was-there-any-equivalent-to-drunk-dialing/676233/21 "2013-12-14T04:26:42Z")

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> [@Rachellelogram](#):
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> Apparently morse code translators are a thing on the internet!

\<off topic\>I’m disappointed that Google’s translate function doesn’t handle morse code.\</off topic\>

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-there-were-phones-was-there-any-equivalent-to-drunk-dialing/676233/22 "2013-12-14T06:36:18Z")

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> [@BrotherCadfael](#):
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> [“Oh, C. K. Dexter HAAAAAAVEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1PEW45pOog)

Thank you! This is exactly what I was thinking.

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