Cecil on Page 2

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‘Major League’ in real life

In Reel Life: Lynn gives Jake her phone number. It’s 555-1934.
In Real Life: “555” numbers have been used since 1973, when AT&T gave up the practice of providing real (but unused) numbers for TV and movies, partially, according to Cecil Adams, who writes “The Straight Dope,” because of Snoopy. Adams said in one “Peanuts” strip, Charles Schulz gave Chuck’s dog a phone number. If Schulz had tested the number before he printed it, he would have reached a family in Moline, Illinois. Lots of readers phoned – and not all of the calls were dog-friendly.

Finally, a combination of my two favourite work websites, Straight Dope and Page 2.