Was it illegal to use obscenity over a phone line?

[jayjay]

@Freddy the Pig

More generally, regardless of the law, in an era of manual switching, administered by a female-dominated work force at a time when swearing in front of women wasn’t socially acceptable, and when there were more party lines (anyone could listen in) and frequent cross-talk, it made sense that a gentleman would be more discreet. Or at least, that he should have been!

Oh, most of the time the people doing the swearing weren’t gentlemen. They were police. Specifically Messrs. Cramer, Stebbins and Rowcliffe…

[Ceejaytee]

@choie

I’m always on the lookout for a good copy of the McAleer bio!

You can buy a copy direct from the publisher, James A. Rock Publishing Company. Jim Rock is a huge Wolfe fan. It’s a fairly new edition and it’s really an interesting read. Rex Stout was amazing.