Curious Woman Asks If Payphones Were Real Or Just In Movies, Internet Delivers With Funny Replies (30 Pics)

Living in the digital age, it’s hard to believe there was a time when phone booths and payphones were a convenient way to call someone. Especially for younger folks, these relics might be completely unknown, only seen in movies.

Imagine being a young person today, watching a movie set in the ’80s, and wondering if payphones were even real. Well, one curious Twitter user did just that, and the responses were as hilarious as they were enlightening.


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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.