Thursday, January 20, 2011

Telegraph Codes For Farmers

To reduce telegraph charges, American farmers used these codes in 1906. Quote: "These, my children, are the LOLs and WTFs of our farming ancestors."

via Boing-boing.

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Old NFO said...

Yep, just look at ANY radio comms, it was all shorthand. ZBK, KK

January 21, 2011 at 8:18 AM

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