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Being an Aussie, I really have no idea about this, but I noticed that almost EVERY single telephone number in movies begins with 555...does anyone know what's going on?



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555 is the agreed first three numbers for all film phone numbers, as they ring no-one - watch out for it, all phone numbers mentioned in films or on TV begin with 555 (The X-Files series makes this particularly evident).



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cool ... i never new that! now i'm gonna be watching out for it...



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well, a few times i was like, 555, ha, but then, i didn't really pay attention so it never seemed like it was THAT common (as in, in every film/tv show no matter what). And odd, cause I watch the X-Files too ... dunno, just never noticed. shorrreee



If they used a real number, they run the risk of some poor slob getting inundated with phone calls.
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Yup. I'd thought of it from time to time, and didn't think much of it. I half-realized that it was universal, but didn't think of it enough to have it fully occur to me.



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Well it makes sense, doesn't it, just think of the lawsuits that the big studios would have if someone sued them for using their phone number!!



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My number starts with "555"

Does this mean it's not a real number? It's no wonder why I get NO CALLS WHATSOEVER!
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LOL poopoomaster ...

yeah, i've also seen 555 out there as a real number too ...



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The Movie 555 Number Website!
http://home.earthlink.net/~mthyen/index.html

More proof that absolutely everything is somewhere on the Internet.




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