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"Trope Of The Day VII: the governme..."
Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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Let's say you need to call a fictional character. As in 'on the phone'. No standing in the street and screaming for help, just dial and go. And you know what city that character lives in, which gives you the area code. But you have no other information. Assuming they're available to take your call, what is the maximum number of times you will have to dial before that character picks up?One hundred. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveFiveFive This trope applies any time a number is given out in a story which people could try to access, which means it includes a few designated IP addresses. The problem is, as the description notes, that it may soon no longer include phone numbers. Because of the country's increasing demand for digits, nearly all of the 555 block has been released for public use -- and there's no promises on having those last one-hundred-per-area-code hold out. Given people's tendency to call any such fictional numbers just to see what they get... well, if you dial 212-555-4444, someone is picking up. And that someone will probably not be Reed Richards. But they will be unhappy, because it happens ten times a week and they're sick of it. Some shows have purchased real numbers just to add a little veracity to their setting -- and give them some recorded promotions at the other end. And if the loss trend continues, that may soon be the only way to go.
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