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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ahoy was common enough that the Simpsons had their oldest phone user answer with "Ahoy hoy?"

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think that gag was referencing Graham Bell's suggestion.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Graham Bell was referencing the age old tradition of greeting someone with "ahoy".

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I'm not really convinced that "ahoy" was that common beforehand. AFAIK, Graham Bell wanted a different greeting than what was commonly used as to differentiate greeting on the phone with greeting IRL.