I was talking to a coworker about these new phishing attacks that send your name and address and sometimes a picture of your house, and I was saying how creepy it is, and they told me that phonebooks were delivered to everyone and used to have like literally everyone in a city listed by last name with their phone number and address. Is that for real?

  • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
    24·
    2 months ago

    Residential listings were “white pages” and businesses were “yellow pages.”

    Yes, they were big, printed on very thin paper, with small typeface.

    • WoahWoah@lemmy.worldOP
      12·
      2 months ago

      OMG 🤣🤣🤣

      Edit: is Hershey where they make the chocolate? Didn’t realize that was a town and not just a company. I’m learning so much today

          • WoahWoah@lemmy.worldOP
            3·
            2 months ago

            Wonka vibes intensify

            Oh and a really good hospital too it looks like. Because he made chocolate shaped like a drop?? Dang

            • jqubed@lemmy.world
              2·
              2 months ago

              His real innovation was a less expensive method to produce milk chocolate (although this process seems to produce butyric acid which is an unpleasant taste in chocolate if you’re not used to it) and becoming the first mass-produced chocolate in the US. The Hershey Kiss was just one of many products he made.

        • WoahWoah@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          2 months ago

          Looked it up, that school seems very cool. It does sound like you’re describing Willy Wonka though.

        • WoahWoah@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          2 months ago

          Like in the town town or the amusement thing.

          Did this dude enslave small-statured orange people by chance?

          • Geekocracy@lemmy.world
            4·
            2 months ago

            The town, or at least the main street that goes by the factory. As far as I know, no orange people were enslaved.
            Seriously though, Milton Hershey was surprisingly progressive for his time. He built affordable homes for his workers and helped them become home owners. The school he built was originally for orphaned boys.

            • Andy@slrpnk.net
              4·
              2 months ago

              I’m from Pittsburgh. I think we ran a cross country meet in Hershey once.

              The amusement park and factory tour are all quite charming. It’s hard to recommend one make a dedicated trip, but if anyone is ever on a road trip nearby, it’s worth the detour to stop by for a day.

              Then again, my recommendation is 20 years old. It could be either better or worse now.

              • Geekocracy@lemmy.world
                2·
                7 days ago

                I’m from Pittsburgh. I think we ran a cross country meet It’s been maybe a little longer for me :)

                But in the meantime the park has grown from a neighborhood attraction to an east coast destination. I am always a bit amused when my coworkers vacation there.