The Nearly Impossible Question - Monday, March 7, 2011 (houses, cell phone, employee)

[tasmtairy]

The Nearly Impossible Question for Monday, March 7, 2011 is: In the last decade these have become almost extinct. According to the FCC, there were 2 million of them about a decade ago, now there are fewer than 700,000. What is it?

Analog phones!

[LauraC]

In the last decade these have become almost extinct. According to the FCC, there were 2 million of them about a decade ago, now there are fewer than 700,000. What is it?

Two cans attached with string. The FCC decided to regulate them, then it decided to tax them and then it told little kids what they could and couldn't say when they played with one so now they're becoming extinct.

But seriously, CB radios or TVs with antennae...hmm, I'll go with CB radios probably replaced with cell phones in the last decade.

[Caladium]

Encyclopedia salesmen traveling door to door.

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by AksarbeN

Final Answer: Public Pay telephones! Send me the money and close this thread please.


Not many of these left out there that are working.
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Here in So Cal, you cannot even FIND one of those suckers so I think they have already became obsolete.

[Cunucu Beach]

Public telephones.

The old public telephone booths are collectors' items now.

[ElizaTeal]

Originally Posted by CoastalMaine

I don't know how many of you on the eastern seaboard got drenched today, but Cape Cod dodged the bullet again!!! We might see some showers in the morning, but nothing like what came up the coastline today. Geesum!!!

Here we go with another batch of NIQ's to start the week off right....

The Nearly Impossible Question for Sunday, March 6, 2011 was: The very last one of these died in 1996. What was it?

The correct answer for the March 3, 2011 NIQ is: Chinese Eunuch. "Eunuch" is the Greek word for bed keeper but during their heyday in the Ming Dynasty they reached high positions of political power. The "family jewels" were cut off of young boys and they were sent to live with the royal families as slaves. The practice was meant to ensure that there was no hanky panky with royal wives and concubines. The practice lasted 1000 years in China. A small museum in China was recently renovated with an exhibit dedicated to the history of the practice.

The winners for todays NIQ are.... ZILCHO again!???

Let's see if we can get you guys on a roll with Monday's NIQ....

The Nearly Impossible Question for Monday, March 7, 2011 is: In the last decade these have become almost extinct. According to the FCC, there were 2 million of them about a decade ago, now there are fewer than 700,000. What is it?

Somebody has to get this one right!!!! Good luck peoples!!!!

Citizens Band radios aka cb radios?

[AksarbeN]

Originally Posted by satx56

So much for my weak mind thinking like yours! I should have thought of this one. forget my earlier response.................................. Final Answer: Public Pay telephones!

Looks like someone is a Flip Flopper. lol

Now I’m thinking about the “other” possible answer: Two Party Telephone Lines. I think they’re still out there in some areas of the country and with 700k it’s possible that it could be the correct answer.

[BigMike50]

The Nearly Impossible Question for Monday, March 7, 2011 is: In the last decade these have become almost extinct. According to the FCC, there were 2 million of them about a decade ago, now there are fewer than 700,000. What is it?

Howard Stern listeners

Public pay phones final answer

[Gue]

FCC huh...

actually pay phones sounds good to me too...

[Ketabcha]

I was actually thinking of UHF channels on the TV but I don't know exactly what that means.

So, I'll go with pay phones. Final answer,