Word: switchboard
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...even had to pass a literal gauntlet in the Quad: the infamous bells desk. North House had only one entrance, one staircase, and one elevator, and the bells desk guarded them all. Barbara’s weekly stint at the desk, where she controlled the switchboard and single phone line, kept her up-to-date on the dorm’s romantic drama. It even gave her the chance to broadcast information about friends’ dates using a code. One buzz was a phone call; two, a female visitor; three, a male visitor. Staccato buzzes meant an attractive male...
It’s so easy to root for Houston: missing the playoffs by one lousy game, not one playoff series win in the history of the team, the return of two hometown heroes this season. And man, the fans want it—they blew out the switchboard calling for season tickets...
...same as Osama bin Laden. I questioned that, mostly because PETA hasn't killed anyone. He said that all terrorists were equal and that parsing out evil made me a sympathizer. I questioned his epistemology, at which point he called me a "stupid liberal kike," which caused the switchboard guy to hang up on him. That switchboard guy ruined...
...same as Osama bin Laden. I questioned that, mostly because PETA hasn't killed anyone. He said that all terrorists were equal and that parsing out evil made me a sympathizer. I questioned his epistemology, at which point he called me a "stupid liberal kike," which caused the switchboard guy to hang up on him. That switchboard guy ruined...
...economy that has lost 2.7 million jobs over the past two years, you might expect that at least a few out-of-work machinists or switchboard operators would migrate into health care. To some extent, they have. There's some anecdotal evidence of career switchers, particularly from high-tech fields. The poor economy has also pulled some nurses out of retirement or into extra shifts to support their families. But this worker shortage will require much more than that, because it's doubtful that the American education system in its current state can deliver the needed quantity of next-generation...