Not according to Gilby and Eddie, who decided that this was the best invention since...mobile phones.
The rediscovery of a walkie talkie set (following the house move) caused breathless excitement. They secreted themselves in different parts of the house, one upstairs, one down, and this is the conversation that ensued.
Gilby: (Crackle, beep) Eddie, can you hear me? Over.
Eddie: Yes! Yes! I can! They're working. Gilby, they're really working! Over. (Giggle of glee, beep)
Gilby: I can hear you, too. They're definitely working! Over.
Eddie: Hooray! Over.
I'm delighted that in the joy of the moment Eddie didn't forget his newly-acquired walkie-talkie etiquette.
Currently reading: A Son of the Circus by John Irving
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