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[Diana Duncan <art2mis AT nc.rr.com>]

On Thursday, Oct 23, 2003, at 15:02 US/Eastern, Ruth Suehle wrote:

> > > 867-5309 and it's a Raleigh number, and yes we called it alot...
>
> > I heard Somewhere(tm) that something like 93% of area codes had it as
> > a valid number.
>
> No confirmation on your 93%, but some entertaining stories nonetheless:
> http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.htm
>
> Ruth
I heard that this song was one of the main reasons the film industry 
now uses "555" as the exchange for all phone numbers, as it is never 
used as a real exchange (except for information 555-1212).

Diana