[ WP ] The year is 1876 , and Alexander Graham Bell is putting the final touches on his first telephone , when suddenly it starts ringing ...

Alexander connected the last wire with a flourish. If everything had been put together correctly, then he had just invented the worlds first telephonic translator. Hmmm... too wordy. Gramaphoner? No, no. Telephone? Yes, maybe... call it a phone for short? Yes, that sounds quite catchy! The very first phone! He could n't wait to try it out, but he first needed to finish assembling the second `` phone''. He chuckled to himself. Not very useful with out another one on the end of the line! Just as he started to stand up and begin working, his newly completed device started ringing. But that was impossible! The second was still in pieces on another workbench! As it continued to ring, Alexander reached for the reciever with trepidation, his hand shaking slightly. Finally, he lifted the ear piece to the side of his head and leaned forward to talk into the machine. Though he tried to speak clearly, he was nervous and not a little bit afraid. Finally, he spoke. 
 
 `` Ahem. Uh, new phone, who dis?''
