Gary: I have a present for you. You’re gonna love it.
Me: Ooh ooh what?
Gary, handing me item in photo: Am I right?
Me: Totally.
I’m instantly transported to the early 60s, when I was a little girl and wanted a princess phone more than anything in the world. My mom worked as a poll worker during the elections to earn a few extra dollars and a Bell Telephone rep handed those out to people there as a promotion for their new phones.
Welp, at least I got the keychain, which I freaking coveted. I had no idea how poor we were back then, by the way, because poor people owned homes and automobiles and even gave out full size candy at Halloween.
So yeah, at least I got the keychain, which I lost over 60 years ago and forgot all about until Gary just handed me his.
Gary’s mom was also a poll worker.
Anyway, I live with this guy over fifty years and he’s still full of surprises. This one made me a little teary eyed.
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