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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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What is "1-800-PILL"?

Where did she get all those pills? I asked my mom.

Nobody knows, said my mom. Maybe she called 1-800-PILL. Who knows.


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"1-800-PILL" is a (presumably) fictitious telephone number. e. caller does not pay for the call), and "PILL" represents the digits that those letters map to on a telephone dialling pad.

  • "1-800-PILL" is a (presumably) fictitious telephone number.
  • e.
  • caller does not pay for the call), and "PILL" represents the digits that those letters map to on a telephone dialling pad.
  • Some companies try to get phone numbers that spell out words relevant to their business, so that the numbers are easy for people to remember.
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"1-800-PILL" is a (presumably) fictitious telephone number. 1-800 is the "toll-free" prefix in the US (i.e. caller does not pay for the call), and "PILL" represents the digits that those letters map to on a telephone dialling pad. Some companies try to get phone numbers that spell out words relevant to their business, so that the numbers are easy for people to remember.

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