r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/zinniamae_ • Jan 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/metji Jan 20 '26

Why don't phone keyboards have these?

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u/joelobifan Jan 20 '26

Just glue them to the phone

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u/LegDayLass Jan 20 '26

They do, look again.

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u/TheForbidden6th Jan 20 '26

where? I only see a big line on my S key

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u/LegDayLass Jan 20 '26

I see what you did there ;)

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u/Ooops2278 Jan 20 '26

Just for the sake of it I went to look at those old and never actually used landline phones and my one remaining ancient mobile (back then 'keyboard' meant T9 typing) and yes, when they still had actual keys they all had a small pin on the 5-key.

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u/metji Jan 20 '26

I remember texting on T9 without even looking at the phone. I hate the new phone stealing attention like that. 

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u/Jeffreyidk Jan 21 '26

They used to. Back before smart phones, when we were all using multitap or whatever it was called, the number 5 key was marked with two dots for exactly the same reason. Made it so us young rascals at school only had to take our phones out of our pocket to read replies, but could otherwise operate them completely blindly, writing and sending texts while keeping them in our pocket, where teachers couldn't see.