The cop is trying to put a trace on the ocean which she is hearing in the shell, but it’s right behind him! D’oh!
The cal is coming from inside the beach!
It’s just nonsense. Similarly, I once saw a cartoon where the man holds the seashell up to his ear to “listen to the ocean” but what he hears is “The number you have reached, 555-1212, is not in service at this time. Please check the number and dial again.”
And here is a whole page of “listening to the seashell” cartoons:
There was a time when some merchants when a customer would use a credit would insist on a phone number. I inquired once as to why, and the clerk said something about if there were a problem they could call me. Made no sense. So I would use the 555-1212 number.
Friends were telling me just yesterday to use the “Jenny” number (867-5309) with the local area code if you’re ever in a foreign supermarket and don’t have a loyalty card — apparently it it’s been registered at all major grocery chains by someone.
Companies here sometimes still ask for a phone number – especially smaller ones.
Comics I Don't Understand 
The cop is trying to put a trace on the ocean which she is hearing in the shell, but it’s right behind him! D’oh!
The cal is coming from inside the beach!
It’s just nonsense. Similarly, I once saw a cartoon where the man holds the seashell up to his ear to “listen to the ocean” but what he hears is “The number you have reached, 555-1212, is not in service at this time. Please check the number and dial again.”
And here is a whole page of “listening to the seashell” cartoons:
https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/l/listening_to_seashell.asp
Would that be this one?
There was a time when some merchants when a customer would use a credit would insist on a phone number. I inquired once as to why, and the clerk said something about if there were a problem they could call me. Made no sense. So I would use the 555-1212 number.
Friends were telling me just yesterday to use the “Jenny” number (867-5309) with the local area code if you’re ever in a foreign supermarket and don’t have a loyalty card — apparently it it’s been registered at all major grocery chains by someone.
Companies here sometimes still ask for a phone number – especially smaller ones.