The_Picard_Maneuver OP Mod , 3 months ago

Oh yeah, it was normal in the US for a while.

In fact, it's used as a plot device in lots of old movies where detectives (or the Terminator) are trying to track someone down.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3c908792-f4d7-40e6-994b-d72c06a3a087.png