I'm so old I Remember when:

[BigBlueHen53]

I always unplugged tbe handset and got it untangled in very short order! (I'm impatient I guess.)

 

[R2elk]

I always unplugged tbe handset and got it untangled in very short order! (I'm impatient I guess.)

I would let the handset dangle and spin itself back to normal.

 

[RoyalChick]

It could be something from Star Trek, I like the way you think! But it's just a label maker. You turned the disk to select which letter you wanted and squeezed the handle.

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Still got mine. It works great. But painters tape and a Sharpie are quicker to use.

 

[RoyalChick]

I would let the handset dangle and spin itself back to normal.

Me too. Didn’t know there was another way!

 

[MROO]

Is this something from Star Trek?

Okay crew, labelers on stun!

 

[MotherofOrpies]

It wasn’t the telephone cord, but the cord leading from the phone to the wall socket, 10m, try hanging that