Telephone pole

[Towse]

re: and another one stating that in the event of an emergency, "a
telephone pole will be
conducted".

On 5/17/07, Sarah Lang <slang at uchicago.edu> wrote:
> I think he meant "telephone tree" and grabbed "pole" in a sort of
> lovely, almost aphasic accident (once can hope anyway). That is very
> odd.

I assumed the By-Laws meant to read "telephone poll."

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