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Computer Networking and Telecommunications Research

Buzby_posters

Buzby Posters

   
Buzby_Make_somone_happy_with_a_phone_call_poster

Buzby poster – Make someone happy . . .

This very large poster shows Buzby, wings out stretched, balanced on a telephone wire. The poster carries the slogan Make someone happy with a phone call.

   
Buzby_Its_the_next_best_thing_to_being_there_poster

Buzby Poster – It's the next best thing . .

This poster measures 30 cm x 45 cm and shows Buzby reclined on a telephone wire making a phone call. The main slogan says It's the next best thing to being there implying that when you can't visit someone in person then a phone call is a good substitute. Below Buzby is the familiar Make someone happy with a phone call slogan.

   
Buzby_Absence_makes_a_voice_grow_fonder_poster

Buzby poster – Absence makes the voice . . .

This poster shows Buzby reclined against a telegraph pole making a phone call to someone he loves; hearts can be seen coming out of the telephone. It reads Absence makes the voice grow fonder and is a clear reference for us to keep in touch with loved ones. The familiar Make someone happy with a phone call slogan runs along the bottom of the poster.

   
Buzby_Give_them_the_gift_of_the_gab_poster

Buzby poster – Give them the gift . . .

This poster features Buzby wearing a Santa Claus outfit and clearly having come from a party. The slogan is Give them the gift of the gab and is clearly intended to encourage people to make telephone calls at Christmas. The familiar Make someone happy with a phone call slogan runs along the bottom of the poster.

   
Buzby_Welsh_poster

Buzby poster – Welsh

This poster is in Welsh and features Buzby’s Mother answering the phone and saying Buzby who? This poster therefore encourages us to keep in touch with our mothers and phone them frequently so that they don’t forget who we are!

   
Large_round_Buzby_sticker

Large Buzby Round Sticker

This large (30cm diameter) Buzby circular sticker features Buzby reclined on a telephone line making a phone call with the standard slogan, Make someone happy.