It is from a 70s children's tv series called Catweasel. The eponymous character is a wizard who is surprised by 'modern' technology like the electric light bulb "sun in a bottle" and the telephone "telling bone"
by DeepSpin March 29, 2016
TELEPHONE.
Self explanatory.
I believe this is a mainly Aussie expression in rhyming slang, but may be used within the sound of the bell (cockney-ism).
Self explanatory.
I believe this is a mainly Aussie expression in rhyming slang, but may be used within the sound of the bell (cockney-ism).
"Get him on the tellingbone".
by Dave Sheedy September 2, 2006