How do you get rid of those stubborn tangles?

[benjymous]

There's no point untangling until you get to the source of the problem - make sure you keep your windows and doors locked at night, and put fresh bait in your Cable Tangle Faerie Traps.

[David Wulff]

digital man wrote:

For th ereally stubborn ones you need to role them between thumb and forefinger, pulling as you go

Thanks man, that did the job. I had to chase it all the way to the end, but it worked. As soon as I had finished I figured out the quick way - you just need to twist the whole cable against the direction of the normal cable twist on one side of the tangle, and it disapears! Every time! :doh:

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[David Wulff]

[This is a reply to Thomas, the threading bug is back] That didn't work (though it is resolved now, see my reply to digital man above yours). Admit it; you only said that to get me standing precariously on a swivel chair dangling my severed handset beneath me like a yoyo... :-O ;P

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[Lost User]

:) Good to know that the problem is solved.

David Wulff wrote:

he threading bug is back

I got the email alert though. Atleast something is working right. :)

[Ed Poore]

David Wulff wrote:

My question is: how do I untangle it? It is driving me mad... :-O

Tug-o-war between a co-worker?

[PIEBALDconsult]

Also, "An ounce of prevention..." Never pick up the phone with your writing hand. (My theory, from experience) What happens is you pick up the phone with your writing hand, then decide you need to take notes, transfer the handset to your non-writing hand, and eventually hang up. That's what causes the twist, try it and see. Moving the phone to your non-writing side will help get into the habit.

[David Wulff]

Thanks, a good tip.

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[Member 96]

You do realize they've sold these [^] for many, many, many years now. Pop down to your local radio shack or whatever stored and pick one up. I've never seen a big office that didnt' have these for all the people that use the phone all day. (unless they switched to headsets of course).

[PIEBALDconsult]

Then you're just throwing your money away... to China probably. That's what "they" want you to use, don't you know it has a mind-control chip in it that "they" want you to keep close to your head?

[Christopher Duncan]

I was about to reply, "Well, I shaved my head." Then I actually read the post. Oops. :-D

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[Anna Jayne Metcalfe]

:evil grin:

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[Anish M]

Lift the base of the telephone to let the receiver lie hanging down until it stops rotating

[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Buy a new cord, or go to the store and just exchange it (with or without telling them). :)

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