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When you didn’t have newspaper, pages from the phonebook would work, too.
I don’t think they make those anymore either.
See? This is why my windows haven't been clean in decades.
They do, but the white pages are nearly nonexistent now that almost everyone has a cell instead of a landline.
I haven't lived in the US for 4 years now, but when I did, we had phone books dropped on our front porch every six months. I'd see one, pick it up, carry it through the house, and deposit it directly in the recycling bin.