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Some Brits Not Ready To Say 'Ta-Ra' To Iconic Telephone Box

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Though most people rely on cellphones, not pay phones these days, the telephone boxes aren't obsolete. During an art exhibit in summer 2012, artist Benjamin Shine transformed one into a work called <em>Box Lounger,</em> on display here in Central St. Giles in London. (Dave Catchpole/Flickr)
Though most people rely on cellphones, not pay phones these days, the telephone boxes aren't obsolete. During an art exhibit in summer 2012, artist Benjamin Shine transformed one into a work called Box Lounger, on display here in Central St. Giles in London. (Dave Catchpole/Flickr)

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