Triple Five

The lines for the stations were ringing. Call-ins were common in Fuschio. The most-used call-in code was 555. Channel Seven used it. ACTV used it. PO79 used it. In general, many- if not all- television stations used the 555.

It was an early Tuesday morning and SETal Two was getting a call-in at their studio. A young American boy by the name of Eddward was calling in to see what the mayor of Menilo was doing to help the poor, deprived residents in need. Mike, a Miami graduate decided to answer the question.

Mike replied "Well, Eddward, Mayor Tisikal is ensuring the town is well by giving the children a proper education, feeding the needy and helping those who need it. Thank you, Eddward for calling in to SETal Two."

Meanwhile in Peach Creek, Eddward had finished his call.

Eddy shouted "About time, Sockhead! Did you call in to that dumb moron already?"

Eddward calmly replied "Yes, Eddy. I had spoken to Michael who told me that the mayor of Menilo had been very generous to the residents residing inside the small community." only to see that Eddy had fallen asleep.

The next day, a male named Ed called-in to Channel Eighteen at exactly 2:45 pm. Carmela, a Italian-born businesswoman turned children's disc jockey attempted to answer Ed's unusual question but sadly failed to.

Double D said "Oh, Eddy, I heard that ACTV is still giving out free tickets for the All-Star Finals in Los Angeles. Are you sure you don't want to call-in? They're also giving out a large sum of money to the person who calls in successfully…"

Eddy's eyes had dollar signs on them and replied "Did you say free money? Give me! Give me! Give me!"

On Thursday afternoon, ACTV received a call from Eddy who was caller 1,263. Rohit answered.

Rohit said "Congratulations, Eddy! You have won free tickets to the All-Star Finals and have won 100,000! How do you feel?"

Eddy grinned and replied "I feel like a million bucks!"

Rohit smiled cheaply and said "Well, good for you, Eddy."

When Mike, Carmela and Rohit returned to the apartment they shared together, they were in a shock.

All of their three callers had the same name, called into the same stations on the same week and were looking for the same thing: the 555.

That was the story of the Triple Five.