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In the US, whatever was interpreting the pulse dialling was very lenient; some people tried to create "incoming-only" phones by locking a metal plate over the rotary dial, but other people would make outgoing call pulses manually via hook flash.

[jgrahamc]

From personal experience: in the UK also.

[b112]

Same in Canada. Did this as a kid all the time, just because.