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SAME! Really did...early 1970's made an ash tray for my parents in shop.
When I was in late elementary school my job when my parents' threw parties was to put out the ash trays next to every chair/couch, and set out the martini glasses, tooth picks, and the jar of olives.
Those were the (not so healthy) days. 
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What no bowl for the keys and condoms?
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Good old RJ11/12
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Don't forget the RJ9/RJ10/RJ22 handset jack the smaller sibling. Funny how one standard can have 3 names:
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So true, iirc, the main difference between RJ11 and RJ12 is the latter can have up to six wires, and can have an optional extra key. Not sure why the optional extra key was a thing tho, as the plug/socket is keyed by default.
I’ll be honest and say I don’t recall the difference between the other standards as I’ve only ever used RJ11/12 and RJ45.
Most of the residential telephone handsets here in Aus just used this weird “600” series plug and socket forced on us by Telecom and later Telstra.
By the late 90’s it was pretty common to just have RJ11 wall plates and for older houses we would use RJ11 adaptors.
That’s a ripper, but I’m pretty sure I posted that one ages ago. 
If I recall correctly, it’s actually from a Russian hospital! 
I used to install Digital Equipment hardware also and they used a modification of the modular jacks with a offset key to prevent you from connecting a terminal connection to a phone connection. High voltage from a analog ring signal would kill RS232 drivers:
Here is how we made Cross over cables we just flipped MMJ over and instant cross over:
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Oh that makes total sense! I always wondered what the optional key feature was for.
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Looks like someone really hated their job. I would have been fired if I left a closet looking like that.
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Same, but my ASD/ADHD would have never let me do it in the first place!
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So do your kids make spindle's for you guys to roll up your surplus cabling...?
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What surplus? lol
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Ok, maybe cable management accessories...?
