Are your parents technologically challenged?

[larryhead]

I just got a 2 minute message on my cell phone from my dad. He didn't say anything though, he just breathed a lot into my voicemail for a few minutes and then hung up. Hahah. If I didn't know how technologically challenged he was, I'd be pretty scared I think. Because that is what stalkers and ninjas like to do to their victims. And then they sneak up on them and do things like take sexy pictures and wear women's underwear. I know this because I used to teach a ninja training course for my other job before when I was homeless. Anways, watching my dad try to work the DVD player after supper is always a hoot for the whole family. We like to tell him to push the wrong buttons on the remote and stuff, which we sometimes switch with the stereo remote for extra laughs. "I can't get this fucking cheap piece of shit thing to play, you figure it out! You always buy this fucking cheap Chinese crap!", he will eventually shout, waving his hands in frustration before storming out. My dad is a funny man.


So how are your parents when it comes to technology?

[andikay]

My mom's completely lost when it comes to that sort of thing, but my dad's a big techie nerd. Right now he's teaching classes on how to program in C (I think), and thanks to him I was programming on an Apple when I was seven. That is, if you call writing a fifteen-line program that makes a picture of a unicorn "programming."

Too bad I don't have any USEFUL programming skills. I never did learn anything more complicated than making pictures or goto loops in basic because I was too busy playing My Little Pony.

[larryhead]

Well, if your dad is coding C you're halfway there (that is pretty rad btw).

Mine cannot figure out friggin' voicemail, lol. And the man used to be able to code in Fortran in college. I think one day he just decided to give up on all new technology. Sad, really.

[andikay]

Too bad for your dad. Technology is our friend. For example, if I couldn't divert myself from my stupid job by hanging out on this messageboard all day, I think I'd start stabbing customers.

Luckily, we sell an assortment of knives and swords if I ever feel the need to attack anybody.

Random asshole: "Can you look through the 20,000+ Magic commons in the store and see if you have Crypt Rats? I'm too lazy/stupid/unfocused to look it up."

Me: "No, but I can stab you in the fucking face."