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ohheckyeah

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12. LOL...

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 08:07 PM

Aug 2012

not really funny but you might as well laugh, I guess.

I get to go with my 85 year old dad this week to pick out a new printer and then install it for him. Not a problem except he will ask questions that he won't understand the answers to. It's always interesting.

I shouldn't make fun - my parents are both 85 and at least they try. My mom was so proud to have her own Facebook account.

My dad still calls emails "wires" as in he's going to wire someone.

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Can you relate? [View all] ohheckyeah Aug 2012 OP

Yep... Did HD for 10+ years. Glad that's behind me. Glassunion Aug 2012 #1

Some of the comments reminded me a lot ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #2

It had its moments. Glassunion Aug 2012 #3

LOL - ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #8

Having worked on the receiving end of an IT phone, I'm sure these were all taken from real life. RC Aug 2012 #4

bwahahahhaahaaaa!!! Soylent Brice Aug 2012 #5

My conclusion discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #6

I love it when my ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #7

I've found being good at analogies is really helpful when dealing with non geek type people.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #9

A good analogy is like... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #10

Mine usually goes something like: Ok...I'm going to format your drive now and you say there's... BlueJazz Aug 2012 #11

LOL... ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #12

Which is why as a matter of routine I plug in an external drive and copy all docs, etc first hobbit709 Aug 2012 #13

Well...yeah, but you don't understand, I like stabbing myself in the throat. BlueJazz Aug 2012 #14