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[wingpup]

That's certainly how my Mom sees it!

[pogo]

That's how I see it if I don't have my glasses handy.

[Christine]

Roz in hilarious. I make DVDs. Several players given as gifts and several years later my mom still cannot figure out how to PLAY them!

[Texgal]

What's a picture of my remote doing in Dave's blog?

[Texgal]

Christine, you're supposed to play them?

[Elon Weintraub]

I don't get it.

[random thunking]

I can relate to the bit about the TV speaking spanish. The cheapo external speakers on my laptop are always mamking noise, even when unplugged. They have mysteriously picked up a religious station and constantly remind me that: 1) I am a sinner, and B) I should start repenting immediately if not sooner. At least I think its a local station. Mebbe I should try selling them on Ebay.

[Punkin]

LOL!! Just two days ago MY Mom handed my 6 yr old the remote and asked her to turn the TV on.

[ellie]

My 12 year old has to help me figure out the thingy things on my cell phone.

[Texgal]

Cell phones have thingy things? Who knew?

[Wench Lizzy]

I think my grandma is still looking for the "off the annoyingly evil grandchild" button.

[ellie]

Texgal, it has doo dads too! I can't make it work, but it certainly is cool.

[Kathybear]

I had a cell phone like that and returned it because I thought it was broken. When I got the replacement, I looked at it closer and saw it wasn't broken, I was just... Well, um, frustrated....

[snif]

Better hurry, the geezer bus is gettin' full...and I'm at the wheel.

[Texgal]

SNORK @ snif. I'll drive the second lap.

[Texgal]

ellie, cell phones are supposed to work?????

[daisymae]

LMAO! My son had to show me how to use our remote (he's 28) so grandma has my sympathy.

15 years ago, when we first got PCs in my real estate office, I walked into the office, and an agent was holding the mouse in both hands, pointing it at the monitor, repeatedly pressing the button. I laughed so hard I couldn't stand up.

Now I am that agent.

[NotSoShyJan]

I got my 16 year old nephew to teach me how to text message last weekend. *runs for the bus*

[Eileen]

What's a cell phone? (Honestly, I'm behind the driver in the geezer bus... I don't even own a cell phone!)

[slyeyes]

One day when my dad was over, I found him staring glumly at my remote. He threw it down in disgust, sighed and said longingly. "I remember when watching TV was the easiest think a body could do."

[Annie Where-but-here]

I have an amp that picks up taxi radio transmissions, but random, you got me beat there. Or you're eternally doomed. Or both.

[slyeyes]

Bet you thought that was a typo up there^. Nope, my dad says "Think" instead of "Thing".

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

[Doc Rick]

One of the great myths that those of us who have worked in broadcast television have hoisted upon us is that we know how to work with every TV/VCR/DVD/CD player ever invented. Honest to God I barely know how to turn on the damned microwave oven much less what button to hit on the DVD remote to pause the movie. Now if you want to know how to insert a promo into a baseball game break to stretch for time I'm your guy.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Doc - sure hope you got 'War & Peace' cued up for your 'Stros' season.

[Merri Lee]

Hahaha,
I can't count the number of times my mother has called me asking how to use the DVD player.

Mom, is the DVD player ON? Is there a DVD in it? Is the TV on? Ahhh, good times.

[Kristie]

"We had to glue most of the buttons on our Grandparents remote, now they only have on, off, volume, and channels...it cut down on the twice a day technical service calls."

Major Snork!

My grandmother only uses those buttons too because if she had to use more, my uncle would have to move in...

[Steve Haller]

When the last of my three Betamaxes goes bad, I'm screwed...

[Guin]

Roz Chast is great. I snorked when I saw this in last week's New Yorker.