20 things my children won’t understand
2007-06-13 | Filed under Uncategorized |
1. The opening line of Neuromancer.
2. Please be kind—rewind.
3. AIDS as an imminent death sentence.
4. That Daleks were never meant to fly.
5. The physicality of pulling the lever to vote.
6. Fan-subbed anime.
7. Dinosaurs as cold-blooded reptiles.
8. Dittos.
9. Green-on-black computer monitors.
10. Landlines.
11. Rabbit ear antennas.
12. CB radio.
13. Tape as a storage medium.
14. A and B drives.
15. Enzyme tablets for cleaning contacts.
16. Relying solely on dog tags rather than microchipping.
17. That the Rule of Odds and Evens was once a reasonable predictor of the quality of a Star Trek movie.
18. Cheap gasoline.
19. Why manual transmission is referred to as “standard.”
20. That anyone ever thought Mr. Snuffleupagus was imaginary.
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Well, actually, rabbit ears are making a comeback. The new ones pick up high def better than analog.
For those who don’t want to shell for cable or satellite.
Huh. I know a couple people who use rabbit ears because they watch almost no TV, but I suspect when their current televisions die they won’t bother to replace them, and will instead rely entirely on their computers.
Am I a geek because I actually know the first line of NEUROMANCER?
It’s certainly an indicator.
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