Parents Just Don't Understand

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by Susanna Wolff September 30, 2008

Do your parents not understand technology? Dothey ask you stupid questions? Do they send you absurd text messages?Do they use words like "MyFace," "SpaceBook," or "The World Wide Web?"

If you've got an example of your Parents Just Don't Understanding, submit it here!
And thank God we'll never be as dumb as they are!

Your parents' Hybrid car.

In high school, our vice principal came on the PA system and said "We're testing the PA system, if you cannot hear this message please call the main office."

C B

I had set up a wireless network for my parents and when I was finished, my dad then took the internet cord and plugged it back in the computer. I told him that the cord had to be into the wireless router and he then said he didn't want to use the wireless network right now and just wanted to get back on the internet.
Chris Pohl, Boise State

Last week, I texted my dad to ask him a question. Two days later, I got his reply, "Yes", five times.
Willy Dee, College of Charleston

My boss just called me into his office because he couldn't get a "webpage to download." He was typing the URL into the subject of an e-mail.
Jared Nunes, Belmont University

The phrase "Click on it" doesn't compute with my father.
Mike S.

I have to email my mom at her yahoo account explicit instructions on how to access her facebook account.
Andrew Pennington, University of Houston

My mom prints and files her emails.
Andrew P

There is an older lady in one of my classes and before our first test she asked what the format of the test was. The instructor told her that it was a multiple choice exam on a Scantron. The lady then proceeded to ask if there would be partial credit awarded. Everyone laughed. Except the teacher, who replied, "I don't know. . ."
Andy Denardo, Virginia Tech

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