My Dad is Old

[BottlesOf]

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Hey!...Hey, Chris? Have you done this google? It's SO good.

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[daryn]

ha... my dad hardly knows what a computer is.

[pshreck]

I can't imagine how advanced things will be when we are 50, and can't understand anything about it.

[jakethebake]

Mine literally uses his computer as a doorstop. He bought it four years ago and it's still in the box. He tells everyone he's on the "Information dirtroad".

[TylerD]

So its not just my dad that makes bad jokes then.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

My dad knows how to turn the computer on and get to minesweeper (because I put an icon on the desktop for him) and that's it. That's all he cares to know.

[IggyWH]

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My dad knows how to turn the computer on and get to minesweeper (because I put an icon on the desktop for him) and that's it. That's all he cares to know.

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LOL... glad I'm not alone. My dad sells baseball cards on ebay all the time. He wouldn't be able though if I didn't create like 15 desktop shortcuts for him to work everything and written step-by-step instructions. He still calls me pretty much everyday with some stupid question.

On a related story, about 3 years ago I blew out the power unit on my old computer. I went to CompUSA, bought a new one and then my computer worked fine. It was only $40 but while in college that's big money so he went along and bought it for me. Now he thinks he's a computer tech specialist. He's retired and goes to a local Panera Bread for breakfast every morning with a bunch of other old farts, The one guy told me dad his computer won't turn on so my dad is going to go with him and buy a new power source today. Not only did I laugh when my father told me this because who knows if the problem is a power source or not, but I get a great mental image of them trying to install the thing.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

The best part is that he plays minesweeper every day for about an hour when he gets out of bed. When my wife and I go visit, the first thing she does is sit down, break his records, and then quit playing - it takes about 3 or 4 games. He's pissed.

[bdk3clash]

What's "Google"?

[Wake up CALL]

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I can't imagine how advanced things will be when we are 50, and can't understand anything about it.

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Very funny, I'm in my 50's and don't have too much trouble with them. In fact they make me a tidy living.