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Oct 13, 2021 14:57:19   #
badbobby Loc: Humble Texas
 
another from BadFisherman

I am probably only one of many on the the Stage who consider themselves 'technology-challenged', so I will repost this written to a local publication.....


I thought about the 30 year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a Blackberry that played music, took videos, pictures and communicated with Facebook and Twitter.

I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my 7 kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great-grandkids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix.

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue Tooth (it's red) phone I am supposed to see when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife as everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. Seems I have to take my hearing aid out to use it and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating".

When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves, but this sudden "paper or plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "paper or plastic?", I just say, "Doesn't matter to me...I am bisacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look.

I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, "No, but I do toot a lot."



I spose BF is good for something
he can come up with some funny posts(once in a great while)
now if he would only pay me them IOUs

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Oct 13, 2021 18:07:08   #
Mr.Wood-E Loc: Franklin, LA
 
This needs to be in the attic. I can't even bring myself to care about someone I don't know. I've tried and TRIED! I've got grandkids just like this guy. It comes to a point in someone's life when they need to quit bragging and just be the person they are. For God's sake. Shut it down.

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Oct 13, 2021 20:29:20   #
Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania
 
BB. I think we went to the same school. I don’t like any of that stuff either. lol

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Oct 13, 2021 22:36:05   #
Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅
 
badbobby wrote:
another from BadFisherman

I am probably only one of many on the the Stage who consider themselves 'technology-challenged', so I will repost this written to a local publication.....


I thought about the 30 year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a Blackberry that played music, took videos, pictures and communicated with Facebook and Twitter.

I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my 7 kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great-grandkids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix.

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue Tooth (it's red) phone I am supposed to see when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife as everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. Seems I have to take my hearing aid out to use it and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating".

When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves, but this sudden "paper or plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "paper or plastic?", I just say, "Doesn't matter to me...I am bisacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look.

I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, "No, but I do toot a lot."



I spose BF is good for something
he can come up with some funny posts(once in a great while)
now if he would only pay me them IOUs
another from BadFisherman br br I am probably onl... (show quote)


HAHA good luck 😎😎😎

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Oct 14, 2021 13:12:34   #
badbobby Loc: Humble Texas
 
Mr.Wood-E wrote:
This needs to be in the attic. I can't even bring myself to care about someone I don't know. I've tried and TRIED! I've got grandkids just like this guy. It comes to a point in someone's life when they need to quit bragging and just be the person they are. For God's sake. Shut it down.


excuse me Mr Wood
you only go to the Attic for profanity
politicks
or dissing another Stager
and for a few other things
on second thought
mayhaps this post is one of them

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Oct 14, 2021 22:05:58   #
Dakoda Loc: Cle Elum, WA
 
Personally I thought it quite humorous.

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Oct 14, 2021 23:33:27   #
Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct
 
badbobby wrote:
excuse me Mr Wood
you only go to the Attic for profanity
politicks
or dissing another Stager
and for a few other things
on second thought
mayhaps this post is one of them


Why’s Mr.Wood-e so “hard on” you?
It was funny. When I don’t listen to my GPS a hand comes out of the steering wheel and slaps me down.

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Oct 15, 2021 00:13:44   #
Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅
 
Mauwehu wrote:
Why’s Mr.Wood-e so “hard on” you?
It was funny. When I don’t listen to my GPS a hand comes out of the steering wheel and slaps me down.


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Oct 15, 2021 11:03:45   #
smitty Loc: maine
 
bf funny 2

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Oct 15, 2021 17:32:01   #
badbobby Loc: Humble Texas
 
Mauwehu wrote:
Why’s Mr.Wood-e so “hard on” you?
It was funny. When I don’t listen to my GPS a hand comes out of the steering wheel and slaps me down.


thats only cause your name is 'Mauwehu'

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Oct 15, 2021 17:59:55   #
Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct
 
badbobby wrote:
thats only cause your name is 'Mauwehu'


Ah— payback. Just checking to see if you’re still out there. LOL

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Oct 15, 2021 21:06:35   #
Jarheadfishnfool Loc: Woodlake/Tulare ,Ca.
 
Mr.Wood-E wrote:
This needs to be in the attic. I can't even bring myself to care about someone I don't know. I've tried and TRIED! I've got grandkids just like this guy. It comes to a point in someone's life when they need to quit bragging and just be the person they are. For God's sake. Shut it down.


This is Chit-chat wood,,you do have the power to not read it or not reply,,,,,

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Oct 17, 2021 13:28:00   #
Mr.Wood-E Loc: Franklin, LA
 
Jarheadfishnfool wrote:
This is Chit-chat wood,,you do have the power to not read it or not reply,,,,,


It was sarcasm. And in my infinite wisdom, I forget that sarcasm is extremely hard to pick up through a message. My apologies to all. I'm so smart sometimes I stupify myself.

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Oct 17, 2021 13:57:12   #
Jarheadfishnfool Loc: Woodlake/Tulare ,Ca.
 
Mr.Wood-E wrote:
It was sarcasm. And in my infinite wisdom, I forget that sarcasm is extremely hard to pick up through a message. My apologies to all. I'm so smart sometimes I stupify myself.


No worries,, 👍👍

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Oct 17, 2021 14:19:49   #
Mr.Wood-E Loc: Franklin, LA
 
Jarheadfishnfool wrote:
No worries,, 👍👍


Thank you kindly for understanding. I'll member(remember) next time. Sometimes I'm so smart I outsmart myself.

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