Give some Gen X ers a telegraph key... *
by 88_92wsnd (2019-01-10 22:04:17)

In reply to: Teens baffled by how to use a rotary phone  posted by otters92


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Ask sprack if he can use a mortar and pestle *
by 84david  (2019-01-11 18:31:02)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


I use them all the time
by ewillND  (2019-01-12 15:02:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And sprack is older than me, though probably not by much.


Have them use a slide rule after that.
by daviehamsufferer97  (2019-01-11 12:14:33)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

While we're worrying about people being able to use obsolete tools.


Most Boomers can't even use an abacus *
by rumrunner  (2019-01-11 11:25:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


My grandparents couldn't read runes.
by starburns  (2019-01-11 14:48:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And they called themselves Irish.


Sprack invented the abacus. *
by voidoid  (2019-01-11 13:13:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Not true
by Cheg80  (2019-01-11 13:18:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I was the junior engineer on the abacus project, and sprack was never at the meetings.