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[nix.livejournal.com]

So I call this house up today to find out why their modem won't synch. Get a kid about 11 years old on the phone. We decide that yes it would be a good idea that the modem is actually plugged into the phone. Congrats the 11 year old kid can figure things out that his parents can't. Asked the kid to try connecting and he apologized saying he wasn't allowed to use his sisters computer.. *sigh* Smartest kid in the house and he's not even aloud on the PC.

Comments

[avantlegion.livejournal.com]

1. "aloud" != "allowed"
2. That is a very funny tale. :)

[nix.livejournal.com]

doh thanks. I'll correct.

[macdhomhnuill.livejournal.com]

Figures. He's a threat to their ignorance, thus they must keep him away from things that will accentuate their stupidity.

[glennarbor.livejournal.com]

hope for the future.

[oddball42.livejournal.com]

how many of us get calls and when the parents glaze over with trouble shooting/configuration get the "hold on let me get my son/daughter in here" and they turn out to be like 11....

the thing i care about is they simply follow instructions and actually listen....

rather than do their own thing despite what you are telling hem to do....

wheee