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"You created a robot to do your homework for you? Apparently, laziness is the mother of invention."

"No Timmy, I don't think your pencil has system requirments or upgrades you can download from the internet."

"No, there was no 'Buy One, Get One Free.' You're twins."

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ACME INDUSTRIES NEW PRODUCTS DIVISION, 'The best part is, it can repossess itself!'

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

"My online account predicts the things I should own, then buys them with my credit card. It�s very convenient, but I do now need to move to a larger house."

I have an idea - Let's sit around the campfire and watch scary movies on our iPads!

"I have an imaginary friend called Fred, and my dad has one called Alexa."

You're telling me not to choose sides between Google and Apple. Precisely. Computer Villa. Stay neutral. Continue to support both companies. Emotionally. Right. By buying as much as you can from both companies. Doesn't that only benefit you? Heretic. Absolve yourself by upgrading your phone! Computer Villa.

Dawing your Cellphone

Nerd tryouts.

Mouse in a hamster wheel.

'Don't leave baby alone with this really cool tiny phone. It's a choking hazard.'

'Hey...remember T.V.?

Bicycle sat nav.

"I got a swiss army hook!"

'In my time, we didn't talk to a blackberry. We just ate the damn things!'

"Careful. That house has a taser."

'This computer has a fast modem, the latest Pentium, increased RAM, a huge hard drive and broadband connections. Only one problem...slow pointer fingers.'

'E-books?'

'Mom! This high resolution screen makes it seem like you're really outdoors!'

"This new phone app for opening the beer is great, Bruce!"

A Quiet Rebuke.

"The smart toaster is down, and it took our wifi, security cameras, and entertainment systems with it."

'Ray's as excited as...well...as excited as a guy who just bought a snowblower on the eve of a storm.'

'Thanks for the book, dad. Now I can reach my computer!'

"I had an Android, then I switched to an iPhone. Then I went back to an Android, then I switched back to the iPhone. . ."

'I love this street...it's so real man...'

'When I said that I needed a new mouse...'

"Thanks—I got it off Amazon."

'And I want that end table for $40...' When bargain hunters crack.

'My new cellphone has a 'self-help' program...'