Digital-native Dreamers Gifts

"I didn't say my prayers, but I e-mailed God earlier."

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

"This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I told you to go outside and play."

"Actually, she's just a figurehead boss. Our real CEO is an algorithm floating around somewhere in the cloud!"

"Let me just check my email, my texts, my missed calls, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, my credit score, my horoscope, the results of this latest personality test, the S. & P., the Dow, the news, this article about cute dogs, and the weather, and then we can go."

"Couldn't you have just laughed instead of spelling 'LOL' in your alphabet soup?"

"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."

"I imagined the Library of Congress would be much bigger."

Olivia just hacked into the boy scouts' site and sold them 30,000 boxes of cookies.

This is a 'text book' it's a bit like a website but printed on paper.

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

"By the way, the failing grades you'll be seeing-they won't be virtual."

"...and before you embark upon life's journey, could one of you help me with my laptop?"

Wifi in Hell

#Whyneighborsdon'tknowtheirneighbors

'Charlotte's Website' ('The children's book classic rewritten for the electronic era!')

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

'Calling Tech Support does NOT count as one of my wishes!'

"He loves his computer but it's a love that's not returned."

"Aah! Bless! Look at him on his I-pad!"

Gramophone dreams of mp3 player.

Bird Tweet.

"I can't find my other boot. I need to be rebooted."

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

"Listen to this: 'Technology reduces the time we spend on a given task, but increases the number of tasks we're expected to do.' Sounds like a no-win situation to me!"

Digital Fomo!

'You don't have to worry about my future any more- I just downloaded an entire college education.'

"And to my nephew, Todd, I leave my 27 Twitter followers."

"It's so cute when the boss brings his son to work and pretends to let him help out!"

'The school computers are six months old. How can I be expected to be competitive in the job market if I'm trained on obsolete equipment?'

"Lazy? I've been social-networking my ass off."

Geek fairies

'Good night, Dear. Text me if you need anything.'

A child sitting on a swing - while playing with a hand-held electronic device or phone

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