Retro Gadget Geek Pillows

Cell phones - 'Do you have a phone that just phones?'

Electronic Abacus

"No wonder you're having back problems. You have an old, heavy mobile device. Have you considered updating?"

"No, it wasn't a sinkhole. Your old TV was so heavy the ground could no longer take the weight."

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

'I'd explain how the TV, VCR, DVD, surround sound home entertainment system works...but I don't know.'

'It's one of these new phones that takes photographs.'

GO AHEAD ... MAKE MY DAY!

"It's a fantastic computer! It's so old that none of today's hackers know how to hack it!"

Early on-line shopping

'This is a letter opener, from the days before faxes and email. I just sold it online after I listed it as a vintage communication device.'

STRIP Hambone: Early diesel run computer

"And this is one of our most poular models..."

'We never had all these labour-saving devices in my young day!'

"It's very sweet of you to visit him. Mr. Mainframe doen't get out much since the desktops came in."

'Sorry, I can't help you, the computer's down again.'

"If I can't use a calculator, may I use my Dad's old slide-rule?"

'As you know, some of us can't keep up with the pace of new technology.'

Old Phones Lasagne

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

"I know we said we'd get you a laptop,but this will have to do until business improves."

'Trevor was the first rep at the office to have a portable computer.'

"Well you said you wanted a simple, cheap solution!" (IT Solutions).

"Thank you for the rewind, Miss Cooper. Now let us fast-forward to that fateful moment in February and hit the pause button."

'I call it 'Myspace'''

"We were looking for a non-hackable, energy efficient data center. Thanks for the file cabinet."

'Father, when are you going to get software for our home computer that will teach me French?'

Old and new technologies

'We've got to upgrade our computer system. Downloading information on this one takes too long.'

'Gentlemen, invent your engines.'

"You're right. I have to come up with a brake of some kind."

'We couldn't give away black-and-white TVs until we started advertising them as having 'non multi-color capability'.'

'When I was told our new computer was going to be state of the art, no one mentioned it was state of the art in 1954.'

The Uses of a Stethoscope

"Goodnight Tommy, sleeptight, watch the millenium bugs don't bite."