Screen Reader Mugs

"Once you've read your favorite authors on a little illuminated screen, you can't go back."

"You're going to have to submit to peer review eventually, Bradshaw!"

The Googler

ZOOM 'n' GLOOM.

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

Gen-Next Library

X-ray Psychology.

'Bring out yer books!'

Noreldo, The Mental Marvel, Reads The Mind Of His Cat, Ned:

"Don't even think about it."

'You want a quick read? How about this one: 'Memoirs of an Amnesic'?'

Large print e-book.

"I'm torn, Randy. I don't know what to think." "About what, little buddy?" "Star Trek. The last movie got rave reviews. Critics and audiences loved it. Therefore, I loved it too. But it didn't come anywhere close to earning $1 billion at the box office. And these days, any movie that doesn't earn $1 billion is a complete failure. Therefore, I must hate it. I'm in limbo until the hive mind comes to a consensus." "Except for honey, nothing good ever comes from hives."

'Ever since I started reading the newswpaper online, he's been bringing my computer to me.'

"Honey, are we watching TV or is it watching us?"

'Is there a psychiatrist in the house - the cast is very depressed over opening night reviews!'

Technology and literature

'They might as well sleep all day - all they do is stare at that screen.'

A sign outside a bookstore reads: "Meet the people in the bookstore cafe staring at their laptops 2-4 p.m."

"Oh, it's you, I'm glad I picked up.You wouldn't believe how many annoying telepathicmarketing calls I get."

Nethead strip: Over doing the time spent on the computer

Print Suicide

"Wi-fi....Wi-fi...WI....FI!...."

'Could you just e-mail me your electronic book with signature, please?'

dog reading EKG

Welcome back students.

"This is all I have time for now, dear...the knight slays the dragon and marries the princess. For more detail go to www.fairytale.net."

'An ebook! What are you reading?' 'Against technology: From the Luddites to neo-Luddism.'

"I'm just sitting here collecting vast amounts of metadata. And what are you up to?...Oh, I already know."

"Ever since I started reading the newspaper online, he's been bringing me my laptop."

Seatback in upright position, fasten safety belt, listen closely...prepare to be bombarded with promotional advertising through the rest of the flight!

'You said you wanted to start reading the newspaper online.'

"That's a zombie, alright. But he's the worst kind. He doesn't eat brains, he eats data."

Better Living Through Technology

Kid tries to plug in a book.