Tech-savvy People-watchers Gifts

'You may hang up if you want. I just don't want to eat alone in public without a cell phone in my hand.'

e-shoes

'There's nothing on.'

"I brought back important data on that blue planet called Earth."

Weird things I do because of the internet

'I'd like two pizzas, one with cheese and pepperoni and the other with cheese and sausage. One more thing, do you deliver?'

Your Work/Life Balance Is Off. Shall I Auto-Correct?

Relaxing in the Sun

'...honestly I just feel like we don't communicate like we used to!'

'When I took this job, I had no idea how much it would cut into my quality, family texting time.'

"Dad's got a promotion. How can now mute middle management."

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

Mr Jones is not seeing anyone in person. Do you have a webcam?

"Shankar, I needed someone to dot the 'I's' and cross the 'T's' but that was before there was ChatGPT."

Early Learning Today

Back in my day, we were drawn with ink on paper, not on some fancy digital pad, but at least we knew we existed.

Happiness is spending late summer afternoon on a buying binge at the iPhone app store.

The Re-Opening of Schools

"Tommy? Hi, this is daddy. How's my big boy? Sweetie, daddy needs your help."

'And the wicked stepmother looked into her smartphone and said, "Selfie, selfie in my face, who's the fairest in this place?"

Aladdin conjures up a virtual genie.

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

A baseball player is too busy checking his smartphone to catch a ball.

'Can't we handle this through more impersonal channels like text messaging?'

"These are X-Rays of your operation, and this is a selfie I took with your gall bladder."

'...till death, or a really huge argument over ringtones, do you part.'

So, if you don't get this mail because I wrote the wrong address again, please reply to me a.s.a.p. Best, Bob

'I think the computer has a crush on me. It asked me to remain after class.'

"We've got the same ringtone!" (Two guys opening ring pull drinks cans).

CCTV in church.

"These targeted ads are getting out of hand."

"What makes you question our motives for coming here?"

"Does the ark have wifi?"

E-waste - 'Well there's another hour gone on email.'

'Uh, yeah, the picture resolution is great.'