Vintage Electronics Gifts

Mom's Electronics

"It appears to be some sort of ancient texting device."

Man rummaging through a TV set throwing out bits of paper

"I should take all our old computers, gadgets and phones out of the attic. The ceiling can no longer take the weight."

Man hitting a TV and going out of focus himself.

'It's O.K. Charlie - you can relax. The T.V. repairman said, 'it can be fixed!''

'We now pause for technical difficulties....'

'The following program is best viewed on a large flat screen LED HDTV with Dolby rather than the old junk box you're watching.'

'You won't find a better system for under $20.'

Ellis K., Appliance Faith Healer

"I'm sure it was a great TV 40 years ago, but adding the latest technology to it will still be a challenge."

"Vinyl's making a comeback, Dad. Can you show me how to plug this in?"

"Sally, there's a reason the picture won't work; it's a radio."

"I miss the old days, when everything was attached with wires."

Even in ancient times people used primitive technology to solve their problems.

'You're in luck, Sir. . . we found the only television in the shop that won't show sports!'

Midlife Crises of Appliances.

"This Is A Test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This Is Only A Test Right?"

"It's all state of the art, except for him."

'I was 'Sweatin' To The Oldies', and I flipped over on my back!'

Please adjust your set.

'And this was my first I-Phone.'

Early Pioneers (TVs,speakers,headphones,etc)

"Admit it, you're going to have to upgrade"

'It's your husband, Ma'am -- He was injured in a beeper explosion.'

'That's it Ma'am: Your VCR is set and programmed... You don't need to be an Alpha Male to work it out...'

"Can't fix the WiFi? How times flies! Seems only yesterday you couldn't program the VCR!"

'Howzat,madam? As good as new now and Parky looking ten years younger!'

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

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

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

Newfangled contraceptions phobia: 'David, David, we're sinking! Our water bed has sprung a leak!'

"Go ahead and laugh, but this baby hasn't crashed since 1961."

The Final Chapter.

The Uses of a Stethoscope