Funny views from "the other side", ie MN

Welbeck I'm surprised we can find our own way home according to this thread.

Seems kind enough and yes, made me smile, some the comments fit Mr C for sure, he has our lot in stitches. I also learned something about the aubergine emoji I didn't know before. . Now wondering if I've ever used it. .

Oh dear. I love the one where mum had managed to set the confetti effect for her phone. Then sent a text to say a friend had passed away after a long illness, which sad news was accompanied by a shower of confetti.

Made me laugh too ???

I couldn’t get hold of my SIL .
I said I thought she had a mobile phone now .
Oh yes she said but I didn’t have it with me. I was going out.

And I did not know that about the aubergine. I'm pretty certain I've never used it, hope so anyway!

I'm wondering if DD has posted on there!

I laughed at the confetti too but otherwise what a patronising lot they are Bless! indeed.
I looked carefully at the usernames to check DD wasn't hiding there.
My 95yr old parents-in-law use WhatsApp every day to phone us. Sure they can no longer text but they email and their spelling is a darned sight better that some of those MUMS!!

This made me laugh so much, I nearly had an asthma attack. My coughing work up Missy (our 16 year old cat), who is now pestering me for her supper!
(Missy, it too early...?)

Just a bit condescending ???

I wish I could find it but there's a clip of two teenagers trying to work out how to use an old dial telephone. They just couldn't grasp that they had to take the handset off the cradle and actually turn the dial.

They're not as clever as they think.
Some very funny texts all the same

It’s not just the ‘old folk‘! My dd sent me a message to say she was sad because her favourite plate broke when a marmot fell out of her cupboard.

They can crow all they like but as I tell my daughter ‘I taught you how to use cutlery, tie your shoelaces, hospital corners, and all sorts of useful stuff!

this one ExD?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHNEzndgiFI

SueDonim

It’s not just the ‘old folk‘! My dd sent me a message to say she was sad because her favourite plate broke when a marmot fell out of her cupboard.

! is she running a menagerie !
and no, that's not a typo for menage a trois .
lucky it wasn't an aubergine that fell out ...

I’ve just run aubergine ? past DD and she thought everyone knew that. In addition there is ? which apparently signifies “small penis”. Can’t imagine when I’ll use that piece of new knowledge ?

Haha @ aubergine, Welbeck!

The marmot turned out to be the Marmite.

Oh goodness, I haven't laughed that much for a while, thanks for posting the link. I was literally snorting with laughter. It did me good. I must have a strange sense of humour.

I am pretty good re technology, but know my son would agree with some of the comments.

Also I remember often getting random calls from my Dad on his mobile, as I was top of the contacts. He had no idea he'd called me.

I will steer clear of aubergine and peach emojis.... who knew?

It's a different world, I had no idea about the aubergine thing either

I showed my daughter a little emoji of a bee hive with several bees flying around it. I have a friend, an elderly vicar who is a bee keeper. I told my daughter it would be nice to use the emoji to end a message to him. My daughter's response was, 'mum it's not a bee hive, it's a pile of poo with flies hovering!'

My DD and DS’s send me veggie and fruit emojis for their farm shop list, aubergines feature in all as they are a family favourite as are peaches in season ????

i seem to remember reading of a court case that featured lots of messaging.
the judge was puzzled by the frequent appearance of vegetables among very racy comments, so asked about the significance of the aubergine emoji.
it was like a modern-day, what are these beetles ?, moment.

Seacliff, glad you enjoyed them, as did i. needed a laugh.
i loved the story about repeatedly phoning her daughter using the tv remote control; i can imagine doing that.
i get annoyed by radio adverts that feature a ding-dong doorbell.
i get a kind of pavlovian stress reaction every time.

Reminds me of the story of some young folks sneering about how could we have lived without all today's wonderful technology.The old man pointed out that sure enough we didn't have such marvels-
So we invented them!!!!

Well you live & learn. I had to Google the aubergine emoji and will now make sure I avoid it and the teardrop and mouth emojis on the same page. I blame my naivety on my convent education