Funny views from "the other side", ie MN

Thanks Welbeck for an amusing start to the day. My DH recently bought himself a chainsaw and I happened to mention this to one of our three daughters. I was amused over the next couple of days to hear that each daughter had phoned him and lectured him about safety equipment! I hadn't realised that they had moved on to seeing us as needing supervision!

Got as far as the title with its unnecessary apostrophe and decided against annoying myself anymore!

Welbeck, thanks for that. I haven’t laughed so much for ages.

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

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!!!!

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.

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.

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 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!'

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

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

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.

Haha @ aubergine, Welbeck!

The marmot turned out to be the Marmite.

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 ?

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 ...

this one ExD?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHNEzndgiFI

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!

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.

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

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...?)

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!!

I'm wondering if DD has posted on there!

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

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.

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.