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minus-squareRedFrank24@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·5 months agoI remember when my mum used to say “Don’t bother your dad, he’s on the internet” like it was this big important thing. Not “He’s checking his email”, or anything more specific, the simple act of being on the internet was actually of note.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoAlso, don’t pick up the phone because we only have one line
minus-squarepemptago@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoBack then people might say something like, “I work with computers,” because it actually narrowed things down.
I remember when my mum used to say “Don’t bother your dad, he’s on the internet” like it was this big important thing. Not “He’s checking his email”, or anything more specific, the simple act of being on the internet was actually of note.
Also, don’t pick up the phone because we only have one line
Back then people might say something like, “I work with computers,” because it actually narrowed things down.