“We used to have a life – chatting face-to-face, watching expressions before responding and displaying etiquette in easy, understandable ways,” Uncle Arthur is going nostalgic again.
“I’m younger than you are, Arthur,” interjected Aunt Esther, “ and I remember the sounds when you disconnected the phone in anger or disgust and even the wooden pen you used as a dialler.”
“Is this a birthday party or a mourning party for days gone by?” their granddaughter Eileen is losing patience.
“Wait till the cake arrives, and you will have something to post on your social media handles, other than eating it, of course.”
The red velvet cake was shaped like an old telephone with a dialler.
“Well, I’ll have a smartphone cake for my birthday,” said Eileen with a sneer.
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Some of those older ways may have been better, time will tell.
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Cycles do support what you say.
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As long as it’s sweet and frosted, cake saves the day, yah?
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You bet 😋
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Yum, red velvet cake is one of my favorites! The old vs. young technology tension is so relatable.
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Thank you 🙂
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Oh dear, an ancient phone… what a shame they’ve gone. Never mind, I’ll have some cake too!
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Enjoy 🙂
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As long as the cake tastes good, it may not matter what shape it is in: a rotary dial phone or a smart phone.
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To the point 😋 Thank you, Frank!
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That young girl will be on the receiving end of that attitude herself in a few years!
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Cycles repeat, if people don’t learn and adapt.
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Absolutely!
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Aww. I recall that one of my old friends did have the old rotary phone. I still kind of miss the fun we used to have with number wheel. The true joy was the wheel rotating and stopping with click. 😄
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Kids’ toys have also changed after that 🙂
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Yes they did.
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Granted every generation speaks of the change from the past to the present, but we surely are one (generation) to see such fundamental changes in the world and life… (maybe the Guttenberg printing generation could lay claim to the honors… or, the ‘Look! This bone is a weapon* generation’.
*borrowed the visual from the opening scenes of the Kubrick movie ‘2001’.
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We have surpassed movies and Orwellian literature. Thanks, Clark!
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Younger people don’t realise it was modern technology, we could talk to anyone across the world.
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True that. Only the instruments have changed.
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💯
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Haha! Typical youngsters
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This generation is the same everywhere 🙂
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Yup no doubt 😅
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A story touching reality.
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Our generation can relate to it 🙂
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So true.
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