"Yeah Dad, that's way better than having to send a telegram to order a new divan from the Sears Roebuck Company catalog you were reading in the outhouse!"

"Wha... Again son I was born in the 60s."

"Then they deliver the divan in a big wooden crate with you name painted on the side."

"We had cardboard in the 60s."

"And then grandpa was like '23 Skidoo! I also ordered us one of them new radio contraptions! It's 200lbs and made with asbestos! We can listen to Benny Biggs and the Blue Jays now!'"

"Hey, we... well grandpa got all the asbestos out of the house by the time I was 10. Also that's not a real band."

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[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Looks like his defenses were pretty sharp.

Especially for someone his age...

[–] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

My parents had me pretty young, so they're a bit less far long than a lot of boomer parents.