Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for July 14, 2023

tell me about it

I TOTALLY forgot about that game until after I read this comic.

I remember that game. Then again, I used to play Infocom text adventures.

In the early 1970s, I was assigned to Southern California. My wife and I (who both grew up in Brooklyn) tried to teach the kids how to play stickball. Their first question, when they saw the equipment, was “where do you plug it in?”

It was a simpler time: discarded pieces of clothes lines kept groups of girls of all ages busy with a social and aerobic activity. A mop handle and rubber ball kept a gang of boys running around all day. We also had other “games” that kept us running and moving or bouncing or chasing a ball.

No adult supervision required. No uniforms required. No special equipment required. No having the parents drive you to practice required. No WiFi required.

Mumblety-peg…..in the country.

My problem with social media is all the anti-social stuff. Any thing that starts off with “You know what I hate?” or “Do you know what’s wrong with…” is drama I just don’t need.

Yes, there was, Aunty.

Remember “Second Life”? (it’s still going, actually) I was very surprised when the University I worked for incorporated it into their curriculum…

Farmville and Castle Age seemed to be the reasons people used Facebook before they started showing us what they were eating.

No Aunty, it was and still is people like you that are the most annoying thing on social media.

You mean when Facebook was actually a fun way to interact with your friends and relatives? Before it became a conduit for corporations to force their opinions down your throat while preventing you from sharing any disagreement?

Social media – no brain required.

No doubt you’ve found new and improved annoyances.

FarmVille???