My Roommate is the most technologically backwards person in the world.

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McPhreak

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A couple days ago, I came home and here's how our conversation went:

Her: Hey, do you have a blank CD I can have?

Me: Sure....but wait a minute. You don't have a burner...

Her: Oh....(long pause)...what's a burner?

Me: Oh. Sorry. It's a CD writer

Her: Oh. Right.

Me: Well, What are you trying to burn? I can burn it for you if you want.

Her: My play (she's an actress/writer)

Me: Your play? (At this point, I'm wondering, "How many pages can this farking Word document be that she would need a CD to store it?!!")

Me: (Takes a look at her computer) Hey, this file isn't that big. You can just store it on a floppy disk. Do you have a floppy disk drive?

Her: Oh...(long pause)....What's a floppy disk?

Me: You know. That little...never mind. I'll just get one for you.

I then proceeded to show her how to save a file onto a floppy disk. Now, If she were like 80 years old, I would understand her not knowing much about computers since they would be after her generation, but she's 25 and living in New York. How could she not know anything about computers? She even refuses to switch from her Earthlink 56k connection to share my RoadRunner cable connection because even though they would cost the same, I guess she doesn't believe how much faster it could be...
 
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Maetryx

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Can you make a link to the how to save a file to a floppy disk web site? Others on AT Forums could benefit from this rare esoteric computing knowledge.
 
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TomC25

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That is a pretty sad story

Did she ever have to save anything for school?

Reminds me of a friend's wife who asked "could we still get yahoo" if they switched to Road Runner. haha
 
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Mday

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<< i guess i'm obliged to ask......Is she hot??? :D >>



damn nuBs...

its "PICS??"
 
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McPhreak

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<< i guess i'm obliged to ask......Is she hot??? :D >>



damn nuBs...

its "PICS??" >>



I would post some, but unfortunately, I don't know how to get them from my HD to the floppy so that I can get them scanned. :)
 
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RossMAN

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Did you ask why she even needed a blank CD to begin with if she doesn't know what a CD burner is and how to copy a file to a floppy disk?

I'd be interested in seeing pics and hearing her explanation.

Nice sig BTW, Skoorb would be proud of you.
 
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Keego

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oh man oh man that must have sucked. I had my own little incident today but it's way too long to post here. I'm glad that your roommate isn't dead from that incident, but damn McPhreak, where are the pics :p
 
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Elledan

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I had a similar experience: I had burned a file on a CD for my father, after which he asks me: "On which side is the data?". This after I had already used a felt pen to write on the side which contained no data. Alright...
 
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chibchakan

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<< i guess i'm obliged to ask......Is she hot??? >>



So is she ? And where are the pics ? We're waiting :p
 
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monto

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heh McPhreak you shoulda spared yourself the obligatory PICS??? by using "roommate" for every instance you said "her" :D
 
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d1abolic

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Well, if it makes her feel any better, there are 30 million AOL users out there. Least she's not alone.
 
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