Mom:  I am freaking out.  There was this huge thing on the monitor last night.  It said that my computer had virus.

Me:  It actually said that your computer had virus?

Mom:  Well, it told me that my computer had virus.

Me:  It told you?  Your computer actually talked to you?

Mom:  No, not my computer.  This HUGE thing did.

Me:  What did this HUGE thing look like?

Mom:  I don’t remember.  Should I turn it on now?

Me:  Yes.  Mother.

… … …

Mom:  Look!  Here it is.

Me:  I can’t see it.  I am thousands of miles away from you.  You have to tell me what you see.

Mom:  Oh!  Hahahahaha…  This little box says that your anti-virus program may not be up-to-date.  Your computer may be at risk.  Click here to …

Me:  That’s not virus.  It’s just a reminder.  Where is this HUGE thing?

Mom:  It’s the little box I just told you about.

Me:  So now it is a little box.   Five minutes ago, it was this humongous monster living inside your computer.  You were about to have a heart attack and people were dying.

Mom:  It just seemed so much bigger last night.


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  1. Daisy the Curly Cat on April 7, 2009 3:40 am

    Computers are hard.

  2. Shawn on April 7, 2009 7:26 am

    You should have jumped on a plane immediately. What if there HAD been a monster in your mom’s computer?

  3. Mark on April 8, 2009 1:09 am

    “It just seemed so much bigger last night.”

    Oh, if I had a pound for every time I heard your mum say that to me… I’d buy something worth about 50p and save the rest because you never know when you might some loose change. For car parks and the like.

  4. Carl on April 8, 2009 7:26 am

    Mark,

    Hahahahahaha… That is good.

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