THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE INTERNET = SRS BSNS.
Oh god, and this is why I hate holidays:
Having to spend time with my lunatic family. XD
But dear lord, does it ever bring the lulz.
So, I got hauled over to my grandparents' today. Which is never a good thing considering that, y'know, they tried to randomly disown me and all, but my grandfather was really in rare form this time.
After dinner, he decided to cheerfully inform me that he had been on the phone.
To "the people in charge of the internet."
(How I didn't laugh, I still don't know.)
Apparently, he called the people in charge of the internets to inform them that his address book on Netscape was woefully not in working order. Then, he wanted ME to try and fix it, despite the fact that I am clearly not Al Gore in charge of the internets.
I don't know what on earth he's done, but he's totally borked it. So, I asked him if he just wanted to set up another email, on Hotmail or somewhere, and just circumvent the problem that way. Simple enough.
Him :: "Okay!"
Me :: "So that's what you want to do, then?"
Him :: "Just go ahead and use your email~! 8DDD *walks off*"
Me :: ".......?!?!?!"
STILL DON'T KNOW WTF THAT WAS ABOUT.
I finally just got up, hunted him back down, and told him that at least his Outlook Express seemed to be working, if he wanted to use that.
Him :: "Okay! I'll go check it! *walks off*"
My mother :: "*calls him a few minutes later* Is it working??"
Him :: "I JUST OPENED UP INTERNET EXPLORER 8DDDb"
Me :: ".....?!?!?!"
But of course, it got even better.
Because then. THEN.
THEN HE HAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT THE INTERNET, WHICH APPARENTLY HE FELT A BURNING NEED TO SHARE.
He uses Netscape because it's cheaper than AOL. He proceeded to tell me that since "AOL has bought out Netscape" they "don't want anyone using it," because of the whole cheaper factor.
So, according to him, the people in charge of the internet broke his address book ON PURPOSE, for the sole purpose of getting him pissed at Netscape so he'd switch to AOL and give them more money.
Yes, that is exactly what he told me.
The best part about it, really, was my mother. Who was sitting there listening the entire time, all "*NODNODNOD* OMFG THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE I BET YOU'RE RIGHT."
(You can really see where that woman gets her smarts.)
adkjgadjghadghdhadhath.
I think I will kill myself if I have to go back there again tomorrow. My urge to laugh in the face of morons can only be surpressed for so long.
Having to spend time with my lunatic family. XD
But dear lord, does it ever bring the lulz.
So, I got hauled over to my grandparents' today. Which is never a good thing considering that, y'know, they tried to randomly disown me and all, but my grandfather was really in rare form this time.
After dinner, he decided to cheerfully inform me that he had been on the phone.
To "the people in charge of the internet."
(How I didn't laugh, I still don't know.)
Apparently, he called the people in charge of the internets to inform them that his address book on Netscape was woefully not in working order. Then, he wanted ME to try and fix it, despite the fact that I am clearly not Al Gore in charge of the internets.
I don't know what on earth he's done, but he's totally borked it. So, I asked him if he just wanted to set up another email, on Hotmail or somewhere, and just circumvent the problem that way. Simple enough.
Him :: "Okay!"
Me :: "So that's what you want to do, then?"
Him :: "Just go ahead and use your email~! 8DDD *walks off*"
Me :: ".......?!?!?!"
STILL DON'T KNOW WTF THAT WAS ABOUT.
I finally just got up, hunted him back down, and told him that at least his Outlook Express seemed to be working, if he wanted to use that.
Him :: "Okay! I'll go check it! *walks off*"
My mother :: "*calls him a few minutes later* Is it working??"
Him :: "I JUST OPENED UP INTERNET EXPLORER 8DDDb"
Me :: ".....?!?!?!"
But of course, it got even better.
Because then. THEN.
THEN HE HAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT THE INTERNET, WHICH APPARENTLY HE FELT A BURNING NEED TO SHARE.
He uses Netscape because it's cheaper than AOL. He proceeded to tell me that since "AOL has bought out Netscape" they "don't want anyone using it," because of the whole cheaper factor.
So, according to him, the people in charge of the internet broke his address book ON PURPOSE, for the sole purpose of getting him pissed at Netscape so he'd switch to AOL and give them more money.
Yes, that is exactly what he told me.
The best part about it, really, was my mother. Who was sitting there listening the entire time, all "*NODNODNOD* OMFG THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE I BET YOU'RE RIGHT."
(You can really see where that woman gets her smarts.)
adkjgadjghadghdhadhath.
I think I will kill myself if I have to go back there again tomorrow. My urge to laugh in the face of morons can only be surpressed for so long.