Intro to 21st Century American Culture - Monday - Period 5

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When the students arrive, they see a row of tables along each side of the classroom. The row on the left has a number of telephones and the row on the right has a number of computers.

"Afternoon, everyone," Lorelai said once they'd all arrived and taken their seats. "Today we're going to learn about modern technology. Communication is a very important part of our society and, currently, the most efficient and widely used methods of communication are the telephone and the internet."

She went on to give a brief history of the telephone and the internet.

"Now, half of you can play with the phones and the other half can play with the computers. In twenty minutes, we'll switch, so everyone has a chance to try everything. Marty, Jaye and I will be around to help if you need it. And those of you who have already mastered these skills can offer help as well."



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Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"Any answer?" she asks really really quietly.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

"How the hell am I supposed to tell? There ain't as much squawkin' this time."

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"That probably means you got their voicemail," she says, still really quietly. "Then you leave them a message. Sometimes that message is a song, or a limerick, or something like that. Preferably dirty."

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

"You people have some very strange cultural norms." Pete turned back to the phone. "There once was a girl from Madrass. . . ."

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

Jaye's just listening and trying really very hard not to giggle. It's mostly working.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

"Who had herself a very nice ass. It whuddn't round an' pink, as you might think, but gray, had big ears, and ate grass."

Pete blinked quietly at the phone. "That's a lot faster than morse code."

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"And now you hang up," she tells him, still managing not to giggle.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

"How do I do that?" Pete stared at the phone.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"The part you're holding? Put that down with the round parts down on this big base part," she says, gesturing towards it.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

Pete did so. Cross-ways. The phone made little dootdootdoot noises as he tried to jam it down the way it wasn't supposed to go.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"Turn it the other way."

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

Pete turned it 180 degrees.

dootdootdootdoot

Whoever he'd called must've been getting an earful.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"Just keep turning it until it fits on the base and the noise stops," says Jaye, figuring he'll get it eventually.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

Pete might as well be back to doing morse code, but, well, yes. He did get it eventually.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"And that," says Jaye, "is the phone."

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

Pete nodded, eyes wide in awe. Then he looked up at Jaye and gave her a wide grin.

Yeah, he wasn't actually looking her in the face.

"How about you give me some . . . more private lessons on that at a later time?"

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

"Yeah, how 'bout no?"

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

Pete pouted.

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[fates_jaye]

Jaye cares not for pouting, and heads off to see if anyone else needs "help".

Re: Play with a Phone [9/11]

[forgottenpants]

Pete tried to get the phone to play "Oh Susanna."

And possibly called Tokyo.