| Peter C. Hayward Esq. ( @ 2009-10-15 15:49:00 |
| Current location: | work |
| Current mood: | |
| Current music: | that very same co-worker just sneezed |
Transcript of conversation with a co-worker.
Me: I was watching a historical documentary last night, and it said that there actually used to be businesses before the internet.
Her: What do you mean?
Me: Well, you know how we communicate with other businesses via email? Yeah, apparently they used to have businesses talking to each other before the internet even existed.
Her: You mean…still on computers?
Me: No no, that’s what I’m saying. Before computers even existed, businesses used to communicate with each other. I don’t know how it would work.
Her: Well yeah, by the telephone.
Me: Yeah, I didn’t really understand it myself. It was a weird concept though. Business before the internet. I mean, how would you send an email?
Her: You’d write a letter.
Me: No, but this was before even computers existed. How would you print out a letter?
Her: By typewriter…
Me: Yeah, I’m not so sure.
Her: Or you could just write it.
Me: Write every letter? That’s insane. I don’t really think it was-…
Her: I don’t understand.
Me: Yeah, I don’t think it was real. I think it must have been a hoax – like you know those people who believe the moon landing was faked? I think it was like that, they were pretending that businesses communicated before the internet.
Her: Peter, I have no idea what you’re talking about.