In the digital world, where the younger generation navigates with ease, our beloved boomers often find themselves in uncharted waters, leading to some hilariously navigational mishaps. Their tech-savvy offspring, armed with smartphones and a sharp wit, have taken to documenting these endearing technology fails, transforming family anecdotes into comedy gold.
From autocorrect disasters to baffling email faux pas, these tales highlight the charming gap between analog pasts and digital presents.
Prepare for a lighthearted journey through the tech trials and tribulations of our boomers, as lovingly captured by their amused children. These funny fail pictures promise laughter, empathy, and perhaps a reminder of how far we’ve all come.
1. My Friend’s Mom’s Phone
2. Walked In On My Dad Using A Magnifying Glass To Read Text On His iPhone
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4. My Father’s PC, Ladies And Gentlemen
5. My Parents Watch TV Without Moving The Mouse
6. Photos I Take Of My Mom vs. Photos She Takes Of Me
7. My Dad Never Takes The Stickers Off Of His Things And He Yells At Me If I Touch Them
8. Me: “Mom, What Is That On Your iPhone?”, My Mom: “Oh, I Needed To Remember My Friend’s Phone Number”
9. My Mother’s Desktop
10. I Went Home To My Parents’ House And Found This Adapter Monstrosity Behind The TV
11. This Phone My Dad Left On Charge For 4 Months
12. My Mom’s Emails. Unreal
13. My Mom Thought My Controller Would Be A Good Birthday Cake Decoration And It’s Not Coming Off
14. My Dad Printed Out A Text Conversation. My Mom Was Looking For A Recipe, So My Dad Texted My Brother And Printed Out The Response In This 170-Point Font
15. I Asked My Mom What She Did With My USB Mouse. She Replied, “I’m Charging It”. She Was Serious
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17. My Friend’s Mom Photocopied Her Phone For Some Recipes
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19. My Mom’s Staying For Thanksgiving. She Wanted To Make Tea But Instead Of Asking For Help With The Electric Kettle She Microwaved My Rechargeable, Self-Heating Mug And Caught It On Fire
20. I Was Helping My Mom Set The Alarm When I Noticed That Her Stopwatch Had Been Running For Quite A While
21. My Mom Is Really Good With Technology
22. My Mom Said That It Once Shocked Her When She Plugged It In
23. Mom Using Her Car’s Phone Holder For Written Driving Directions
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25. My Mom Posted A Valentine’s Message On Facebook, But The Computer Was Logged On To My Dad’s Account, So It Looks Like My Dad Posted A Valentine’s Message To… Himself
26. My Dad Plays The Xbox With It Closed And He Wonders Why It Randomly Turns Off. I Told Him It Was Overheating, But He Didn’t Listen To Me
27. I Have Parents, So I’m Basically Tech Support 24/7. But Today, This Masterpiece
28. Went Home For Christmas, My Dad Finally Got Reading Glasses And Used The Sticker To Cover Up A Notification On His Phone He Couldn’t Get Rid Of
29. My Mum Is Using Her Laptop In The Rain On The Beach
30. My Dad Wanted To Copy My Mom’s Shopping List Onto His Phone
31. My Dad Put Toothpaste On His Phone Because The Screen Cracked And He Believed One Of Those Life-Hack Videos
32. My Dad Wanted To Share Something He Found On The Internet With Me
33. My Mom Likes To Keep The Plastic On Her Desktop
34. My Mom And Aunt Went Up To The Cottage And Called Asking For Help Because They Wanted To Screen Mirror A Movie And It Wasn’t Working
35. I Gave My Mom A Smartwatch For Mother’s Day. She Plugged The Micro USB End Of Her Phone Charger Into The USB-A Plug Of The Watch Charger And Said: “I Didn’t Know, It Fits!”
36. Student Spilled Nail Polish On A Computer. Mother Tried To Clean It And Washed Off 26 Keys
37. My Dad’s Router At His Workplace
38. My Mom Bought Me A Micro SD Card From A Garage Sale. She Knew I Was Looking For A Larger One For My Phone
39. My Mom Just Sent Me A Pic Of Her Dog From Her New iPad. Here’s One Of The Other “Recipients”. Technology Is Hard
40. I Think My Mum May Be The Only Person Who Prints Her Snapchat Pictures
41. This Is How My Dad Set Up His TV… If Anyone Ever Flames Me Again For My Stream Setup, You Know Where I Got It From
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43. My Mother Wanted To Remove The SIM From Her Phone
44. My Dad Dropped His Laptop, And This Is How He’s Fixing It
45. My Mom Asked, Why Her Laptop Wouldn’t Let Her Import Those Photos
46. My Parents Insist On Having The TV On A Wall That Gets Blasted With Glare
47. How My Parents Store Their DVDs
48. My Dad Called Me Last Night Saying That He Thinks He Has A Virus On His Laptop Because Some Kind Of Flower Showed Up On His Screen. Today He Sent Me This Picture
49. My Mom’s Phone
50. My Mom Is Very Bad With Technology, And She Finally Upgraded From Her iPhone 4S To An iPhone 7
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