The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for September 15, 2020
Transcript:
Granddad: Hello? AOL? I think your internet is broken. It keeps asking me for a "user name" and when I put in my name, it says "invalid." Now how's my name gonna be "invalid"? I've had my name for over half a century. Person: Sir, you have to register for a user name. Granddad: My name is registered with the United States of America and the DMV! Person: Hold on. Let me transfer you.
kaffekup over 4 years ago
“And it keeps calling me ‘Login’. That’s not my name.”
Ellis97 over 4 years ago
That’s why I hate AOL.
J Short over 4 years ago
Getting frustrated with passwords has caused my to create some rather angry ones.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
All she has to tell him is make his name all one word and then put some numbers after it.
cipactli77 over 4 years ago
Now it keeps telling me that I’ve got mail. I already went out three times and my mailbox is empty.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 4 years ago
He does not realize that is the official AOL response.
Andylit Premium Member over 4 years ago
Does anyone here remember when you could actually call one of the big tech companies and get an answer?
Back in the day, you whippersnappers, I could call Microsoft and get a real live American human to answer questions about DOS.
bakana over 4 years ago
The person I’m transferring you to can’t help you either, but I hate his guts …