I’ve invented a new term!Yep, that’s right, I’ve invented a brand new term! Invented it all by myself, too, it popped into my head just a few minutes ago. I don’t know if it’s quite as good a term as some of
ones Ed Jr. has invented in past (most of which could not be printed here), but I still think it’s a good one. So now, without further ado, here it is:
“Technological Clodhopper”
That’s right, “Technological Clodhopper.” Just by looking at that you can probably tell that it’s a term that should be used to refer to a person, more specifically to a certain type of person. And you’d be one hundred percent right in your assessment, it’s a term that does describes a certain type person, so let me offer up a few examples here so that everyone understands just what a “Technological Clodhopper” is....
Example 1: You’re in a big hurry to go somewhere, but you need to stop by your bank in order to get some cash. No problem, you figure, you’ll just pull up to instant cash machine, get a few bills, and be on your way. And you do exactly that, you pull off main drag into bank’s parking lot and get in line behind someone. Then you sit there and wait, thinking that this one person in front of you is no big deal. Then you wait, and wait, and wait some more - finally, after about four or five minutes you begin wondering why this person is still using ATM? You look over towards them and witness one of following:
1. They’re doing nothing but staring at ATM screen in a very perplexed way.
2. They’re typing in numbers like crazy, but no money is coming out of machine.
3. They have about eighty receipts tucked into one of their hands, which either means they’ve decided to do about a month’s worth of banking all at one time, or, they have no money but figure they can work some kind of magic and will some out of machine.
Everyone described in 1-3 above qualifies as “Technological Clodhoppers.”
Example 2: As a patriotic citizen, you always cast your ballot on Election Day. Today, as we all know, process is computerized and tutorials take you easily through ballot. You note to yourself while standing in line that casting your vote will take no time, as a mallard duck could complete a computerized ballot in two to three minutes. As you‘re thinking about all that, you note that you haven’t moved in line at all. You then look over at voting booths and see:
