mom: please delete these conversations when we’re done
me: mom, no one can read your gmail
mom: i’m from the nixon era
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Cute!
But also? Your mom may be from the Nixon era but we’re living in the post-9/11 and Bush era. The Patriot Act actually does give the government the right to read your gmail and listen to your phone conversations without a court order.
Delete your messages.
December 17, 2009 at 2:50 pm
HAHA – she asks you delete her messages, so you post one instead. HAHA.
December 17, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Jane needs to take a big ol’ chill pill.
December 18, 2009 at 6:35 am
Very clever. I’m a child of the 60’s, so I’ve forgotten a lot….. “recreational” activities, you know.
December 18, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Best one in a long time.
December 19, 2009 at 2:09 pm
If you’re reading this, Nixon-era mama, I want you to know that when I teach Watergate in my history survey this spring, I’m gonna show your email. Rock on!
December 20, 2009 at 11:48 am