On the flip side of "rewinding" a DVD, this strip reminds me of my daughter's recent experience with the VCR. I hadn't realized just how long it had been since we'd had one hooked up (probably since before we moved into our house 4+ years ago, and maybe before the apartment before that, so she probably hasn't seen a VCR since she was 4). We were cleaning out boxes one day and she found the videotapes. She wanted to watch some of them, so I hooked up the VCR and left her to it.
After a few minutes, she called me back in.
"It just keeps playing the credits. How do I bring up the menu?"
"There isn't a menu. You need to rewind it."
She looked at me like I'd just told her to walk to the moon. "Re...wind?"
I showed her how to rewind it and told her she'd have to wait a couple minutes for it to get back to the beginning.
Soon, she called me back again. "It won't stop playing the previews. You're sure there isn't a menu?"
"Yes. You just need to fast-forward through the previews."
She raised an eyebrow at this, but turned back to the screen to give it a go.
A few minutes later, she called me back again. "How do I turn on the subtitles?" (We're very big on subtitles in our house, but that's a post for another day.)
"There aren't any subtitles, honey."
She sighed. "Maybe I'll just watch a DVD."
I can just see how it will go when she encounters the Edison Player at her grandparents' house....
(Do you read Unshelved? If you like libraries AT ALL, you should!)
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