Charger

Cidu Bill on Nov 30th 2009

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I think everybody with teenagers is thinking “What’s the joke here? This is my reality.”

Filed in Bill Bickel, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 30 responses so far

30 Responses to “Charger”

  1. Bob Nov 30th 2009 at 12:13 pm 1

    Yeah, other than the fact that every one of our cell phones has a charger that works only with that individual cell phone.

  2. Longest August Nov 30th 2009 at 01:17 pm 2

    I thought the same thing, Bob, then I noticed that most of our Motorola phones use a standard mini-USB charger. (The Samsung is a different one, though, so I couldn’t use my Mom’s charger)

  3. Chakolate Nov 30th 2009 at 03:45 pm 3

    It’s the parents’ own fault. They should have made him pay for the original one he lost.

    Uh oh - have I turned into my father? Horrible, horrible thought.

    And you kids get off my lawn!

  4. Tim Nov 30th 2009 at 04:28 pm 4

    We got three identical phones on our plan, so they were interchangeable, like this. Entirely realistic, at least until Jeremy decides to upgrade to something with a full texting keyboard, and Mom and Dad decide to get a Jitterbug instead.

  5. Rachael Nov 30th 2009 at 05:36 pm 5

    I have to say, being a teenager myself and this happening to me all to often (as well as me losing other important stuff ie my glasses), i find this to be EXTREMELY funny and this is one of the first things in a while that actually made me laugh out loud

  6. Sal Nov 30th 2009 at 07:18 pm 6

    Don’t get me started! We call his room”The Pit” because stuff goes in but dosen’t come out.

  7. paperboy Nov 30th 2009 at 07:33 pm 7

    Jeremy is Generation @ss-Hole

  8. Dan Nov 30th 2009 at 09:33 pm 8

    This is so standard for Zits: Teenagers Do the Darnedest Things. (And those Things are usually selfish and/or annoying.)

  9. Rachael Nov 30th 2009 at 09:36 pm 9

    @ Dan:
    Hey! I take offense to that! (granted, it is true of most teens. But NOT my friends!) My friends are SO gonna know about that! *sends out a txt mssge*

  10. Dan Nov 30th 2009 at 10:21 pm 10

    Rachael, you do that, you’re grounded! Ha!

    Man, it’d kind of be sweet to see Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy ground their kid just once in a while. He’s a normal kid, but these strips kind of grate sometimes.

  11. Rachael Nov 30th 2009 at 10:46 pm 11

    Sorry Dan! but i’ve been trying for years to get grounded. i’m 13 but my parents still put me in “time out.” i so badly long to hear the words “you’re grounded”

  12. Rachael Nov 30th 2009 at 10:47 pm 12

    ps: too late! i sent out the txt right after i posted my comment! :p

  13. trlkly Dec 1st 2009 at 12:21 am 13

    @Chakolate: I believe the concept is that the parents didn’t know he did that. In fact, if I knew my parents would make me pay for an extra plug and I lost it, I’d probably go as long as I could not telling them.

  14. Cidu Bill Dec 1st 2009 at 12:24 am 14

    Seems to me Jeremy did go as long as could — but now he needed Mom’s missing cord and as they say, the needs of the teenager outweigh the needs of everybody else.

  15. Chuck Dec 1st 2009 at 12:55 am 15

    I once used my mom’s charger because I couldn’t find mine. Turns out I couldn’t find it because she had it.

  16. Carl Dec 1st 2009 at 01:34 am 16

    I don’t have kids, but the owner of my company once stole my phone charger. (He borrowed it for a trip to Europe, then laid me off and never returned it.)

  17. Morris Keesan Dec 1st 2009 at 09:46 am 17

    All of our chargers get stored in the same bowl, near the only outlet that they ever get plugged into.
    (And they all have labels on them, saying what they’re for [which phone or video game]). None of them gets used as frequently as monthly, because the devices they charge are hardly ever turned on, but when they do get used they don’t move more than a foot from where they’re stored.

  18. Dan Dec 1st 2009 at 10:09 am 18

    You know, those of you who have a lot of chargers could get that charge mat that allows you to charge any wireless device without having to plug it in. Ah, here it is, the Power Mat: http://www.powermat.com/us/products/. Neat, huh?

  19. Carl Dec 1st 2009 at 12:12 pm 19

    Actually Powermats only let you charge devices that have built-in support for them, which currently means “no devices I’ve ever actually seen.”

  20. Todd Dec 1st 2009 at 05:56 pm 20

    My first two cell phones (Nokia on AT&T/Cingular) used the same kind of charger. My current phone (also a Nokia, but on Verizon) is completely different. I’m sure my next phone will be different from all the above, as it’s most likely going to be a smart phone.

    How do you actually lose a charger, anyway? If it’s a wall charger, it should be left at home, particularly for a teenager who has no reason to be away from home for longer than a few hours. If it’s a car charger, it’s in the car.

  21. The Bad Seed Dec 1st 2009 at 07:11 pm 21

    Oh, Todd, what a silly question! I have a special skill for losing anything anywhere, at any time. You could lock me in an empty and well-lit 10′x10′10′ white room with a cell phone charger, a lighter, six pens, my eyeglasses, my car keys, and my cell phone, and I’d be lucky if I could still find any one of those things an hour later.

  22. Chakolate Dec 1st 2009 at 07:41 pm 22

    @The Bad Seed: Yes! Yes,yes,yes! And here I thought I was the only one.

  23. Andrea Dec 1st 2009 at 11:57 pm 23

    LOL, Chakolate and Bad Seed — me three!

  24. Rachael Dec 2nd 2009 at 05:33 pm 24

    Bad Seed, Chakolate, and Andrea: I’m not alone! YES! i literally lose my glasses about every 10 minutes

  25. Rachael Dec 2nd 2009 at 05:33 pm 25

    as well as my phone itself. which really sux cuz its usually on vibrate

  26. Cidu Bill Dec 2nd 2009 at 05:41 pm 26

    I have three identical pair of glasses scattered throughout the house, which is the only reason I can usually locate one at short notice when I need it.

  27. The Bad Seed Dec 3rd 2009 at 12:47 am 27

    Bill, If I didn’t leave my glasses on my face every waking moment, I’d have to do the same (but I’m thinking I’d need 8 pairs, and I’d have to attach them in place at those locations). A couple of years ago I spent a lot of money on a second pair of prescription bifocals with magnetic clip-on sunglasses. I was worried about losing the clip-ons - but I managed to lose the whole shebang after only 2 wearings, while they were still in the bright red case they came in! They never did turn up, so this year I switched to photograys so I never have to take my glasses off. But I do have to admit that I still occasionally misplace them - particularly when I take them off to shower - so I want to develop glasses for we old folks with fuzzy vision, that make some kind of noise or flash lights when they’re not on your face and you clap your hands.

  28. FeelinOld Dec 4th 2009 at 11:02 pm 28

    Todd: pretty easy to lose, I know I’ve left a few:
    a) at client sites (I usually get these back)
    b) in hotel rooms (Got one back once)
    c) in rental cars etc. etc.

    I suppose there is an advantage to being blind as a bat, without my glasses I can’t see a foot so I never have to worry about losing them.

  29. Araxie Dec 10th 2009 at 02:51 pm 29

    It’s my reality, too, except I’m the teenager. Heh.

    And for the record, I laughed.

  30. thejaguar Dec 25th 2009 at 08:12 pm 30

    Teenagers? This reminds me of co-workers…

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