Uncles and Technologies

Today I was walking in a sidewalk, going back home, when I noticed a guy talking by himself.
The 1st time I noticed a guy talking to himself was years ago in Orly airport. I was minding my business just walking to my gate, when a guy next to me started talking. Well, strangers talking are not an uncommon situation in airports. So, and as I am polite, I careful listen to all words he was saying, nodding at the right moments. Most of the conversation I truly do not remember, mainly it was about the terminal, and the time of the plane, which was perfectly sensible. I slow down a bit in order to keep pace with him. We walked along the entire corridor and finally I arrived to my gate, where I said goodbye and wished him a good journey home. I saw a surprised look at his face but he also waved and I saw him walking away.
What a nice person, I thought to myself.
However, as he walked away, I noticed that he was kept talking, which at this point I begun to find it weird. I started to think that maybe he hadn't noticed that I had arrived at my gate, and I begun to evaluate if I should call him or to some how call his attention to the fact. Fortunately, for me, at this point he stopped by himself, moved his hand to the right hear and pulled out the Bluetooth device he was using. He was just having a mobile phone call.
I am very glad that, at that time, 3D video calls were not available.
New technologies can have this down side. They can get you in very uncomfortable situations.
For instances, lets suppose that you want to take the day off from the office. One good excuse you can always use is, of course, the death of an uncle. Uncles are good, because you can duplicate then. You can get 4 normal uncles killed, and after you can kill a couple more distant uncles.
The type of uncle must be always kept hidden. Only to be shared when your boss starts asking:
-"So, tell me how many brothers, does your father in fact have?"
At this point you can say:
-“This one was a distant uncle!”
However, this is also a sign that you are close to run out of uncles to kill. The good news is that for each X number of Uncles you have the same number of Aunties to use.
In the good old days of fixed phone, you were safe as soon as you left the office/home to enjoy your day off.
Then technologies catch up and you get a mobile. Your problems begin.
Besides the type of Uncle, you start, also to need to put him living somewhere out on the country where there is not a big network coverage.
Now the question raised becomes different:
-"So, tell me how many brothers does your father in fact has, that live in Alzezur?"
Total number of days off is now reduced by a 1/3.
Then technology catches up again. You get an UMTS phone with 100% nationwide coverage.
So now you need uncles, which live in the countryside but also with a house that is on a basement.
The question becomes:
-"So, tell me how many brothers does your father in fact has, that live in Alzezur in a basement?"
And another 1/3 is cut down.
Next technology will be Video call.
This time besides uncle in countryside with a basement, you also will need a dark room with some flowers and candles!
Yes, you guess right, the question will be:
-"So, tell me how many brothers does your father in fact has, that live in Alzezur in a basement with that picture of a boat over the fireplace?"