By the way, we need a new joking way to refer to the internet, as both “internets” and “interweb” have gone clammy on us. Or perhaps the joke — that some oldsters still struggle with the concept — is simply outdated. Too bad; those were heady days.
Has “series of tubes” passed its sell-by date? I mean, we’re living in a culture where even “jump the shark” has jumped the shark, so it’s hard to keep track.
I’ve heard “the intertubes” here and there, which is amusing to me, still.