Technology marches steadily onwards, revolutionizing the world in its path. The theory is that it makes life easier and more efficient, but you don't have to be a computer scientist to see that it's just as likely to sow confusion, chaos - and hilarity.
One of the greatest villains in that regard is autocorrect. In theory, it's a genius feature that works out what you're trying to say and helps you express it correctly. In practice, it's more like your phone suddenly develops a mind of its own and insists on warping and twisting your words in the most humiliating way possible. So you send your innocent, friendly text message, only to realise - too late, too late - that in fact you're making suggestions that would appall hardened war criminals, and make veteran hookers blush. Fortunately, one person's 'absolutely devastating' is another's 'utterly hilarious'.
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