After a sanctimonious New York Times article on kids' screen time during the pandemic [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/health/covid-kids-tech-use.html], Indi Savarajiva countered with "Screen Time Cannot Be Worse Than My Dumb and Dangerous Childhood" on Medium [https://indica.medium.com/screen-time-cannot-be-worse-than-my-dumb-and-dangerous-childhood-717c2326516f]. This prompted us to look back at our childhood and adolescent exploits. Let's just say that one of us had plenty of excitement to share.