Generation Gap

One of my godsons is at that age where they like to repeat the same thing over and over and over again.

After listening to him repeat something for what seemed like the 27th time, I sighed, "you sound like a broken record."

The little guy stopped mid-sentence, "Tita, what's a record?"

It hit me then that, having been born in a generation of CDs and DVDs, he had no idea what a record is.

"It's like a CD, honey. Only bigger."

To which he replied with all the authority of a 4 year old, "Why didn't you just say CD, then? My CDs keep repeating themselves once they get all scratched."

Why indeed.

Now even our favorite expressions need an upgrade. Someone get on that, please.