Aunt Hanna Barbera could be a barbarian (sound alike enough) and then she’d surely prefer the swooping raptors of yesteryear (and yesterday).
But Aunt Barbara seems more like the great-aunt a kid can never really know unless and until he’s fortunate enough to spend a week with her when he’s 17 and find out that she’s really cool.
Meanwhile, it’s formula letters - with the usual excess of Detorie “punning” thrown in so we don’t get bored enough to tune out. (Detorie puns often enough on new technology, slang, styles, etc, that I’m sure he’s quite capable of having Joe explain gadgets to Barbara. If she’d just show an interest, like a properly-brought-up person should …)
Aunt Hanna Barbera could be a barbarian (sound alike enough) and then she’d surely prefer the swooping raptors of yesteryear (and yesterday).
But Aunt Barbara seems more like the great-aunt a kid can never really know unless and until he’s fortunate enough to spend a week with her when he’s 17 and find out that she’s really cool.
Meanwhile, it’s formula letters - with the usual excess of Detorie “punning” thrown in so we don’t get bored enough to tune out. (Detorie puns often enough on new technology, slang, styles, etc, that I’m sure he’s quite capable of having Joe explain gadgets to Barbara. If she’d just show an interest, like a properly-brought-up person should …)