“What did my parents do before the Internet?” (joke)

What did people do before the Internet? A joke was cited on Twitter on March 14, 2012:
 
“I wonder what our parents did for entertainment before mass TV/internet/video games? My 38 brothers and sisters don’t know either…”
 
The high number of siblings in the joke can vary, but that number points to the answer.
 
 
Twitter
Mark Summers
‏@markysumm
I wonder what our parents did for entertainment before mass TV/internet/video games? My 38 brothers and sisters don’t know either…
2:45 PM - 14 Mar 2012
 
Twitter
Mr. I. M. Lucky
‏@Gdabme
I was wondering what our parents did for fun before the TV & internet. I asked my 38 bros & sisters if they knew, but they didn’t either
4:41 PM - 10 Apr 2012
 
Twitter
#AliseMaurina
‏@xxALISExx
“Before the internet, what kept our parents entertained?”
“i dunno, and I asked my 9 siblings, they don’t know either…”
5:46 AM - 23 May 2012
 
Twitter
Patrick Comboeuf
‏@comboeuf
Sometimes I ask myself, what my parents were doing back then, before Internet, Facebook, DigitalTV & Co
My 76 siblings don’t know it either
5:51 AM - 14 Sep 2013
 
Twitter
Joke Roller
‏@JokeRolling
When I asked my parents what they did before the internet, they wouldn’t tell me. My 7 brothers and sisters wouldn’t either.
9:08 AM - 8 Jan 2016
 
Twitter
LaffGaff
‏@LaffGaff
I was wondering what my parents used to do before the internet. None of my 13 brothers and sisters could tell me.
#funny #jokes
4:12 PM - 17 Jan 2016