....my sense of humor does have its' kinks......
Although I do have an appreciation for the 'tube-flavored sound', a modulated plasma source within a small vacuum....with all the trimmings that requires...
I have memories of trudging through a local park with a small kraft bag in hand.
To a 'tweener' it felt like a forced march with a bunch of tubes to test, esp. in summer. The largest market in the 'hood (small v. todays') had a Test It Yourself! tube tester with a small stock of the most common ones....
....which later became less common.....and the tester was hauled away one day.
Transistors had come less of a novelty and 'tube rolling' had a different meaning and general result, buried under the decade layers of garbage....
Anyway....funniest pertinent spoof on tubes would be ones that were solid-state, but the characteristics could be modeled by ones' computer.
Biggest shame?
Having to find an additional heat source for those who listen in Northern (or Southern, for China ;)....) climes....
Do Not show up at my door with torches and/or pitchforks. 😏