if you could eliminate one modern object?

keytone
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 2:50 PM CST

what would it be and why?? what would the ramifications and advantages of that choice be?

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p_seg
Central, Xlokk Malta

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:05 PM CST

keytone wrote:

what would it be and why?? what would the ramifications and advantages of that choice be?

for me it would be the mobile/cell phone. even though its convenient, people are over doing it by misusing it. for example, going to the cinema to watch a film, and somebody's phone rings or receives an sms.

its also a kind of a pain, in the sense that we normally carry it along wherever we go, and thus end up always contactable!! ok, somebody might say switch it off, but that defeats the scope of having a mobile phone.

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keytone
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:09 PM CST

p_seg wrote:

for me it would be the mobile/cell phone. even though its convenient, people are over doing it by misusing it. for example, going to the cinema to watch a film, and somebody's phone rings or receives an sms.

its also a kind of a pain, in the sense that we normally carry it along wherever we go, and thus end up always contactable!! ok, somebody might say switch it off, but that defeats the scope of having a mobile phone.

hi Paul

good point

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:10 PM CST

SKY Sports tv!

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KrazieStill
Bristol, Connecticut USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:16 PM CST

Wouldn't be the cell, how many lives has those things saved? jmo
Maybe the car but then that defeats the purpose of the cell, getting in contact with rescue faster.
We'd all work and live closer to home and the community would be more in touch with each other. If we didn't have cars, the community would develop within itself, we wouldn't have to drive 30 miles to work.
Excuse me, I have to get in my car and go out to dinner so I know nothing.
Excellent topic though.

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mbcasey
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:25 PM CST

KrazieStill wrote:

Wouldn't be the cell, how many lives has those things saved? jmo
Maybe the car but then that defeats the purpose of the cell, getting in contact with rescue faster.
We'd all work and live closer to home and the community would be more in touch with each other. If we didn't have cars, the community would develop within itself, we wouldn't have to drive 30 miles to work.
Excuse me, I have to get in my car and go out to dinner so I know nothing.
Excellent topic though.

In a perfect world, some aspects of the internet. I am all for the internet, but if we could just erase all the harmful websites that are predatory towards kids, I would be for that.

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StressFree
small city, Kalmar Sweden

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:31 PM CST

The cell phone. Things were just fine before the cell phone. I hate how people are so clingy with their cell phones. It's an extra bill that I can really do without. My telepathy is improving thought

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trish123
Lancashire, Lancashire, England UK

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:33 PM CST

I really dont like answerphones - or it could be the people who leave pointless messages 5 times a day but I couldnt really get away with eliminating them

a couple of weeks ago I just left it full up till everybody had finished telling me to empty it - that was the best way I could think of to let them know that I find the thing a pain in the butt and unless they really need to, then please leave it free for mesages that may be a little more urgent than "its just me........."

rant over

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rasgumby
Moberly, Missouri USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:42 PM CST

p_seg wrote:

for me it would be the mobile/cell phone. even though its convenient, people are over doing it by misusing it. for example, going to the cinema to watch a film, and somebody's phone rings or receives an sms.

its also a kind of a pain, in the sense that we normally carry it along wherever we go, and thus end up always contactable!! ok, somebody might say switch it off, but that defeats the scope of having a mobile phone.

What he said

He beat me to it.

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dazzling_dave
Waynesboro, Virginia USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:49 PM CST

Credit Cards

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smoky
Unterland, Zrich Switzerland

Posted: May 31, 2008, 3:50 PM CST

TELEVISION. Then we wouldnt know what a headache looks like. And kids wouldn`t be so smart-ass about what they want to eat or get for christmas......

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PILIPALA
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales UK

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:16 PM CST

Guns

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kurzita
Xaghra, Gozo Malta

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:21 PM CST

definately w3ith pilipala....first choice, guns.

then cellular......harmfully addictive.....

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rasgumby
Moberly, Missouri USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:24 PM CST

PILIPALA wrote:

Guns

Only if you are the one to come try to take them from me

But Credit cards was a great one!!!
All credit!

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smoky
Unterland, Zrich Switzerland

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:29 PM CST

The Ideal World .... No guns, television, cell-phones, credit cards, automobiles! oh and modern toilets!

Down with them all.

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Serenity1971
Serenity's Island, Arizona USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:31 PM CST

Microwaves

Harmful to people especially to anything put in them for human consumption.

Hiding from anything getting thrown at me for this one

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PILIPALA
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales UK

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:32 PM CST

rasgumby wrote:

Only if you are the one to come try to take them from me

But Credit cards was a great one!!!
All credit!

Would you disarm for me then Ras

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Indyfella
indianapolis, Indiana USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:32 PM CST

Serenity1971 wrote:

Microwaves

Harmful to people especially to anything put in them for human consumption. Hiding from anything getting thrown at me for this one

So that's why the cat died when I tried to dry it?

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PILIPALA
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales UK

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:33 PM CST

What a about the nuclear weapons

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rasgumby
Moberly, Missouri USA

Posted: May 31, 2008, 4:40 PM CST

PILIPALA wrote:

Would you disarm for me then Ras

Why........ Do you have felonies on your record?

I have a CCW permit.
I can't have a felon stay here.

Running to do a background check on ya!

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