What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

[Zombie_61]

...I will be glad when the Vegans and Vegetarians get out of my face around here...regularly they write telling me how I am killing myself eating meat...

And that's the main thing that bugs me about all of the "health nuts" here in California--they all seem to be of the opinion that they'll live forever if they can somehow manage to stay away from all of the things they've deemed "harmful". I'd much rather eat cheeseburgers and pizza and die at the age of 70 than live to be 99 years old by eating wicker and seaweed.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I completely agree. I'd rather have a short but happy life than a long and miserable one.

 

[GHT]

I'll let you off with the L thing but you are still wrong.

Will you let me off with the 'L' thing too? In Brit speak it's spelt with double 'L.' You see, I was told at school, that when the founding fathers set off for the new world, they left their dictionary behind.

 

[Tomasso]

I was told at school, that when the founding fathers set off for the new world, they left their dictionary behind.

And we were told in school here that the dictionary made the crossing but the very first thing they did upon landing was to rewrite the darned thing so that it made some sense.

 

[Tomasso]

Oh so many, many comments come to mind but sadly none suitable for the FLounge.

 

[GHT]

And we were told in school here that the dictionary made the crossing but the very first thing they did upon landing was to rewrite the darned thing so that it made some sense.

Now you know that's not true.

In 1806, Noah Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. It included an essay on the oddities of modern orthography and his proposals for reform. Many of the spellings he used, such as color and center, would become hallmarks of American English. In 1807 Webster began compiling an expanded dictionary. It was published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. Although it drew some protest, the reformed spellings were gradually adopted throughout the United States.

Rumour suggests that it was probably because many a politician couldn't spell. Mind you, we have got more than our share of those sort of illiterates.

Oh so many, many comments come to mind but sadly none suitable for the FLounge.

How about the one from Alexander Comfort: "Chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition?"

 

[Gregg Axley]

I completely agree. I'd rather have a short but happy life than a long and miserable one.

And I'm going to have one of those.
I look at 2 friends of mine that are vegans, and they look a lot older than I do.
Plus they need an anchor on windy days, otherwise they'll relocate to the next town.
One of them asks me every so often, "see if you eat veggies only you'll feel better, don't you want that?"
"If I drink a glass of wine I feel better too, what's your point?"
For 2yrs I was a vegetarian, not because I was trying to save anything, but because I wanted to shed 15-20 pounds.
It never came off, and I got bored eating "steam veggie plate" off every menu where my friends and I would go before bar hopping.
Wait, was the 4-5 Guinness Extra Stouts a night keeping me from losing weight?
Oh well, I enjoyed those times.
BTW I've threatened to hold my friend down (since I outweigh him by 60 pounds and have a lot more muscle) and force feed him a steak.
Numerous times....
I've also asked him if his wife runs him over with their Prius (because he made her mad), is that some kind of irony? Especially since you'd never hear her coming.

I'll keep this going with the Green movement.
I'm not into renewable anything, or sustainable anything.
If you want to do that, fine, knock yourself out.
No really, I'd like to see you do it.
As a friend of mine said (at a McDonalds in 1990) "this napkin is made with recycled paper. Oh great, I'm wiping my mouth with something someone wiped their a** with at one time. Lovely..."

And since reading this thread, I have a strong desire for some lettuce. Don't know why....

 

[GHT]

Of course the side effect of a veggie diet is flatulence, and it can be the cause of much embarrassment:

A young man was in a bar, tucking into his veggie sandwich, when suddenly he urgently needed to pass some gas. Since the music was really quite really loud, he just figured he could time the fart with the louder beats of the music. After a couple of songs, he felt much better. Finished off his coffee but noticed that everybody was staring at him. Then he suddenly realized that "he was listening to his IPod"

So if you live with a vegetarian, and you share a bed, and you don't know what a dutch oven is. Chances are, that you will have learned from experience, except that you are ignorant that it had a name.

 

[dh66]

"dutch oven"
Haaahaahahaha
Haven't heard that in ages

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[Gregg Axley]

Of course the side effect of a veggie diet is flatulence, and it can be the cause of much embarrassment:

A young man was in a bar, tucking into his veggie sandwich, when suddenly he urgently needed to pass some gas. Since the music was really quite really loud, he just figured he could time the fart with the louder beats of the music. After a couple of songs, he felt much better. Finished off his coffee but noticed that everybody was staring at him. Then he suddenly realized that "he was listening to his IPod"

So if you live with a vegetarian, and you share a bed, and you don't know what a dutch oven is. Chances are, that you will have learned from experience, except that you are ignorant that it had a name.

It's best to post no smoking signs in that situation.

 

[jamespowers]

And that's the main thing that bugs me about all of the "health nuts" here in California--they all seem to be of the opinion that they'll live forever if they can somehow manage to stay away from all of the things they've deemed "harmful". I'd much rather eat cheeseburgers and pizza and die at the age of 70 than live to be 99 years old by eating wicker and seaweed.

I really don't care with their opinion is. It is just that they think I am entitled to it! I wish a heavy wind would blow them all away!
My grandmother lived to be 93 here without worrying about eating leaves and twigs. In fact, the doctor told her to eat whatever she wanted even at 93. Geez, if I could count all the milkshakes and hamburgers she put away. lol lol
I do know for sure that eating vegetables does not compensate for lousy genes.

 

[jamespowers]

It's best to post no smoking signs in that situation.

Smoking or steaming.

 

[jamespowers]

And I'm going to have one of those.
I look at 2 friends of mine that are vegans, and they look a lot older than I do.
Plus they need an anchor on windy days, otherwise they'll relocate to the next town.
One of them asks me every so often, "see if you eat veggies only you'll feel better, don't you want that?"
"If I drink a glass of wine I feel better too, what's your point?"
For 2yrs I was a vegetarian, not because I was trying to save anything, but because I wanted to shed 15-20 pounds.
It never came off, and I got bored eating "steam veggie plate" off every menu where my friends and I would go before bar hopping.
Wait, was the 4-5 Guinness Extra Stouts a night keeping me from losing weight?
Oh well, I enjoyed those times.
BTW I've threatened to hold my friend down (since I outweigh him by 60 pounds and have a lot more muscle) and force feed him a steak.
Numerous times....
I've also asked him if his wife runs him over with their Prius (because he made her mad), is that some kind of irony? Especially since you'd never hear her coming.

I'll keep this going with the Green movement.
I'm not into renewable anything, or sustainable anything.
If you want to do that, fine, knock yourself out.
No really, I'd like to see you do it.
As a friend of mine said (at a McDonalds in 1990) "this napkin is made with recycled paper. Oh great, I'm wiping my mouth with something someone wiped their a** with at one time. Lovely..."

And since reading this thread, I have a strong desire for some lettuce. Don't know why....

Now that is the stuff I don't want to hear from veggies. You should just make sure you carry a mirror around with you. Keep it handy for the times when they say they feel better. Do they look better? lol lol
Put the lettuce on a hamburger.

 

[GHT]

Fiber One Bars are deadly.

 

[jamespowers]

Fiber One Bars are deadly.

Well they are made of fiber. lol lol That is cardboard isn't it?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

As I now deliver semi truck parts in a pickuyp 5 days a week I can't helkp but notice how many people are driving around with ear buds in their ears. How are they supposerd to be aware of traffic sounds if they can't hear?

 

[scottyrocks]

Those evil PETA activists.

When a PETA type gets on my case, I tell them that I do belong to PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals. That usually shuts 'em right up.

 

[jamespowers]

When a PETA type gets on my case, I tell them that I do belong to PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals. That usually shuts 'em right up.

Ah yes, People Eating Tasty Animals. My favorite organization.

 

[Zombie_61]

...My grandmother lived to be 93 here without worrying about eating leaves and twigs. In fact, the doctor told her to eat whatever she wanted even at 93...I do know for sure that eating vegetables does not compensate for lousy genes.

Absolutely right. How many times have we read stories about someone who ate six eggs and half a pound of bacon for breakfast every morning, drank whiskey and smoked three packs of cigarettes daily, worked on a farm rooting around in manure and other agricultural chemicals, and lived to be 98 years old? And these stories are usually followed by one about someone who exercised daily, ate nothing but healthy foods, then got an insect bite that went septic and killed them at the age of 27. [huh]

 

[jamespowers]

Absolutely right. How many times have we read stories about someone who ate six eggs and half a pound of bacon for breakfast every morning, drank whiskey and smoked three packs of cigarettes daily, worked on a farm rooting around in manure and other agricultural chemicals, and lived to be 98 years old? And these stories are usually followed by one about someone who exercised daily, ate nothing but healthy foods, then got an insect bite that went septic and killed them at the age of 27. [huh]

One of those would be good old Pearl Cantrell:105 and still eating bacon every day for breakfast. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/pearl-cantrell-bacon-105-year-old_n_3230095.html