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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:21 AM
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Inventions that never should have been invented?
Edited on Thu Nov-02-06 10:23 AM by ohiosmith
Disposable diapers.

:popcorn:
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:22 AM
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1. The machine gun.
Add the Assault Rifle to that.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:23 AM
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2. Anything Nuclear.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:25 AM
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3. Canned hunts.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:25 AM
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4. Religion.
I win.
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:46 AM
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8. Oh be nice. I know SCADS of nice Buddhists....
And they tolerate my atheist leaning quasi-agnosticism very well. They even invited me the the Vegitarian pot luck.
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cobalt1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 12:41 PM
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39. I agree, you win. n/t
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:44 AM
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5. Cheese food. nt
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:44 AM
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6. Why do you hate America?
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:48 AM
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11. I don't, just cheese food. Whatever the hell that is. nt
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:45 AM
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7. bombs, guns, advertising...
I'd add "God," but I don't want to start anything flame-y ;)
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:47 AM
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9. Republicans.
:popcorn:

:D
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:47 AM
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10. Touchscreen voting machines
Isn't there a documentary tonight on HBO about Diebold's shenanigans?
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MsAnthropy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:48 AM
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12. Truck backup beepers
and leaf blowers! :evilfrown:
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QMPMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:52 AM
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13. Mothers-in-law
In my next life I am marrying an orphan.
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:57 AM
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16. :
:rofl:
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:55 AM
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14. guns. bombs. god. cigarettes. meth. coke. heroin. disposable stuff.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 10:57 AM
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15. High heels n/t
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:03 AM
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17. Aluminum bats. Synth bass. Carrot Top. n/t
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deucemagnet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:09 AM
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18. The Honda Element


It looks like a fucking bowling shoe, fer chrissakes.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:14 AM
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19. the repuke party
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:16 AM
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20. Are judgmental opinions an invention?
:shrug:
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:18 AM
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23. No.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:21 AM
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27. That blows
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:25 AM
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28. Yes, I know. But policy is policy. Thank you for you input.
Best personal regards,

Thread Manager
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:16 AM
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21. Toilet to Bidet conversion kits. nt
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:18 AM
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22. 1) Leaf.blowers
:argh:

I used to live in a neighborhood full of high-rise apartment buildings, and in the fall, the caretakers would go around the parking lots and sidewalks with leaf blowers whose sound filled the known universe. I could close my windows, and the sound still competed with the radio.

2) Portable music players that can be and are turned up loud enough so that other people can hear the words of the song from five feet away. Aside from the fact that the owner of the device is probalby drilling holes in his brain with the sound waves and damaging his hearing permanently, barely audible words over a rhythm track are really irritating to listen to. Walkmans and iPods and the like should be designed so that you CAN'T turn the sound up to those levels.
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KFC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:18 AM
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24. Viagra
I don't need to imagine my 80 year old dad hitting it.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:19 AM
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25. Budweiser, land mines
Edited on Thu Nov-02-06 11:21 AM by bif
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:19 AM
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26. light bulbs
Now we don't need to stop working when it is dark! Hurrah!
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AutumnMist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:31 AM
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29. The Remote Control
My lord I hate finding them when they get lost and so forth. There is a Simpson's episode where Homer cant get the remote to work so he stands two inches from the TV trying to change the channel and then goes and sits back down discouraged that he cannot get it to work. I have to sadly confess I have seen my husband do the same thing. LOL. Gotta love him. Apparently he had forgotten that you could change the channel while he was up from the television itself. :rofl:
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cobalt1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 12:39 PM
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37. NO! You can't take the remote from us men.
It's the only thing that makes me feel in control living in a house full of females.

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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 01:30 PM
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45. YEAH! From my cold, dead fingers! n/t
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Dulcinea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:51 AM
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30. Panty hose.
If they were so great, men would wear them.

I take exception to disposable diapers, though. They're a necessary evil sometimes.
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:53 AM
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31. Exception noted. Thank you.
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One_Life_To_Give Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 12:17 PM
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34. Some do
If they were so great, men would wear them.


http://www.mytights.com/mytights/1487.html

comfilon.com


Guess what, some men already do.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 02:38 PM
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49. I whole heartedly agree about panty hose.
:thumbsup:
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 04:19 PM
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50. Me too. They were a major contributing factor to horny teenage boy angst.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 08:05 AM
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55. I just hate having anything nylon around my waist.
That feels NASTY
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Presidentcokedupfratboy Donating Member (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:54 AM
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32. The Clapper
Who would admit to owning one? Can't you turn the lights out the old-fashioned way?
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 11:58 AM
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33. The printing press.
Ha, ha, just kidding big time.

Cell phones.

I Pods.

and the most I hate: Recorded phone menus where you can never talk to a real person.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 12:21 PM
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35. Blister packs n/t
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cobalt1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 12:35 PM
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36. CFCs, Leaded Gasoline, HFCS, and
air conditioners! All these people would get the hell out of my state if they'd just ban the things. Of course it's no surprise the a/c was invented in Florida.

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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 12:41 PM
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38. Olive Garden
Kirsty Alley
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 01:37 PM
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46. dailymotion.com
I'll NEVER get anything done now!
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 12:43 PM
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40. a tie between the pager or mobile 'phone n/t
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The2ndWheel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 01:15 PM
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41. Controlled fire
Basically been downhill ever since.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 01:17 PM
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42. Disposable anything (esp. diapers, straws, pens, plasticware, etc.)
Assholes.
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 01:19 PM
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43. Disposable assholes. What a concept. You may be on to something.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 01:28 PM
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44. Yes, I hate disposable assholes.
It's such a waste.

Disposable sycophants, freaks, weirdos, and bullies also annoy me.

:P
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 02:04 PM
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47. Oh! That kind of asshole.
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 02:33 PM
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48. Multi blade razors
Where does the insanity stop!? One day we will have the freakin Schick 100 for those people who, 99 blades just aren't enough.
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PittPoliSci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 04:59 PM
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53. they're going to make a mask of razors
that custom fits to your face, all you have to do is move it half an inch and every piece of hair on your face is GONE!

i'm waiting for it.
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 04:23 PM
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51. Television
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Cygnusx2112 Donating Member (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 04:35 PM
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52. Loud Mufflers.
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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-02-06 05:01 PM
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54. Car alarms that are too sensitive
They are annoying and most people ignore them.
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