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Post by sherri on Dec 3, 2017 20:09:34 GMT
Just read on the internet about things they think might not exist for much longer.
Things such as calculators and alarm clocks and cheque books.
What things would you add to the list?
I read a while back that sales of soap were on the decline as everyone was changing over to shower gels and hand wash liquids instead, so could soap be on the way out?
Text books for secondary school kids. They seem to change every year or so anyway so most parents could be glad to see them go digital.
What else can you think of?
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Post by joethenuts on Dec 3, 2017 20:33:14 GMT
humans [robot machinery taking over driverless cars already operating at bundoora uni buses.males and females ,will be one sex only .
cameras,most people have them on there phone.picture albams, type writers,
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Post by DADDY O on Dec 4, 2017 13:48:10 GMT
(1) My next door neighbor's teenager. If that SOB comes home drunk one more time and knocks over my mailbox...........................he'll be the first one out.
(2) Donald Trump..............his time is about up.
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Post by granty on Dec 4, 2017 20:21:32 GMT
I read a while back that sales of soap were on the decline as everyone was changing over to shower gels and hand wash liquids instead, so could soap be on the way out? No way Those gels just slide off your skin, give me a bar of soap anyday. |
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Post by sherri on Dec 4, 2017 21:16:54 GMT
I prefer soap too granty. I find some of the gels & hair lotions etc make the base of the shower really slippery.
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Post by DADDY O on Dec 6, 2017 19:16:51 GMT
No more dead rabbits? No need ti kill a perfectly good rabbit anymore to find out if you're pregnant.........but if cooked correctly, they are mighty tasty.
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Post by sherri on Dec 6, 2017 21:13:55 GMT
No more dead rabbits? No need ti kill a perfectly good rabbit anymore to find out if you're pregnant.........but if cooked correctly, they are mighty tasty. I haven't heard that one before. Do tell.  |
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Post by joethenuts on Dec 6, 2017 23:02:40 GMT
daddyo will explain it better , but it has something to do woth about maybe 100 years ago women needed rabits to tell if they were pregnant , something about the female urine with the rabbit and if the rabbit died then the lady was pregnant some thing like that not sure if it was a wise tale or true.
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Post by sherri on Dec 7, 2017 1:09:21 GMT
Hmm, Can't say I ever needed a rabbit. Mind you, one of my daughters bought a pack of those pregnancy test strips off ebay a few years back. They were expensive in the chemist for a small pack but on ebay she got a pack of about 300 for the same price. I just looked at her and said-what on earth do you think you're going to do with 300 of the things?? Sure enough, she was pregnant after using only a couple. Passed them on to my other daughter but any time I want a good laugh I think of those 300 strips. I'm glad no rabbits were killed in the process. |
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Post by joethenuts on Dec 7, 2017 1:14:21 GMT
i think in those days maybe 100 years ago they had no strips , they used female rabbits ,
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Post by sherri on Dec 7, 2017 8:26:49 GMT
I suppose money will be on the way out.
before that happens, they should sort things out as at the moment, you can merrily pass your card over the reader & presto, purchases under $100 are done & dusted, no signing, no keying in PIN numbers.
Only trouble is, it is so easy to do & small amounts soon add up if you're not careful.
There needs to be an easier, more automatic way for people to keep tabs on their spending.
I find with cash, if I go out & I have about $35 in my purse, then that tempers my spending. When I was working, I would sometimes go out at lunchtime with the girls & knew I could get by fine even if I only had $10 cash with me. It just encouraged me to buy cheaper options. But with cards, I don't think people get the same impulse to only spend what they have. No wonder so many people get into debt!
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Post by joethenuts on Dec 7, 2017 20:49:19 GMT
its a shame about money if i was a wage earner now and not get a pay packet, i would be disapointed.
could you imagine the tooth fairy the child would have a credit card with a swiping machine.
or xmas pudding you could cut the card when cutting the pudding.
and what about pocket money.
i like to see the cash any day real money.
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Post by sherri on Dec 8, 2017 5:32:24 GMT
its a shame about money if i was a wage earner now and not get a pay packet, i would be disapointed. could you imagine the tooth fairy the child would have a credit card with a swiping machine. or xmas pudding you could cut the card when cutting the pudding. and what about pocket money. i like to see the cash any day real money.  I hadn't thought about the tooth fairy!! In my job, I never saw cash, ever. Even in the latter part of the 1970s, which is when I started, it all went into a bank account. I was fine with that, but like to have a little bit of cash on me when I go out to buy small things-coffee etc. Would hate to use cards for that sort of thing. |
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I hadn't thought about the tooth fairy!!