Broken Promises of the Future

€uroMeinke · 08-08-2005, 11:33 PM

Hmmm - I suppose there's a flipside to this about what things surprised you - Cell phones - I mean who would need to reach me 24/7? Message Board Communities - who would have thunk I could spend so much time in a virtual world with people I might not ever see in real life? Cable and Satalite TV with hunderds of channels - and nothing to watch. And we made it through the cold war without having a nuclear holocaust

lizziebith · 08-08-2005, 11:41 PM

Two words: moving sidewalks.

Yes, we have them in airports, but in the filmstrips of my youth (there, I've gone and done it -- only about three of you know what those are) I was promised MOVING SIDEWALKS. EVERYWHERE. DAMMIT!

Whenever I think broken promises, I think moving sidewalks.

And whenever I ride on the airport versions, I note, disapprovingly, how they stop every 75 feet or so, presumably so we can jump-start the blood in our legs after soooooooooooooooo much inactivity. Weak.

Not Afraid · 08-09-2005, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by lizziebith

Yes, we have them in airports, but in the filmstrips of my youth (there, I've gone and done it -- only about three of you know what those are)

I think I saw a picture of a film strip contraption once. I was copied by my teacher on a ditto machine.

God I LOVED that smell!

So, do you think message boards are the modern versions of having pen pals?

dsnylndmom · 08-09-2005, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I think I saw a picture of a film strip contraption once. I was copied by my teacher on a ditto machine.

God I LOVED that smell!

Oh GOD me too!! That and there was one type of marker that always smelled so good, not the ones that were fruity just a marker smell! Damn this swiss cheese memory of mine what were they called!!

Drince88 · 08-09-2005, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dsnylndmom

Oh GOD me too!! That and there was one type of marker that always smelled so good, not the ones that were fruity just a marker smell! Damn this swiss cheese memory of mine what were they called!!

Magic Markers?
The first time I was exposed to those fruity ones - yecchhh.

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lizziebith Wishing these titles could be longe Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pearblossom CA Posts: 984	Two words: moving sidewalks. Yes, we have them in airports, but in the filmstrips of my youth (there, I've gone and done it -- only about three of you know what those are) I was promised MOVING SIDEWALKS. EVERYWHERE. DAMMIT! Whenever I think broken promises, I think moving sidewalks. And whenever I ride on the airport versions, I note, disapprovingly, how they stop every 75 feet or so, presumably so we can jump-start the blood in our legs after soooooooooooooooo much inactivity. Weak. __________________ $ DO \|\| !$ DO ; TRY TRY: COMMAND NOT FOUND
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