I'm glad I wasn't born before the invention of ___.
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Jeruba (
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February 22nd, 2009
Even if some thing aren’t as good as they used to be, others just seem so indispensable that it’s hard (and unpleasant) to imagine life without them.
For me, three of those things would be refrigeration, adhesives, and feminine personal products. What would they be for you?
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The Toilet.
The Shower.
The Cheesecake Factory
Definitely running water, which includes water heaters.
Perforation, zippers, velcro, portable containers that are good for organizing things, such as a wallet.
Cars.
Air conditioning.
Micro fleece.
Women.
Surprised nobody said pancakes yet.
Rock n’ Roll
…......................and pancakes
electricity
television
radios
nintendo ds
everything that serves good in my life
Fluther. Oh, I guess I was….. Glad I didn’t die before fluther!
Pringles…yummy. Just dont spill them on the keyboard!
Oh, and I’ve got to have my Tivo!!
penicillin and most subsequent medical discoveries.
A.I. and the hostile battle of giant robots killing humans.
Completely risagreeing with @aprilsimnel and @NaturalMineralWater , I hate toilets but that’s me :).
(Don’t worry, I lurved you both though, anyway)
I’m mad I wasn’t born before the invention of Toilets.
Recliners and remote controls.
Dishwashers and rear window defrosters.
The greatest inventions ever, and I will not accept others.
DVRs. I don’t know what I’d do without that invention.
Umm…astro you were born before the DVR.
What are you talking about?
<—I just turned six.
Fine. Then how about toilet paper?
I’m so glad I wasn’t born before the invention of AstroChuck.
I don’t see astro as an invention so much as a freak of nature. ;)
My granny told me that she was a teenager before they invented the toothbrush. She said before that, they would just rub their teeth with the corner of a rag dipped in baking soda and salt. Ugh! She also said that people usually lost their teeth in their 20’s. When they first came out with toothbrushes, the old folks thought it was just a fad. Ha-ha.
@Skaggfacemutt- Your grandmother must be ancient. Toothbrushes have been around for centuries. Here in the US they have been mass producing toothbrushes since the 1880’s.
My granny was born in 1903, and she told me she was a teenager before they became commonly used. She was there, so I have to believe her.
Where was this, @Skaggfacemutt? Perhaps she was a teenager before they came into common use where she lived. That’s different from saying they weren’t invented yet.
She was born and raised in Paxton, Illinois.
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