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05 Jan 2013, 5:58 pm

religion, twitter.



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06 Jan 2013, 10:51 am

Grue wrote:
religion, twitter.


This. Also fossil fuels, the voting system in America right now, and the No Child Left Behind Program.

And shooting The Hobbit in 48 FPS.

War.

Lots and lots of 'ocracies (also totalitarianism, fascism, monarchy, etc.).

The Prohibition (I mean really it wasn't that bad--I'm neutral on the thing itself--but it prevented us from switching to alcohol for cars which is way cleaner).

Nukes.


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07 Jan 2013, 2:18 am

Guns
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07 Jan 2013, 1:44 pm

Horrible movie remakes. To wit: Total Recall. Worst. Remake. Ever.


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07 Jan 2013, 3:04 pm

waxy toilet paper :eew: :eew: :eew: :eew: :eew:



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23 Apr 2013, 5:45 pm

Auto-tune - the source of the never-ending demonization of the music industry.

Awful music - Hip hop, Garage, Rap, Bubblegum, Teen pop, Dub-step, Boy/Girl bands.

SMS Language - responsible for grammatical incoherence and atrocity of spelling.

Social Networking: Facebook/Twitter/Bebo.

Marxism

Scientology

Emergence of negative sub-cultures (chav’s, juvenile and non-educated delinquents, teenyboppers).

Artificial Sweeteners (especially Aspartame, Donald Rumsfeld's bio-weapon in order to deceive and dumb down society).

Sodium Fluoride - Although it helps prevent tooth decay, it can inherently degenerate your brain.

Hershey’s chocolate

Processed foods

Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

GM Foods

High Fructose Corn Syrup

Toxic chemicals

Reality T.V.

Orange/Fake Tans

Asbestos

Flu Vaccine

Calculators - making people more dependent on mathematical help.



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24 Apr 2013, 9:59 am

TheRedPedant93 wrote:
Auto-tune - the source of the never-ending demonization of the music industry

Awful music - Hip hop, Garage, Rap, Bubblegum, Teen pop, Dub-step, Boy/Girl bands.

SMS Language - responsible for grammatical incoherence and atrocity of spelling.

Social Networking: Facebook/Twitter/Bebo

Marxism

Scientology

Emergence of negative sub-cultures (chav’s, juvenile and non-educated delinquents, teenyboppers).

Artificial Sweeteners (especially Aspartame, Donald Rumsfeld's bio-weapon in order to deceive and dumb down society).

Sodium Fluoride - Although it helps prevent tooth decay, it can inherently degenerate your brain.

Hershey’s chocolate

Processed foods

Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

GM Foods

High Fructose Corn Syrup

Toxic chemicals

Reality T.V.

Orange/Fake Tans

Asbestos

Flu Vaccine

Calculators - making people more dependent on mathematical help.


Isn't abestos a mineral and not really an invention.



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24 Apr 2013, 10:04 am

ianorlin wrote:

Isn't abestos a mineral and not really an invention.


Making fiber out of the rock and packing it are technologies.

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25 Apr 2013, 8:13 pm

Evinceo wrote:
Guns
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But, popcorn is nothing without butter! And the human population would spiral out of control even faster if we didn't constantly kill each other with guns.



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29 Apr 2013, 10:07 pm

PsychoSarah wrote:
Evinceo wrote:
Guns
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But, popcorn is nothing without butter! And the human population would spiral out of control even faster if we didn't constantly kill each other with guns.


The number of people killed by guns, even in wartime, is too microcopically small to actually effect population growth.



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29 Apr 2013, 10:25 pm

Communism and Religion - Worst. Inventions. Ever.



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30 Apr 2013, 6:21 am

Fnord wrote:
Communism and Religion - Worst. Inventions. Ever.


I would modify that to say organized religion. Private religious attitudes are inevitable. Humans will cook up some sort of scheme in which to place their experiences. It cannot be prevented. The best we can hope for is that people will keep their private relgions to themselves or at least confine them to their homes and not inflict them on the public.

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30 Apr 2013, 6:41 am

Fnord wrote:
Communism and Religion - Worst. Inventions. Ever.


ruveyn wrote:
I would modify that to say organized religion.


I totally agree with both above.



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30 Apr 2013, 9:46 am

ruveyn wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Communism and Religion - Worst. Inventions. Ever.
I would modify that to say organized religion. Private religious attitudes are inevitable. Humans will cook up some sort of scheme in which to place their experiences. It cannot be prevented. The best we can hope for is that people will keep their private relgions to themselves or at least confine them to their homes and not inflict them on the public. ruveyn

As usual, you put a finer polish on anything I can post, and I am grateful.

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02 May 2013, 7:56 pm

Those price/barcode stickers that NEVER come off.

Women's clothing that prohibits normal movement, such as walking up stairs.



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02 May 2013, 8:54 pm

The pants that are sold with holes already in their legs

car alarms

Energy drinks like the 5 hour Energy

The seal that is used on bags in serial boxes that never open right.