Lazy ass. What about "Jokes"? Shoot, I get all my jokes from you guys and the "email" ones. I hardly ever forward any "list" or joke anymore, I just tell them. I don't agree with most of these ya'll are suggesting. Some of these things are STILL around. So, maybe decreased a lot of usage of these things, but not completely.
It's really cut down on splleing errers. But it has also cut down on literacy OMG! LOL! Some places have significantly fewer secretaries/office assistants. We do all of our payroll, purchasing, credit card tracking, and travel from systems on our desktops.
The ever trusty abacus has become a dinosaur. Anyone here other than Deckard actually seen one of those before?
Recording old TV shows and movies (chances are there probably laying somewhere internet right now) Placing deliveries over the phone Getting a Date (only through friends and direct interactions) - another poster mentioned part of it. Spending lots of money looking for rare items and things by not traveling all over the world in search of an object.
If you attend a popular or well-funded church, synagogue, mosque, or religious establishment, you don't really have to go service, especially if it is someone like Osteen or Meyers. If you miss service, all you have to do turn on the television at 8:30 PM CST on Sunday or 11:00 PM CST on Monday to catch what you miss in the service. Don't have bother the pastor or other church members, the most important verses and quotes are spelled out for you via television graphic titles. Religion - Fast Food style. Also, instead of people witnessing to you from door to door in neighboorhood, witnesses can simply find your email and give a little bit of spiritual word for the day. That way if you never come home or answer your doorbell, the word can still reach your clutter email box, right next to free p*rn and smoke free spam messages and the message from your ex-girlfriend who just met on Facebook. Difficulty to access public (and private personal) records The Limitated sphere of Character Assassinations or Your Dirty Laundry Being Spilled Out into The Public (can now reach from a local communitiy to the rest of the globe, whether you are a celebrity or Joe the Plumber).
Especially since they want $1850 for one. http://store.britannica.com/jump.jsp?itemID=1313&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1,2,583 Are they even aware of just how obsolete their product has become?
they're for rich people who likes to decorate their studies with real books. that way, they can attach the volume 'v' to a switch that activates the hidden door.
