What WON'T you miss?

by **shakespear1** » Sat 15 Apr 2006, 04:34:05

I think that this is a generational problem. I might say that I won't miss McDonalds but that might seem crazy for someone in their teens.

I won't miss SUV's and those huge pickups.

by **malcomatic_51** » Mon 17 Apr 2006, 07:30:46

I definitely won't miss traffic jams and idiots treating picturesque country roads as private speed runs (as has happened throughout classic English countryside in the last 15 years). Likewise jet noise and politicians promising us "airports and more airports".

Actually, I must confess that PO is the only thing that really gives me hope for the future. I truly detest everything that this society calls "progress". Maybe that is a desperate thought.... but that is what I feel.

by **Croakmore** » Mon 17 Apr 2006, 11:15:31

Five things I won't miss:

1. Evangelical fruit flies (too sweet)

2. NBA daddy longlegs (too chewy)

3. Snap rapper crotch grabbers (too horny)

4. Islamic assassin bugs (too gooey)

5. Nancy Grace grub worms (too yucky)

—Croakmore

by **aldente** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 00:59:50

Will not miss the misspelled name of William Shakespeare on PO.com once there is no access to personal computers any longer.

by **Croakmore** » Wed 19 Apr 2006, 12:31:48

William Snakespeare was one of my favorite reptiles.

by **aldente** » Thu 20 Apr 2006, 00:36:37

Over the years such figures as Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Sigmund Freud have expressed disbelief that the man from Stratford-upon-Avon actually produced the works attributed to him. These claims necessarily rely on conspiracy theories to explain the lack of direct historical evidence for them, although their advocates also point to evidentiary gaps in the orthodox history (source: Wikipedia).
In this context check this out (credits to Shakespear1):
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shakespeare/

As far as the spelling is concerned, not a big deal, again from Wiki:
(also spelled Shakspere, Shaksper, and Shake-speare, due to the fact that spelling in Elizabethan times was not fixed and absolute[7]).

by **SolarDave** » Thu 20 Apr 2006, 00:58:24

5-10 automobile advertisements every HOUR on TV. Count them and be shocked.
Bill(?) Ford telling us there are no limits.
United Airlines telling us "it's time to fly"
Tiny countries making BIG NEWS because of their soon-to-be irrelevant/gone oil
Freeway noise - 24 hours a day in any city
Danger and apprehension while driving
Trucks delivering bottled water to houses on city mains
Power Poles and overhead wires
Powerboats on lakes - pedal boats OK! ;-)

Big Box Stores

by **nemo** » Sat 22 Apr 2006, 08:06:42

lawnmower engine noise
tailpipe emission stink
excessive light pollution
package tours to holiday resorts
Big Box stores
cruise ships
meat heavy diet
horse racing (put'em to work!)
mindless comsumption of useless Chinese crap
snowmobiles! Oh yes!
generic Hollywood blockbusters
powerboats and jet-skis
spending time at airports
helicopters buzzing overhead
almost everything disposable
overpowered motorcycles without mufflers
junk mail
propane grills
corporate advertising (I can always hope!)
personal automobiles

by **coyote** » Tue 25 Apr 2006, 23:17:42

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nemo', 'j')unk mail

by **Ibon** » Wed 26 Apr 2006, 10:27:52

Telephone solicitors

by **willjones4** » Wed 26 Apr 2006, 22:47:32

I wont miss arrogant arseholes who think i dont know what Im talking about when they refuse to read anything more intelligent than a 4x4 magazine...

by **aldente** » Mon 01 May 2006, 04:05:44

by **crapattack** » Mon 01 May 2006, 05:50:29

taxes *

yoga bottle-blondes in SUVs

cell phones

automated telephone ques

traffic jams

smug people *

brussel sprouts *

*I'm not exactly sure these will disappear, but I'm hoping.

by **horsestoaster** » Mon 01 May 2006, 08:30:03

Giant overloaded logging trucks that zoom past at 20 miles faster than the speed limit then blast their horn as they whizz past me while I'm riding my horse by the road.(Lucky for me he's an ex-race horse so no stupid human thing surprises him.)

by **Mechler** » Mon 01 May 2006, 08:51:33

suburbia
cars
motorcycles
pavement
strip malls
suburbia (did I mention that already?)
lawnmowers
weedwackers
barking dogs with irresponsible owners

Actually, these things wouldn't be so bad with much less population density. Ergo, I blame it all on suburbia! Luckily I can move and be rid of all my woes. Who needs PO anyway?!?

by **newhunter-gatherer** » Mon 01 May 2006, 09:02:28

Just the other night, my mother was driving us home from Gatwick airport via the motorway, we noticed that the outside lane had been closed off, so, we tried merging into the next inner lane, admittedley she was a little late cutting in, only to find we were driving parallel with a huge 18 wheel truck who absolutely refused to let us in, he accelerated when we accelerated and we were rapidly running out of room and heading straight for the cones. After a couple of wanker signs and middle fingers from myself he let us in at the very last second and then sped up behind us flashing his lights and tailgated us inches from our rear bumper for a few hundred meters. I swear if I would have had a gun, I would have blown that fuckers tyres out. It was like the seen from the movie.. 'Duel'. Pretty damn scary.

Mad max is already here without P.O!

Bring on $100 barrel and get this trash off the road.

by **Spartan2** » Mon 08 May 2006, 18:18:27

I won't miss:

- fanatic football fans, as they will be more worried with other things

- The general notion that consumerism = happiness. In times to come, the expression carpe diem will have a whole new meaning.

by **Pops** » Mon 08 May 2006, 18:24:22

Threads like this.

by **rwwff** » Mon 08 May 2006, 18:37:20

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('coyote', '
')I'll get the ball rolling:
Leafblowers.

by **Al_Breakit** » Fri 19 May 2006, 23:57:21

Two words:
American Idol

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