Stuff you wish wasnt invented....

DucksNuts · 07-11-2012, 02:16 AM

That siliconey-snot like substance they use to stick cards etc to pieces of paper.

Oh....and Guy Sebastian...thats an Aussie thing. He's this nasally singer who annoys me as much as John Mayer.

BrianR · 07-11-2012, 10:21 AM

Rubber cement?

Cyber Wolf · 07-11-2012, 12:09 PM

Auto-tune.

glatt · 07-11-2012, 12:21 PM

There are so many things out there that are annoying most of the time, but that have legitimate uses some of the time.

Like Jet-Skis. Good for life guards, annoying when most others use them.

infinite monkey · 07-11-2012, 12:24 PM

Auto-correct

Telephones

Money (barter system would be much better.)

wolf · 07-11-2012, 02:01 PM

Rubber cement is essential. Without it, how would we burn snow?

Now, anything promoted by Ron Popiel ... there's your problem. The conflation of apparent usefulness and planned obsolescence was sheer genius. I've known a couple of people to sing the praises of the Pocket Fisherman, but other than that ... spray hair, the record vacuum, that thing that you could cut the tops off bottles with to make drinking glasses out of ...

glatt · 07-11-2012, 02:03 PM

don't forget the inside the egg shell egg scrambler

wolf · 07-11-2012, 02:08 PM

That one was brilliant, wasn't it,since it's so terribly hard to scramble an egg in the pan.

Don't take this as a lack of appreciation of As Seen on TV products on my part. I have many that I like (SnapCaps, the EZFold, etc.), but also many that I know to be worthless labor-causing devices. Ever try to clean an EggWave?

Cyber Wolf · 07-11-2012, 02:20 PM

One thing the in-shell scrambler didn't change from traditional in-pan egg scrambling was the somewhat reasonable chance of getting bits of shell in your eggs.

Gravdigr · 07-11-2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

That siliconey-snot like substance they use to stick cards etc to pieces of paper.

Yebbut, it makes great fake boogers. Not as good as dried sauerkraut, but ya go with what ya got...

Gravdigr · 07-11-2012, 06:40 PM

Don't forget the microwave hard-boiled egg things...They're not too hot for making dressed/deviled eggs.

One other use for them...fill 'em with water, pop 'em in the freezer for big ice cubes.

DanaC · 07-11-2012, 07:07 PM

Krispy Kreme donuts.

They're just too irresistable.

Urbane Guerrilla · 07-11-2012, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

That one was brilliant, wasn't it,since it's so terribly hard to scramble an egg in the pan.

Got one. The gadget does work. Turns a boiled egg, after processing, into an evenly cream-yellow ovoid what's-that. Whiz it up first, then boil egg.

And it would make it less obvious you were using the lazy-woman technique to make omelets, scrambling the eggs inside the pan -- since you're not.

To things I wish weren't invented:

Socialism, Marxist or other brand.

Spellcheckers. They are inadequate. I need the entire OED wordlist and downloaded updates, and one that doesn't favor hyphenated constructions over compound words, but replaces the former with the latter. So I generally turn off both these and autocorrect. Even if damnyouautocorrect is a funny site.

BigV · 07-11-2012, 10:09 PM

I have missed you UG.

I'm not sorry you were invented.

DucksNuts · 07-12-2012, 04:52 AM

Customers and Team Members. They bloody suck.

07-11-2012, 02:16 AM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Stuff you wish wasnt invented.... That siliconey-snot like substance they use to stick cards etc to pieces of paper. Oh....and Guy Sebastian...thats an Aussie thing. He's this nasally singer who annoys me as much as John Mayer.

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BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Rubber cement? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Auto-tune. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-11-2012, 02:01 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Rubber cement is essential. Without it, how would we burn snow? Now, anything promoted by Ron Popiel ... there's your problem. The conflation of apparent usefulness and planned obsolescence was sheer genius. I've known a couple of people to sing the praises of the Pocket Fisherman, but other than that ... spray hair, the record vacuum, that thing that you could cut the tops off bottles with to make drinking glasses out of ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-11-2012, 02:08 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	That one was brilliant, wasn't it,since it's so terribly hard to scramble an egg in the pan. Don't take this as a lack of appreciation of As Seen on TV products on my part. I have many that I like (SnapCaps, the EZFold, etc.), but also many that I know to be worthless labor-causing devices. Ever try to clean an EggWave? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-11-2012, 12:21 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There are so many things out there that are annoying most of the time, but that have legitimate uses some of the time. Like Jet-Skis. Good for life guards, annoying when most others use them.

07-11-2012, 12:24 PM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Auto-correct Telephones Money (barter system would be much better.)

07-11-2012, 02:03 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	don't forget the inside the egg shell egg scrambler

07-11-2012, 02:20 PM	#9
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	One thing the in-shell scrambler didn't change from traditional in-pan egg scrambling was the somewhat reasonable chance of getting bits of shell in your eggs. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-11-2012, 06:40 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Don't forget the microwave hard-boiled egg things...They're not too hot for making dressed/deviled eggs. One other use for them...fill 'em with water, pop 'em in the freezer for big ice cubes. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I have missed you UG. I'm not sorry you were invented. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-12-2012, 04:52 AM	#15
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Customers and Team Members. They bloody suck.

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