Inventions We Could Have Lived Without

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<p>Prompted by the Skills We Took Pride In thread, I started contemplating inventions we could well have lived without.</p>

<p>First nomination: the leaf blower.</p>

<p>While raking leaves was tedious, the leaf blower is unnecessary: just moves the leaves to somewhere else where half of them will blow back onto your property and they waste gasoline, are smelly, and are annoyingly NOISY.</p>

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<p>I second the leaf-blower.</p>

<p>Any “combination” invention tends to be beyond useless - the MP3 player/cell phone being one of the latest.</p>

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<p>Yes, I HATE the leaf blower & vehemently vetoed any suggestion that any be added to the janitorial supplies of the elementary school.
The noise pollution it generates should be illegal!</p>

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<p>Cell/mobile phone–accessible to the world 24/7. I hate that, can’t be anywhere without the stupid things ringing.</p>

<p>Ring tones-OBNOXIOUS, need I say more</p>

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<p>I disagree. cell phones are very necessary, for emergencies of course. My cell phone only rings when someone really needs something from me. And I never use it unless there is a big problem.
Of course it is a bit annoying when people just play around with them in the street because they’re bored. But it is a very necessary invention.</p>

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<p>This seems like a fun topic.</p>

<p>Here’s a few more to start:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Lunchables (who needs processed packaged junk food?)</p></li>
<li><p>Cell phones that take video clips</p></li>
<li><p>Flavor packets for bottled water (artificial flavoring with no nutritional value)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>-electric egg cookers</p>

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<p>We could do without the bottled water, too.</p>

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<p>Credit cards – the biggest contributors to inflation!</p>

<p>Here’s what we do:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Forgive all outstanding credit card debt.</p></li>
<li><p>Close all cc companies.</p></li>
<li><p>Destroy all cards.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Welcome back to earth everybody!</p>

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–George Carlin</p>

<p>Oh, and how I hate leaf-blowers.</p>

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<p>Motorized Scooters!</p>

<p>Silly String in a Can</p>

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<p>Palm Pilots…My Rolodex works just fine…</p>

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Oh, and that is only the beginning. How about:</p>

<p>Eledtric hot dog cookers <a href=“http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__AR011?cm_ven=adwords&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=houseware&cm_ite=hot_dog_cooker[/url]”>http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__AR011?cm_ven=adwords&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=houseware&cm_ite=hot_dog_cooker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>DH and I make a mental list of all these absurd one-item electrical appliances every Holiday Advertising Season. Thankfully, I’ve forgotten most of them at the moment. :)</p>

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<p>electric staplers</p>

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<p>dishwashers.</p>

<p>I realize this may be a minority view, but I can wash the dishes faster than my spouse can rinse, load, unload etc. What’s more, it gets me out of having to put the leftovers away - division of labor. </p>

<p>In 1989, we bought a house. A year AFTER we moved in, I noticed it did not have a dishwasher.</p>

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<p>Sandwich toasters - just use a grill! But I do use mine all the time :o</p>

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<p>Agree on dishwashers–ours started leaking about 10 years ago. We just stopped using it, haven’t missed it at all.</p>

<p>And especially agrree on leaf blowers, should be illegal.</p>

<p>I will get blasted for this, but Ipods and all its portable music predecessors. Why does everyone need a personal soundtrack? I like hearing the world!</p>

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<p>OH, and car alarms!!!</p>

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<p>viagra – who needs it?! And, that other one, whose name I do not recall, with possible side effects of four hours’, or more, erections. I should be very worried if one lasted more than half an hour – but four!!! – the makers should be prosecuted. What a joke!</p>

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<p>Cars that talk to you.</p>

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<p>wristwatch televisions (or any other 2-6" television)</p>

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