BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 May 07 - 10:01 AM

No, libraries will still be around. But they'll be different. Because of the cost of transportation, especially in rural areas, libraries will supply more stuff over the 'Net. Downloadable MP3 books are currently available (libraries have some difficulties to work out on this, but we're working on it) for example.

What has to change is licensing and copyright, however. The RIAA and similar organizations will have to adopt a new structure and new ideas -- you can't sue everyone in the world for copyright violation!

Unfortunately, we have governments that do not act, but only react....

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 May 07 - 01:00 PM

The cork shortage happened because the cork oaks got a parasite that weakened them. The harvested corks were of inferior quality and the trees died from the parasite. Thus, a solution had to be thought of quickly or a whole years' wine harvest would have been pointless.

The solution they thought of (rubbery plastic 'corks') was so cheap, successful and didn't harm any more trees, that the majority of the wine industry has adopted it. It makes no difference to the wine, it gives hardly any chance of a wine being 'corked' and it doesn't disintegrate in the neck of the bottle, necessitating the rapid hunting down and scrubbing of the tea strainer, in order to appreciate a glass of something soft and fruity.

Bottle corks may be extinct in 10 years, but hopefully the cork oak won't be.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 May 07 - 01:34 PM

Tuberculosis has made a roaring comeback, by the way, and a great many of its forms are drug-resistant.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Donuel
Date: 06 May 07 - 01:45 PM

the family owned newspaper publishing house

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: kendall
Date: 06 May 07 - 02:34 PM

Cash. In ten years we will all have a card that will replace money. That should drive the muggers to find work.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: ard mhacha
Date: 06 May 07 - 04:15 PM

Ebbie, I wouldn`t call it a `roaring come-back`, in comparison to the 1940s when the sanitariums were full, the present out-break is nowhere as serious.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 06 May 07 - 04:21 PM

Corks will still be around. Even the bottles of cheap wine I use in cooking are corked.
Also worried about bees. Few so far.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 06 May 07 - 05:23 PM

Urinal mints, round disinfectant cakes found in public urinals.
Not sure of the flavor choice (or flavour, depending in your country).
But, maybe they're already extinct, since I haven't seen them for awhile (I have seen ice in urinals in fancy restrauants> But,I'am not sure of the purpose).

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Alice
Date: 06 May 07 - 07:01 PM

Can openers, especially the church key kind. Many cans are full or partly pop top now. Many things are going into pouch type packaging instead of cans.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST
Date: 06 May 07 - 07:17 PM

Seinfeld TV reruns (but then, maybe not)

Survivorman TV reruns (likely)

The Deadliest Catch TV reruns

Tanning beds

New Larry King interviews

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 May 07 - 08:58 PM

The immunity the US has enjoyed from repeated terrorist attacks.

The WTC/Pentagon was massive, and I suspect that there will be at least one nuclear attack in the next 10 years, but there will be a series of smaller attacks of the suicide bomber/car bomb type as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,MarkS
Date: 07 May 07 - 02:54 PM

Newspapers - replaced by internet
CD recordings - replaced by downloaded files, mp3 and similar
Broadcast TV - replaced by digital cable
Mick Jagger

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: danensis
Date: 07 May 07 - 03:57 PM

"Urinal mints" as you call them, contain Paradichlorobenzene which has now been banned as it is a carcinogen.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST
Date: 07 May 07 - 04:31 PM

Urinal mints cause cancer! Add another one to the list.

That may explain the shrinkage I once experienced using a public lav.

Good thing few ate 'em (not that I know anyway)

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Rapparee
Date: 07 May 07 - 05:56 PM

Nah, NIOSH lists para-dichlorobenzene as a "possible occupational carcinogen."

Feel free to eat away, as long as you don't get any on your skin, or breath the fumes, or....

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST
Date: 07 May 07 - 07:24 PM

Phew, thanks, that's a relief.
Since my exposure is not work related, I guess I am safe.
Wonder if Urinal mints are listed in the Urban dictionary?

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST
Date: 07 May 07 - 07:30 PM

Hey, it's in the Urban Dictionary (not that I recommend this site, it can be a bit offensive to some). See below (I edited out a potentially offensive word):

Urinal Mints
Those fresheners you find in urinals to get rid of the smell of urine but it just ends up smelling of bleach and pi** and it makes you wanna puke.

"Eat a urinal mint, it freshens your breath."

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,Carl
Date: 07 May 07 - 07:39 PM

Cigarette ashtrays and lighters in cars

Rear view mirrors, (replaced by cameras)

VCR tape machines

Computer cdsand cd drives

Camera film

Letraset (can you still get it?)

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 07 - 09:02 PM

"Letraset (can you still get it?)"

Yes, you can, so wear a condom!

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST
Date: 07 May 07 - 09:35 PM

Never leave home without one:)

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,Carl
Date: 07 May 07 - 09:40 PM

Never leave home without one

Hopefully not the same one for too many years, (I believe there's an expiry date, maybe under the rim?)


BTW, Possible extinct items: "Glow in the dark condoms" (I could never figure their purpose, except maybe if the power goes out)

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,Carl
Date: 07 May 07 - 09:48 PM

Trans fat oil products

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 07 - 10:09 PM

"(I believe there's an expiry date, maybe under the rim?)"

And here I thought Tim Horton's started that . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 07 May 07 - 10:32 PM

"Trans fat oil products"

Whale Oil Beef Hooked!


"Things that may be extinct in 10 years"

Beige - if we start now!

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 May 07 - 07:44 AM

Ah no.. that's the start of a whole other thread.. things that SHOULD be extinct in 10 years!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Mr Red
Date: 08 May 07 - 07:53 AM

Truth

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 08 May 07 - 02:39 PM

"Seinfeld TV reruns (but then, maybe not)

Survivorman TV reruns (likely)

The Deadliest Catch TV reruns"

NAAAAAH! The reverse in fact. All evidence points to the likelihood of TV being ONLY re runs in the next decade, as the war on terror eats up all non military budgets in both the USA, and the UK.

Script writers and producers will be extinct, however, and all the good actors will be playing bit parts in Bollywood.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 08 May 07 - 02:53 PM

(I believe there's an expiry date, maybe under the rim?)

Helpful information for those who've never needed to unroll one that far?

John

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: MMario
Date: 08 May 07 - 02:59 PM

Someone said WWII vets....but I cetainly hope not - my parents are both under strict orders to survive past Dad's 100th b-day ; and he just had his 90th. (Though WWII people have gotton so thin on the ground at their various milatary reunions my folks have been "adopted" by a VietNam era unit.)

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,Carl
Date: 08 May 07 - 03:37 PM

(I believe there's an expiry date, maybe under the rim?)

Helpful information for those who've never needed to unroll one that far?

After reading about an expiriry date.... I unrolled one the other night (staight out, if I may say so). Being responsible and exercising caution, my new girl friend and I got quite caught up in "squinting and looking" for the expiry date. So much so, we lost the mood. Guess what? It worked as a prophalactic.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 May 07 - 05:36 PM

The 'shag by' date can be found on the box and the foil wrapper.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,Carl
Date: 08 May 07 - 06:20 PM

Thanks, a life and love saver:))

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 08 May 07 - 07:36 PM

definitely video rental stores..

followed by broadcast tv..

im in the printing business and the small family owned printshops are also disappearing due to consolidation, technology change.

envelope making too... thats a disappearing business.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Rowan
Date: 08 May 07 - 11:49 PM

Liz and her "The 'shag by' date can be found on the box and the foil wrapper."

Is there no end to this lassie's ability to bring references to birds into threads?

Still, you can use condoms after their use-by date for other purposes.

Extinct in 10 years? Where can you, even now, find an honest politician to trust?

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: Bert
Date: 09 May 07 - 11:19 AM

...Beige - if we start now! ...

You've gotta be kidding! In ten years EVERYTHING will be beige.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: JennyO
Date: 09 May 07 - 11:35 AM

Where can you, even now, find an honest politician to trust?

Not in this little downunder part of the world, that's for sure!

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: GUEST,Carl
Date: 09 May 07 - 07:16 PM

beige condos and condoms
Birds of a feather.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 09 May 07 - 07:31 PM

Exactly one item, hardware or software, required to read anything, text, sound, or image, placed in archive to keep it available for "all future generations."

If the hardware survives, the software will have changed too much to read it.

If the software survives, there'll be no hardware device to play it on.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: AWG
Date: 09 May 07 - 07:55 PM

Someone who doesn't own at least one Celtic Woman CD or DVD.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that may be extinct in 10 years
From: AWG
Date: 09 May 07 - 08:00 PM

Sorry, the topic was 'things'. Let me re-phrase. CD or DVD collections that do not contain at least one Celtic Woman CD or DVD.