Top list of things that should be uninvented

This is a random topic about the top list of things that should be uninvented.

#1 is:

Car alarms

When you hear a car alarm, you don't ever think, "Hey, somebody is trying to steal that car!" You think, "Somebody accidentally set off that car alarm." Right?

To me, they are useless. And really annoying. As a matter of fact, one just went off nearby(that's what triggered this topic).

What else do you think should be uninvented?(yours should say #2 is, the next post: #3 is, etc...)

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I absolutely agree about car alarms. There was an item in the news a few days ago about a car thief who was caught when people called the cops after a car alarm went off. Think about that: it's newsworthy when a car thief is actually caught because of the alarm. Mostly people just want the damn alarm turned off; they don't care if it's the owner or a thief.
I'll be back soon with more things that should be uninvented.

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#2 Fast food
#3 hands-free Bluetooth headsets
#4 "baby on board" stickers
#5 Axe, Tag or similar vile filth that teenagers spray on their bodies
#6 Reality TV

# 7 - Extended Warranties

If you think your product will last at least 3 years, why do I have to pay extra to have it guaranteed for more than 1 year? Mad

#8 - Telemarketing. Evil or Very Mad

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^Yeah, thankfully we have caller id at home, and nobody knows my cell phone number.

#9 ......well, I can't think of one right now. Anybody else it welcome to claim #9. Smile

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# 9 - land mines

# 10 - hand guns

#11 - overseas customer service centres

#12 - system access fees
I thought I was already paying to access the system.

I'm just getting started. Twisted Evil

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	BushRat wrote:
	# 10 - hand guns

???

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Survivor Kid 909 wrote:

	BushRat wrote:
	# 10 - hand guns

???

Why the puzzled look, S'Kid?
Handguns are designed for one purpose: to kill people. Criminals use handguns because they are relatively easy to conceal, use, and dispose of. It's bad enough that so many young people these days get involved in drugs and gangs. But guns come with that territory and whereas it was once rare to hear of someone being shot (in my city anyways) it has now become almost commonplace. And an increasingly larger percentage of the people being killed are innocent bystanders, including children, and people inside their own homes. As for police carrying handguns, if there was no such thing, I'm sure a shotgun in the cruiser and a Tazer on the belt would suffice against a thug who doesn't have a semi-automatic pistol on him.
Just my 2 cents.

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Where was I? Oh yeah..........

#13 - bagpipes Mad

#14 - electric cars

Move back from the keyboard and let me explain, everyone. The term 'electric car' can mean various things. There are systems that can let a 'regular' car generate electricity under braking. That can be used to help power the car. That is fine. There are solar cars, still in the development stage, that use sunlight to charge up batteries that power the car. That's great. But the trend is towards cars that can be plugged into the outlet outside your home to charge batteries that will power your car either in part, or completely. What a way to save energy. How green. But if electric cars become commonplace, how are we going to meet the demand for all that power? Are we going to build more coal powered plants? That's not very green. More nuclear plants? The safety of the plants themselves is questionable, and we still don't know how to safely dispose of nuclear waste. Dam more rivers and flood huge expanses of wilderness to build hydroelectric plants? What a way to save the planet. Cellulosic ethanol made from existing plant waste would be a good alternative. And if all the effort that has gone into making cars electric had been directed at developing solar powered cars, they would likely be feasible for general use in the very near future. But that's not happening because companies haven't figured out how to charge people to use sunlight, and governments haven't figured out how to tax the sun.

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	and governments haven't figured out how to tax the sun.

Excellent point! Surprised

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	BushRat wrote:
	Where was I? Oh yeah.......... #13 - bagpipes

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo. I like bagpipe music, damnit! Not that I could listen to it all day, but some is nice.

And with that, a joke: [in a thick scottish accent] How da ya tell one bagpipe song from another bagpipe song? THE TITLE!

	Winter wrote:
	And with that, a joke: [in a thick scottish accent] How da ya tell one bagpipe song from another bagpipe song? THE TITLE!

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Winter wrote:

	BushRat wrote:
	Where was I? Oh yeah.......... #13 - bagpipes

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo. I like bagpipe music, damnit! Not that I could listen to it all day, but some is nice.

And with that, a joke: [in a thick scottish accent] How da ya tell one bagpipe song from another bagpipe song? THE TITLE!

I'll agree with ya there brother, I love the bagpipes.

Here is one of the best songs ever written

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#14 Internet forums

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	Survivor Kid 909 wrote:
	Here is one of the best songs ever written

Okay, I enjoyed that. But then again, even opera, hip hop, and c & w can be used effectively in movies.

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Hey, tfisher, how are you?
Be carefull what you list here; this thread is becoming controversial. Wink

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controversial, did I miss something

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	tfisher wrote:
	#14 Internet forums

If they were uninvented, you wouldn't have been able to post that. Razz

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#15 Thongs for Men.... Shocked

^

I'll have to agree with that one. Laughing

#16 Speedos for men Shocked

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# 17 - The Loud Scotsman

I don't know what ad agency invented him, but for years now various companies have thought that the way to sell their product is to feature a loud Scottish fellow in their commercials. He's usually running around, upset about something, screeching in a thick Scottish accent. Enough! The current Loud Scotsman is in a Castrol commercial, running around whipping people with a dipstick. It's backfiring on them. Now, when I see Castrol on the shelf, I think "ouch, painfull welts", and I avoid it. Mad

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