Posted on 08/17/2010 8:57:37 AM PDT by JoeProBono
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- For students entering college this fall, e-mail is too slow, phones have never had cords and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums.
The Class of 2014 thinks of Clint Eastwood more as a sensitive director than as Dirty Harry urging punks to "go ahead, make my day." Few incoming freshmen know how to write in cursive or have ever worn a wristwatch....
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A woman with seven watches has one to go with any occasion. ;)
Notice how the world got safer under Republican presidents, except the last one, of course.
you forgot:
7)participate in an armed insurrection
Notice how “global warming” became the “threat”?
When students (sixth-graders) have to go to the office or restroom at the school, they must fill out a pass, which requires writing down the time, Steele said. Often, they stand beneath her classrooms wall clock and stare at it uncomprehendingly, she said.
1 - Party line
2 - Manual typewriter
3 - Carbon paper
4 - Telex
5 - Metal clamp-on roller skates (with a key)
6 - S&H Green Stamps
7 - Bikes with a banana seat and high handle bars
8 - Black & White television
9 - Only 3 television channels to choose from
10 - No AC anywhere but the movie theater
I’ve been wearing an analog wristwatch for years now and I’m only 24. I wore a digital one in high school at that.
What’s wrong with them?
What kind of job do you have?
On the other hand you might be in a zone that does have coverage. Without a cellphone you have no chance to call someone. And you might get into an accident and not break your cellphone. Without a cellphone you have no chance to call someone. You can choose to take your chances without one. I prefer not to.
What if in the near future, there's a nuclear detonation in the Middle East as the result of one of those countries going to full-blown nuclear war? Would Russia's D-Day device launch towards us?
I was interested in an Oceanus a while back. Do you have any idea why Casio would market a watch that’s basically the same, under a different brand at such a higher price?
I can honestly say no one has ever died because I don’t have a cellphone. Like the NRA ad says, help from 911 is minutes away when seconds count. In most bad situations if you can’t save yourself all calling somebody (with landline or cellphone) will do is let them know where to pick up the bodies.
If you want a cellphone for phone stuff that’s fine, but if you think that thing will ever save your life you’re simply wrong.
Buy American!
I’ve already considered this very possiblity. Our p*ssy of a president will NOT demand that Russia disarm this deadly threat pointed at America.
Yes, the “dominos” method of attack is possible.
Here is a link to the Wired article:
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/17-10/mf_deadhand
Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine
By Nicholas Thompson 09.21.09
And here’s some background on the Russian who refused the MAD attack command against the US in 1983:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
Because they can, I would imagine.
The Casio brand is tainted with a somewhat down-market image. As someone remarked on this discussion of Oceanus:
Every time I hear Casio I can't help but think of that scene from Planes, Trains & Automobiles when Steve Martin is able to get a room for the night because he has a nice watch to trade and John Candy gets shut out in the cold because all he has is a Casio.
Casio aims to escape its down-scale image by rebranding and milk the more upscale market. Not unlike Lexus or Infinity. According to the Wikipedia, the Oceanus watches have a sapphire crystal and a specially coated titanium case. So, you do get a little more for your money. But I'd be surprised if their margin on the Oceanus models isn't much higher (although the volume is also probably much lower).
I subscribe to Forbes Magazine and I swear about 90% of their adverts are for watches starting at about $7,000.00. I wouldn't wear one if I were a gazillionaire.
Great picture for the thread!
I also consider a wristwatch to be in the category of "feminine apparel" (i.e. necklace, bracelet, earrings). Now I wouldn't call a man wearing a wristwatch a sissy, necessarily, but there is nothing particularly manly about a wristwatch.
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