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struggle4progress

(126,683 posts)
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 07:54 AM Mar 2013

What will today's kids be saying to their kids?


2 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
When I was your age, we didnt have holographic news-bots
0 (0%)
I would like to go outside too, but its 130 out there
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Because everybody was going to Mars? Oh, yeah!!? Look, would you jump off a bridge if all your friends did?
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Back before we ran out of gasoline, we didnt have to walk everywhere
1 (50%)
And your grandparents had to use modems with something called dial-up
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Yes, the north and south poles really were once covered by ice
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No! You cant 3D print yourself another chocolate fudge sundae until you print some real food. And eat it!
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This is called a book. It doesnt have an on-off switch
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Your Mom and I have decided to disconnect your neuralweb interface for a week
1 (50%)
Well, New York was this big city thats under water now
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What will today's kids be saying to their kids? (Original Post) struggle4progress Mar 2013 OP
What happened to the option: All Of The Above! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #1
So many to choose from it is hard to vote. I did the ice caps one - it would cover several of the patricia92243 Mar 2013 #2
When I was your age... Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #3

patricia92243

(12,981 posts)
2. So many to choose from it is hard to vote. I did the ice caps one - it would cover several of the
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 08:06 AM
Mar 2013

others - NY under water, the 130 outside, etc.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
3. When I was your age...
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 11:17 AM
Mar 2013

Yes, when I was your age I also assumed we'd have flying cars when I was an adult.

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