Exactly what is "stupid" about seeing some neat toy on TV and saying that you'd love to have one? It's not as if he's seriously saving up his money to buy the overpriced thing. I'd love to have plenty of things which are totally impractical and which I would never actually buy. Does that make me stupid?Phantasee wrote:Someone at school mentioned that he would love a Segway. I just had to hit him for saying something so stupid.weemadando wrote:Where the fuck is the Segway on that list. It should be number fucking one.
Don't Believe the Hype: The 21 Biggest Technology Flops
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Darth Wong
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"you guys are fascinated with the use of those "rules of logic" to the extent that you don't really want to discussus anything."- GC
"I do not believe Russian Roulette is a stupid act" - Embracer of Darkness
"Viagra commercials appear to save lives" - tharkûn on US health care.
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Jade Falcon
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If you want a flop I've got one, but it might not be known outside the UK.
The Sinclair C5
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The Sinclair C5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5
Don't Move you're surrounded by Armed Bastards - Gene Hunt's attempt at Diplomacy
I will not make any deals with you. I've resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own - Number 6
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.
I will not make any deals with you. I've resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own - Number 6
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.
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andrewgpaul
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Ahem: too late 
(oh, and to whoever edited my post to change the image to a link, why did you do that? Was it too large?)
(edit; never mind. I read the board rules. Probably shoulda done that before posting the image, huh?)
(oh, and to whoever edited my post to change the image to a link, why did you do that? Was it too large?)
(edit; never mind. I read the board rules. Probably shoulda done that before posting the image, huh?)
"So you want to live on a planet?"
"No. I think I'd find it a bit small and wierd."
"Aren't they dangerous? Don't they get hit by stuff?"
"No. I think I'd find it a bit small and wierd."
"Aren't they dangerous? Don't they get hit by stuff?"