What do you think the world is going towards? Doom? WW3? A meteor? Prosperity? A digital age the way Assimov saw it?
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Doom. Count on it, buddy.
I got my finger on the trigger.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
A french world !
No, I joke !
I think we go to a companies world. Today, Nike budget is around the same than Romania. I think we go to a Cyber Punk futur, as Blade Runner's way of life.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
A French world is doom!
Jonny
P.S. French Islami...
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I'll destroy the universe.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
I'll help you!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
A French world is doom!
Somebody set us up the bomb!
You are all educated stupid!
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
quote: A French world is doom!
YES !!! But what a doom !! (lot of wines, lot of cheeses, everybody never glad and too arrogant, everybody driving Peugeot,... )
A dream !! Come with me !! Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
Population growth can not last indefinitely. There will come a time when a lot of people die. The mass die-off could be cause be nuclear bombs (like in Japan), tribal killing or gang war-fare (like in Africa), biological attacks (like the Indians), or by a meteor or environmental change (like the dinosaurs).
Oh wait. Many people have already experienced an apocalyptic disaster. When an individual dies, it is the end of their world.
Two things are certain: Life is not meant to be survived and we have more people now on the planet then ever before.
We have gotten very good at killing each other, so I am guessing Nuclear War or a Biological plague/attack will be what wipes out a lot of us.
Ultimately I think people will survive in a Mad-Max type world--until they rebuild. I don't think this will happen in my life time. I don't think it will be the end of the world--I just think it will be the end of our way of life.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, everyone will chew cheddar flavored gum.
In the future, shoe size will be considered less important than it is today.
In the future, people will believe that maple syrup was just a myth.
In the future, red will mean "go", and green will mean "stop". Yellow's meaning will remain unchanged.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
I think the world will continue on as it has. Every generation or so some country will take over france, the USA will go through ups and downs, the UN will keep writing letters. There is sure to be a lot more space travel...perhaps some colonization in the next couple of generations.
other than that...who knows.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, submarines will fly, and airplanes will travel beneath the sea.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
*sings* In the year two thousaaaannnnddd.....
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
quote: In the future, shoe size will be considered less important than it is today
You are not in wrong : (I speak as Engineer now) World go to a standardisation of production. It's not recent : remember the first industrial black ford car. So it's really possible (and not as far as people think) the futur shoe will autosize to our own feet. Good note !
quote: In the future, people will believe that maple syrup was just a myth
And everybody use Nutella on Bread. Right too !
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I like to think that Latin America will be the next new superpower. They'll get union rights, create an EU-like confederatoin, and the way the population demographics are going in the US, whites will become a whiney backwards little minority in a now thoroughly bilingual nation.
And then China will take over.
I'm not complaining because either way we eat well.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Oh, if the future is full of Nutella, I'm totally excited.
What if, though, by accident, the future ends up full of vegemite?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, the world will be divided between those who eat Nutella, and those who eat vegemite.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Noemon - who wins?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Nutella, of course. In the end, deliciousness always triumphs.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
what is it vegemine ? Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Oh, good. I can live for a future like that.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Vegemite is a weird Austrailian substance that's kind fo salty. They make sandwiches out of it.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Oh my god !!!! I prefer nutella (good German food !) Or Leonidas ? Poulain Chocolate ! lindt !! Maybe maybe... All the chocolate !!! a fontaine of chocolate ! Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
That, friends, was a glimpse of the future.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, the early 21st century will be commonly thought of as "the good old days"
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I like marmite. Is that just another name for Vegemite?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Marmite is a sweeter form of vegemite.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
I think the future will be so bright we'll all need to wear shades.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, the Marmites will lay down with the Vegemites, and together they will forge a new homeland on the moon.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
In the future, adults will bemoan the decline of moral standards and the disrespect of children towards their elders.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
I've seen that future around here somewhere.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, people will be embarassed by the fashions of the early 21st century. A few year later in the future, they will all be wearing them again.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
quote: What if, though, by accident, the future ends up full of vegemite?
As long as the Poms get rid of stinkin' Marmite!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, people will think that elephants are mythical creatures.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
quote: In the future, the Marmites will lay down with the Vegemites, and together they will forge a new homeland on the moon.
O.o
But what about those people who like marmite and nutella? Will they have to choose between one or the other?
How could I make such a sacrifice?
Or will they be shunned by both sides and then hung for treason like Louis Riel? Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, people who cannot choose between Marmite and Nutella will be forced into exile in the Oort cloud. There they will loose their taste for food spreads in general.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
No! No! I will fight! I will lead the resistance!
Who's with me?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, Teshi's efforts in the Food Spread Wars will be the stuff of legend.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
In the future, a pill will become available that allows men to become pregnant. However, all will die in childbirth, as men do not have vaginas.
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(And yes, I stole that from Conan)
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
So *that's* what Robert E Howard meant by The Bloody Crown of Conan.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
... although it seems Teshi will be alone in the Food Wars.
Nevertheless, her efforts will still be heroic!
*brandishes fork and knife and dinner-plate shield emblazoned with the symbol of the resistance: crossed spread knives.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
In the future, Teshi will be surprised to find allies in the Holy Order of the Basket and Spatula*
*This being the semi-mythical knightly order of fast food workers.
[ December 20, 2004, 04:46 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
In the future, yet another -ism will rise up and crumble (see: militarism, fascism, communism).
--j_k
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Tomorrow the sun will come up.
That's my prediction.
Then again, if I'm wrong, we won't be around to tell me so.
Posted by WheatPuppet (Member # 5142) on :
In the future, all the pigeons will be mysteriously replaced by miniature owls. Like in Futurama.
Also, the Air Force will demand that we build nuclear-powered space battleships to defend Jupiter from the Russian threat... oh wait, it already did in the 50's. Maybe the future is now!
Posted by Just another Dharma bum (Member # 6879) on :
In the future, everyone will have have seen Ender's Game, which will be hailed as 'The Greatest Film of All Time or We Arrest You if You Disagree'.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
In the future of the future the Knights of the Basket and the Spatula will be spoken of with awe and reverence. Shrines will be built to Teshi. And lots of authors will write zillions of interpretations of her crusade a la King Arthur.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
In the future, a terrorist attack will destroy a secret lab below the submarine ride at West Edmonton Mall, destroying the planet. But then hundreds of years later, aliens will create clones from DNA samples and revive the human race.
Oh, wait. That's not the future. That's my novel. *grrr!* Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
How... Interesting.
I think that Vegemite will end up like Absolone...
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
In the future: The USA will finally outsource everything. There will be no jobs to be had, and, after the economy commits suicide, the rest of the world will collapse. The only survivors of this wreckage will be pirates sailing the open seas. They will pillage what they can from what is left of civilization and begin it a new.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Waterworld!
Oh, wait. . . Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Teshi ! I am The french nutella defender ! I join you to defend the great taste of nutella (and french cheese, fabulous wine, wonderful french bread,... but it's a secret.)
All other people ! Be afraid of the food resistance !! Nutella will win !
AH AH AH !! Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Nope, Vegemite.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
And so it begins.
Posted by David Bowles (Member # 1021) on :
In the future, hick peanut-butter-eaters will burn hazelnuts and kangaroo droppings on the lawns of the Vegemites and Nutella-lovers.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Never!!!
And yo know why Vegemite rules? Because this post is mine, fwahaha...
Damn, at least some Aussie credit!
Jonny
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
The Future...Will not happen. It will all end...
Right...
About...
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Posted by The Future (Member # 7153) on :
Still here! Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
quote: I am The french nutella defender ! I join you to defend the great taste of nutella
No, no, no, I am the defender of those who like Nutella (mmm) and Vegemite/Marmite (mmm) and refuse to be forced to choose between them!
However, I do like French cheese and bread , and will happily join in your defense in those!
[ December 21, 2004, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: Teshi ]
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Do you like vegemite/marmite made into a hot drink? Fahim makes with with thinly sliced onions and black pepper added. It's actually pretty good, which surprised me.
But nutella? Oh yeah, that rools! Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Never heard of it, quid, and I can't imagine how it would taste (other than liquid marmite!) but perhaps I'll look into tracking down a recipe and trying it.
In the future, in the marmite zone, instead of hot chocolate (which will be banned because of its similarity to nutella) people will order hot marmite at their Starbucks or Second Cup.
"I'd like a Verti (or whatever those silly names are) Hot Marmite please"
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Well, I can give you a basic recipe.
1 cup hot water 1/8-1/4 teaspoon marmite 2 teaspoons onions, very finely chopped salt and pepper to taste
Seriously, that's about all there is to it.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Tomorrow, if there is marmite in the cupboard, I will try it.
(Too sleepy right now!)
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Ok Teshi, I think we can form a club : The good meal club !
All stars come here to taste all the marvelous "produit du terroir" or just a nutella slice of bread (french bread of course or better : brioche !)
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, and will happily join in your defense in those!