Post by drystyx on Oct 6, 2021 2:05:02 GMT
Just waking up after precisely 50 years of being in suspended animation. I realize the world has changed since I fell into the deep freeze on October 5, 1971, but now I'm awake, and ready to see how my predictions have gone.
How well did I do?
1. O J Simpson will no longer be a token negro in movies, but instead will be a headliner
2. Elvis Presley will still be alive, but many people will swear he is dead
3. People will finally realize that William Shatner will never actually be in outer space
4. Television sets will get even bigger and thicker, too big to even carry, too big to fit through doors
5. Debates between presidential candidates will no longer be abusive or mud slinging, but instead involve only people who respect the speaking time and rights of the other candidates, and will never accuse their opponents of any fault or crime or problem
6. Grown men will have to tell young teen age girls how important it is to conserve energy, salvage resources, and be ecologically responsible
7. Prices will go down. Bread will no longer cost 30 cents a loaf, sodas no longer 10 cents a bottle, and gasoline will no longer be 37 cents a gallon.
8. No one will ever argue again against wind power or solar power by citing some ridiculous complaint against clean energy
Oh, I know all of these will now be true. No need to tell me how much we've progressed.
How well did I do?
1. O J Simpson will no longer be a token negro in movies, but instead will be a headliner
2. Elvis Presley will still be alive, but many people will swear he is dead
3. People will finally realize that William Shatner will never actually be in outer space
4. Television sets will get even bigger and thicker, too big to even carry, too big to fit through doors
5. Debates between presidential candidates will no longer be abusive or mud slinging, but instead involve only people who respect the speaking time and rights of the other candidates, and will never accuse their opponents of any fault or crime or problem
6. Grown men will have to tell young teen age girls how important it is to conserve energy, salvage resources, and be ecologically responsible
7. Prices will go down. Bread will no longer cost 30 cents a loaf, sodas no longer 10 cents a bottle, and gasoline will no longer be 37 cents a gallon.
8. No one will ever argue again against wind power or solar power by citing some ridiculous complaint against clean energy
Oh, I know all of these will now be true. No need to tell me how much we've progressed.
