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July 21st, 2007, 06:41 AM
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Predictions Made in 1957
That Didn't Quite Come True
By 2007, the immorality of the beatnik movement
will signal the end of civilization.
After his performance in "Hellcats of the Navy",
actor Ronald Reagan will sink into well-deserved obscurity.
Overpasses will be raised to accommodate automobile tail fins.
The U.S. tax code will become so simplified that
every household can file a tax return in three easy steps.
The last few remaining non-smokers will be exiled
to a detention facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
In 2007, comrades in the USSA will celebrate
90th anniversary of glorious people's revolution!
Atomic-powered flying cars will free us forever
from the tyrrany of 29-cents-per-gallon gasoline.
By the year 2007, every city will own a computer.
"Clean your plate, dear. .Eat your bacon and eggs
and buttered toast, and drink your milk.
Then go out and play in the sunshine."
Advanced technology allows people to play phnograph records
in their cars ... with no skipping!
Due to the advent of the "meal in a pill", by the year 2007
the weight of the average American will be a trim 165 pounds.
Built to last with technology of the future, the RCA black-and-white
18-inch television will remain the industry standard.
Times may change, but the name "Hilton" will always denote class.
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July 21st, 2007, 08:13 AM
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"During World War II, the British government was advised by Lord Cherwell, Winston
Churchill's scientific adviser, that the existence of long range rockets was only a
propaganda rumor: Rocket-propelled bombs could not travel faster than the speed
of sound from bases in northern Germany and explode without warning in London
and other cities."
We didn't have to wait 50 years for that to be proven wrong
RonL
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July 21st, 2007, 12:59 PM
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July 21st, 2007, 06:57 PM
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Another Bad Prediction.
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To Create a Classless Society. |
July 22nd, 2007, 05:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker  Another Bad Prediction.
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To Create a Classless Society. | Hey my entire graduating class had no "class." Doesn't that count?
-Dan
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