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lilhave · 12-07-2006, 12:09 PM

Top 10 List on the Top Ten Worst Ideas of the 20th Century

1 - Prohibition

2 - That Teensy Programming Decision That Led to the Y2K Bug

3 - Geraldo's Opening of Capone's Vault

4 - Telemarketing

5 - The Jerry Springer Show

6 - Mr. Simpson, Step Forward and Try on the Glove

7 - Spandex in Plus Sizes

8 - The Designated-Hitter Rule

9 - Driftnet Fishing

10 - Watches That Beep

According to Time Magazine

dragster58 · 12-07-2006, 12:31 PM

-Reaganism
-Thatcherism
.............and to be unbiased and fair, Clintonism!!!

DarkLordDotan · 12-07-2006, 05:05 PM

#1 - National Socialism.

#2 - International Socialism.

#3 - Global Socialism.

#4 Fascist Islam... Err... Wait... That's the worst idea of the 7th Century.

Fleet · 12-07-2006, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dragster58

-Reaganism

Hah-hah. Nice joke. Now try to be serious.

TJL · 12-07-2006, 08:54 PM

New Coke

Reality Based TV Programs

The Police Academy movies

Betamax

Pleather

The Spice Girls

Fleet · 12-07-2006, 10:43 PM

- Disco music
- Econobox cars
- Hippies
- Barbara Streisand recording albums

Courtnee · 12-07-2006, 11:02 PM

The worst Idea of the 20th century:

Mr and Mrs Federline decide to have a baby.

DarkLordDotan · 12-07-2006, 11:09 PM

I'm surprised no one has mentioned:

#y: Trying to quietly kill someone by using a highly radioactive substance that happens to be one of the rarest materials on Earth.

Then again that's 21st Century... Barely.

Jo_Luvs_Ketchup · 12-08-2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Fleet

- Barbara Streisand recording albums

Them is fighting words...

tdf4077 · 12-08-2006, 12:32 AM

Hmmm...

The Holocaust?

The Atomic Bomb?

TVFactFan · 12-08-2006, 01:01 AM

DVD's

Fleet · 12-08-2006, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jo_Luvs_Ketchup

Them is fighting words...

I wouldn't mind so much if she just didn't scream while singing.

I'll take Connie Francis (and Doris Day, Gayle Caldwell, Debbie Reynolds, Judy Garland, Jo Stafford, etc) over Streisand anyday.

Okay, you get the first punch... owwww!

Yooch · 12-08-2006, 01:45 AM

Income Tax

DarkLordDotan · 12-08-2006, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tdf4077

The Holocaust?

I don't think you can call that a 20th Century idea... People have been trying to wipe the Jews out for a very long time. The Holocaust is simply the closest they've come in recent history.

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The Atomic Bomb?

The nuclear bomb is the sole reason that there was not a World War between the Soviet Union and the United States. For that reason alone the nuclear bomb saved untold millions of lives.

As such it can hardly be considered the worst idea of the 20th Century.

... Besides... Can you even consider a scientific reality an "idea"? It's more of a "discovery"... Like fire or electricity.

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Originally Posted by Yooch

Income Tax

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dragster58 · 12-08-2006, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkLordDotan

#1 - National Socialism.

#2 - International Socialism.

#3 - Global Socialism.

#4 Fascist Islam... Err... Wait... That's the worst idea of the 7th Century.

I swear man, this is the first time on the Net that I've heard a person brand Islam with it's just name: Fascist!!!! Thanx for that.........lest we forget!!!

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12-07-2006, 12:31 PM	#2
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12-07-2006, 10:43 PM	#6
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12-07-2006, 11:09 PM	#8
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