What will happen between now and 2020?

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The forum discussion revolves around predictions for global changes by 2020, highlighting various socio-political and technological shifts. Key predictions include the collapse of major currencies such as the US dollar and Euro, the privatization of highways, and a significant evolution in cell phone technology integrating "speech to text" and "text to speech" functionalities. Additionally, there are humorous yet pointed remarks about societal trends, including the rise of new snack foods and the potential for a police state in the US.

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  • #31
Someone will invent a snack food that both tastes good and isn't bad for you.
 
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  • #32
WhoWee said:
Someone will invent a snack food that both tastes good and isn't bad for you.

Well for me that already exists. Not a fan of fruit WhoWee?

Monetary, I see things getting worse.

Jobs, I see things getting worse.

Population, continuing exploding.

Weather, getting colder (a plus as far as I'm concerned).

Living costs, sky-rocketing.
 
  • #33
Tropicana will drinkify snacks. However, what they never counted on, was that they would also snackify drinks!

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Source: Penny Arcade
 
  • #34
The day that Obama was elected, I made a bet with somebody that the POTUS after Obama will be more stupid than Palin.

I still think I'm going to win that one.
 
  • #35
AlephZero said:
The day that Obama was elected, I made a bet with somebody that the POTUS after Obama will be more stupid than Palin.

I still think I'm going to win that one.

What? You think he'll be re-elected?
 
  • #36
FlexGunship said:
Tropicana will drinkify snacks. However, what they never counted on, was that they would also snackify drinks!

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Source: Penny Arcade


Have you seen the other two? :smile:
#2: "I had developed the FIFTH MATTER. Solid. Liquid. Gas. Plamsa. And now, SLYRUP."

#3: "I had drinkified a snack, yes- but I had also snackified a drink. The result was a localized snackularity. And I was the very eye of the storm." (PA)

I really hope that dark matter doesn't turn out to be Slyrup.
 
  • #37
nismaratwork said:
Have you seen the other two? :smile:

I never miss Penny Arcade nor xkcd.
 
  • #38
FlexGunship said:
I never miss Penny Arcade nor xkcd.

Amen brother! *terrorist fist bump*


note: I watch too much 'Psych'...
 
  • #39
nismaratwork said:
Amen brother! *terrorist fist bump*


note: I watch too much 'Psych'...

HIJACK!

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  • #40
FlexGunship said:
HIJACK!

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:smile: I call that a good hijack!
 
  • #41
nismaratwork said:
The result was a localized snackularity.

Wasn't that the focus of a really bad Disney film circa 1979?
 
  • #42
jarednjames said:
Well for me that already exists. Not a fan of fruit WhoWee?

I have a rule - never trust anything out of a vending machine that isn't in a vac sealed package.
 
  • #43
mugaliens said:
Wasn't that the focus of a really bad Disney film circa 1979?

:smile: I can't argue the point.

WhoWee: Smart... food poisoning is so miserable...
I'll take my fruit in fruit form, as fruit... from a purveyor of food... and fruits.

Barring that, I'll drink juice before I choke down SLYRUP. :-p
 
  • #44
I checked, and no one has taken this one yet:

What will happen?...

Dogs and Cats... together... CARNALLY! *theremin music*
 
  • #45
Arizona has stopped paying for most transplants for medicaid patients. I predict that by 2020 more than 30 other states will do the same.
 
  • #46
PhilKravitz said:
Arizona has stopped paying for most transplants for medicaid patients. I predict that by 2020 more than 30 other states will do the same.

I hate what AZ is doing, but is it in fact MOST transplants? I was under the impression that it was a small minority: liver, lung, and complete bone-marrow.
 
  • #47
nismaratwork said:
I hate what AZ is doing, but is it in fact MOST transplants? I was under the impression that it was a small minority: liver, lung, and complete bone-marrow.

How long do you need to live in CA to qualify for their benefits? I heard a commentator say Berkley officials want to pay for sex change operations too - anyone familiar?
 
  • #48
WhoWee said:
How long do you need to live in CA to qualify for their benefits? I heard a commentator say Berkley officials want to pay for sex change operations too - anyone familiar?

Not at all, sorry... CA politics changes so quickly I can't keep up.
 

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