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- orlyfactor, on 05/21/2009, -0/+387Dude shaking his head when he sees what his wife bought definitely is still true.
- tensaix2j, on 05/21/2009, -1/+227older than the internet
- costumemaker, on 05/21/2009, -1/+212"the fourth video screen will allow the husband instantly to view all matters of degrading pornography instantly from around the world right on his video monitor. He will be able to join other husbands in sharing this video immediately and as the technology grows, it will soon consume him until he does nothing but sit at home playing solos on the devil's clarinet.
His wife will leave him thinking that her husband was the only one that did this only to restart the vicious circle until she becomes jaded, old and an alcoholic.
Thats right, the future holds much promise for the families of tomorrow." - Irishsmurf, on 05/21/2009, -2/+208Father looks pissed.
She's in for a right beating when he gets to her. - Spinnaay, on 05/21/2009, -2/+204I love how the husband has to pay for what the wife just brought!
- maxyRO, on 05/20/2009, -1/+177Feels like the Dharma station
- MrZaiko, on 05/20/2009, -2/+121Thank god for the Mouse
- 40yrOldVirgin, on 05/21/2009, -1/+119HAHAHA, look at those thin screens, it will never happen!
- SickMonkey, on 05/21/2009, -1/+1011969? That's a damn good prediction of the future. I'm impressed especially considering the pc didn't even exist then.
- danydral, on 05/21/2009, -4/+97looks like you need different monitors for each new website and also the bandwidth in 1969 appears better thn comcast right now since everything was snapping onto monitor as soon as monitor gets turned on without ny lag.
- jiggawatt, on 05/21/2009, -1/+69"What the wife selects on her console will be paid for by the husband on his counterpart console"
LMAO. Some how things haven't changed much... - inactive, on 05/21/2009, -2/+67FAKE!!! Women arent allowed to touch mans learnin machines
- DephexTwin, on 05/21/2009, -1/+60Some stuff is a little off, but I have to say, considering it was 1969, this was so much more accurate than any of the other future-predicting programs of the 50's and 60's that I've seen.
Although one common thread among all of these programs is that it appears NOBODY anticipated that we would stop being ridiculously sexist in the future. - rolf, on 05/21/2009, -1/+55Yes, but where's the porn?
- papastout, on 05/21/2009, -2/+53internet = vacuum tubes
- Bic823, on 05/21/2009, -0/+50the look on his face is priceless
- otterp, on 05/21/2009, -1/+50Why does he print if everything is at his disposal?
- rantone9, on 05/21/2009, -0/+43I still ask that question to people of today.
- Callesen, on 05/21/2009, -1/+42I lol'd.
Ahhh... Domestic abuse... Good times. - davidg11, on 05/21/2009, -2/+41"Father will be able to watch any sort of porn he desires. He can also go on something called Craigslist to arrange a meeting with a hooker if he so desires."
- DulcetTone, on 05/21/2009, -1/+39Why was she buying clothes? The whole family was already WEARING clothes!
- kd1s, on 05/21/2009, -1/+39Especially loved the "Playing solos on the Devil's clarinet" part. Nice euphemism.
- TheMu, on 05/21/2009, -1/+37Dugg for antiquated gender stereotypes
- Broomie, on 05/21/2009, -5/+40This is so old I saw this in 1969.
- irreverend, on 05/21/2009, -2/+37Did you not see the two children?
- GeorgeStone2, on 05/21/2009, -1/+35Still no hover cars....
I want my god damn hover cars. - bradmont, on 05/21/2009, -0/+28a series of vacuum tubes?
- Irishsmurf, on 05/21/2009, -0/+27About 40 years old.
- Avaseal, on 05/21/2009, -0/+26aye, god damn new york lag.
- audiblesilence, on 05/21/2009, -0/+25i wish i had a sweet setup like that..no keyboards..all knobs just like a missile silo.
- benthere16, on 05/21/2009, -3/+28This has been posted many times before on digg. Nevertheless, it's pretty freakin' accurate compared to most predictions about the future.
- DavidChouinard, on 05/21/2009, -0/+24No porn? Come on, that can't be accurate.
- jiggawatt, on 05/21/2009, -0/+23And the keyboard. "Instant written communication" and the guy is actually writing on a screen. /foreheadslap
- Suzilla, on 05/21/2009, -4/+25Dave ... my mind is going.
I can feel it.
Dave.
Stop, Dave.
Please. Stop.
Daisy ... dai.......sy..... - AskAboutMe, on 05/21/2009, -0/+21**Bought**
- SandwichTurtle, on 05/21/2009, -1/+22http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSRIncPV63o
- therightclique, on 05/21/2009, -1/+20If she keeps doing that, she's gonna find him in bed with the counterpart console.
- heresy_fnord, on 05/21/2009, -0/+19I think that was the "***** really?!?" look.
- davewashere, on 05/21/2009, -0/+18Some things never change
- Suzilla, on 05/21/2009, -0/+18This is part of a "world of tomorrow" film produced by IBM (I think). I remember seeing it in the early 70s. Any idea where the whole thing can be found. It's really a hoot by today's standards. (Although it might be hard to top that whole "the husband pays for what the wife has bought" malarky.)
- Yellowspaceman, on 05/21/2009, -0/+17Buried. This is as old as the internet itself... /s
- Laqueefa, on 05/21/2009, -0/+17Just imagine what it will be like 40 years from now.
- rolf, on 05/21/2009, -1/+16You'd think they'd use all four video screens for that;)
- Rhendal, on 05/21/2009, -3/+18http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCy8MpT45gk
- york2600, on 05/21/2009, -0/+14ARPANET: 1969
http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_arpanet.htm - eanbowman, on 05/21/2009, -0/+13@therightclique: That comment sure is a humdinger! ;)
- eanbowman, on 05/21/2009, -0/+13I'm sorry that's your experience. I've found it fairly painless. I go online looking for something I want. Instantly I can have 5 websites up from different retailers in different tabs with something resembling what I had in mind. Each shows me the price in the currency I select. I use my CC or PayPal to buy it and it arrives at my front door. If I wasn't sure about the quality of the item I probably looked at customer reviews by typing "<product name> review" into a search engine.
The whole process is almost _too_ quick because if you don't stop to think if it's something you actually need you can have tons of things on their way to you in minutes.
Now I see how it presents new problems like shipping and border fees, exchange rates and buying products site-unseen. That's why there are checks and balances in place including your own intuition. If that's poor you can rely on your credit card to reverse the charge and send it back. As well reviews make sure that even if it seems like what you want you have the word of others who own the product.
*shrug*
I don't see how that's worse than walking to the store and talking to some person you don't know - possibly wearing out shoe leather (or gas mileage) going to several to find what you want.
That said, I go to the store to buy most clothing. I don't see a point in ordering things online that I can get locally. I mostly order electronics online because I can find them cheap and get them in a few days. - wolfing, on 05/21/2009, -0/+12and now wives work... and husbands still have to pay for what they buy
- stopbrorape, on 05/21/2009, -0/+12She's going to be savagely beaten when her husband comes home.
- therightclique, on 05/21/2009, -2/+14Nothing is "a hoot" by today's standards.
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