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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is it "progress"? #145112 07/16/2005 3:46 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago Is planned obsol since plutarch doesn't check his pm's often enough and also thinks that this was a real question {jeez!) we are stuck with this annomalous space time distortion of a post that is an unintended combination new post and partial reply. Dude! Slow down a bit willya! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is it "progress"? #145113 07/16/2005 3:52 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 Is planned obsol Good question, musick. Planned obsolescence isn't "planned" any more. We just take it for granted [we are buying throwaway "junk"]. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter pristine junk #145114 07/16/2005 4:18 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 space time distortion It must have been unconscious genius, musick, because your statement in the form of a question without a question mark was profound. "planned" obsolescence is obsolete. Today, most of what we buy is standard issue junk. You know how they glamorize "used cars" by calling them "pre-owned vehicles". Maybe they should call all those appliances we buy at Walmart "pristine junk". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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