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Title: greatest inventions of convenience
Post by: texasmom on July 31, 2007, 08:26:03 PM: I almost didn't start this thread, because there were too many to chose from.

Speaking strictly from an interest of convenience, what's your top 3?

printing press
cruise control
dish washing machine
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: RAIDER14 on July 31, 2007, 08:28:55 PM: light bulb
automobile
and for future purposes Solar Power
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: AKIron on July 31, 2007, 08:31:30 PM: Lemme start at the bottom. My least favorite three:

Daylight savings time
Alarm clocks
Income tax
Title: Re: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: bj229r on July 31, 2007, 08:35:49 PM: Quote
Originally posted by texasmom
I almost didn't start this thread, because there were too many to chose from.

Speaking strictly from an interest of convenience, what's your top 3?

printing press
cruise control
dish washing machine

dish washing machine=wife...doesnt matter....:D
hmmm.....I'd have to say...microwave--instant oatmeal every morning:aok
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: JB73 on July 31, 2007, 08:38:09 PM: MP3 Players
Television Remote Controls
High Speed Internet
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: MrBill on July 31, 2007, 08:41:48 PM: I never really thought about the top three ... but toilet paper would surely top my list.
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: eskimo2 on July 31, 2007, 08:43:12 PM: The fly
Digital movie camera
Velcro gloves
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Roscoroo on July 31, 2007, 08:46:15 PM: Wheel
axe
Stockings
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: JB73 on July 31, 2007, 08:55:14 PM: I forgot to add to mine front clasp bras for easy access

:D
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Post by: Flint on July 31, 2007, 08:56:14 PM: In the spirit of something being convenient rather than essential, there's surley one clear winner .... the TV remote!

and Air Conditioning
and Mobile (Cell) Phones

I reckon the toothbrush is one of the greatest inventions of all time though.
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Sixpence on July 31, 2007, 08:57:00 PM: Phone
Light bulb
Car
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Post by: APDrone on July 31, 2007, 08:59:20 PM: Cordless Telephones ( cell included )
TV/Cable/RD ( recording device ) Remote Control
Drive Through ATM

Honorable Mentions:
eBay
eFile of taxes/TurboTax
amazon.com
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Post by: FBplmmr on July 31, 2007, 09:05:45 PM: electricity
automobiles
internet

(but part of me wants to say bikinis, brass poles, and jello shots)

sorry, just trying to be honest
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Maverick on July 31, 2007, 09:09:23 PM: Indoor plumbing (all of it)
Air conditioning
Refridgerator
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: ariansworld on July 31, 2007, 09:10:57 PM: lazy boy
beer
microwave
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: tedrbr on July 31, 2007, 09:23:30 PM: "greatest inventions of convenience"

remote control
microwave oven
t.v. recording devices (VCR, DVR)

greatest inventions:
agriculture
language
tool use
(harnessing fire not so much an "invention")
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Saxman on July 31, 2007, 10:00:23 PM: I can't believe no one has yet thought to mention:

pr0n
Title: Re: greatest inventions of convenience
Post by: texasmom on July 31, 2007, 10:26:40 PM: Quote
Originally posted by texasmom
I almost didn't start this thread, because there were too many to chose from.
Speaking strictly from an interest of convenience, what's your top 3?
printing press
cruise control
dish washing machine

I forgot to mention: dictionary
(did you notice that I spelled choose wrong?)
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: FiLtH on July 31, 2007, 10:57:28 PM: 1. Beer
2. Hustler
3. ummm...Beer
Title: Re: Re: greatest inventions of convenience
Post by: APDrone on July 31, 2007, 11:01:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by texasmom

(did you notice that I spelled choose wrong?)

I was giving you credit for a simple mis-conjugation.

Very common nowadays.
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 31, 2007, 11:02:34 PM: Got ya all beat.

The oral contraceptive.
and booze

Without the pill Half of ya remain virgins till you got married

Without both the other half of ya's would still be

:p
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Rolex on August 01, 2007, 12:40:57 AM: Air conditioning. I remember Washington DC in the summer during the late fifties, early sixties and getting air conditioning for the first time. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. If it weren't for air conditioning, the southern states would have the same productivity rate as Central America. Hmm... maybe they do. I better check that.

Cell phone

The Thermos. Keeps hot things hot and cold things cold. But how does it know?
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Sixpence on August 01, 2007, 12:43:04 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Rolex
Air conditioning. I remember Washington DC in the summer during the late fifties, early sixties and getting air conditioning for the first time. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. If it weren't for air conditioning, the southern states would have the same productivity rate as Central America. Hmm... maybe they do. I better check that.

Cell phone

The Thermos. Keeps hot things hot and cold things cold. But how does it know?

lol, I thought for sure you would say the watch ;)
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Post by: C(Sea)Bass on August 01, 2007, 01:19:39 AM: Doors
Stairs
and for all other purposes: Women
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Post by: Phaser11 on August 01, 2007, 07:00:13 AM: Ivy Mike
Operation Castle
Operation Redwing
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Ghosth on August 01, 2007, 07:23:53 AM: Central Heating & cooling.

Indoor plumbing with Hot & Cold water and waste removal.

The Automobile, nothing is more inconvienient than walking for miles and miles when the temps over 90.
Title: Re: greatest inventions of convenience
Post by: DieAz on August 01, 2007, 08:02:40 AM: Quote
Originally posted by texasmom

dish washing machine

nice to see someone else besides me, call it that.
just can't call it a dishwasher for some reason.

hmmm of convenience
well I'd say an Ice maker for one.
sure beats having to have it cut, packed in sawdust and hauled in. then only the rich folks could afford it.

I'd say Wheels for the next one. should be obvious.

next I'd say Boats.

planes? nahhh not really. fun yes, kind of limited in what can be done with it. unless someone gonna make a net to fly along and catch Geese and Ducks.

guns/weapons? nahh I see that as being needed. so not in the catagory of a convenience.

Edit: sorry for the mis-spellings, just can't speel for crap today. blahhh I give up.
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Post by: AWMac on August 01, 2007, 09:29:34 AM: Fire
Wheel
Cave Woman

:aok

Mac
Title: Re: Re: greatest inventions of convenience
Post by: texasmom on August 01, 2007, 10:07:26 AM: Quote
Originally posted by DieAz
nice to see someone else besides me, call it that.
just can't call it a dishwasher for some reason.

Me neither. I'm the 'dishwasher' whether it's manual or automatic.
The machine is definitely the convenient part, and worthy of not being left out. :D
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Post by: Jackal1 on August 01, 2007, 12:13:38 PM: BVDs
Levis
Pherenomes

:)
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Halo on August 02, 2007, 01:14:43 PM: gotta distinguish between basics and luxuries:

water system
electricity and natural gas (okay, it's a double)
sewage system

motor vehicles
air conditioning and refrigeration (another double)
computers and internet (yet another double)
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Sikboy on August 02, 2007, 01:20:04 PM: Machine Gun
Cluster Bomb
Ballistic Missile

-Sik
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: VWE on August 02, 2007, 02:24:12 PM: Body Armour

Penacillin

Cafe Mocha Frappuccino
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: FBBone on August 02, 2007, 02:27:59 PM: sliced bread (not invented, just perfected)

distilled spirits

internal combustion engine
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: AWMac on August 02, 2007, 02:47:16 PM: Beer

Beer

Beer

Mac
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: VOR on August 02, 2007, 04:10:58 PM: personal computers
fast food/ drive thru restaurants
24 hour news

Not my fav 3 inventions, but the 3 I think most fuel the need for instant gratification.
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: bj229r on August 02, 2007, 07:37:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AWMac
Beer

Beer

Beer

Mac

(http://animatedtv.about.com/library/graphics/barney.jpg)
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Curval on August 02, 2007, 07:42:12 PM
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Latrobe on August 02, 2007, 09:38:15 PM: lol no one said it yet

squelch
search button
HTC
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Maniac on August 03, 2007, 05:34:06 AM: Toilet
Toilet Paper
McDonalds
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: G0ALY on August 03, 2007, 10:42:39 AM: For pure convenience...

#1 The twist-off beer bottle cap.
#2 The Stir Crazy popcorn popper.
#3Cruise control.
Title: greatest invention of convenience
Post by: Flatbar on August 03, 2007, 12:58:02 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Maverick
Indoor plumbing (all of it)

Anybody who has lived long enough to remember what it was like to have to use an outhouse should choose this as the single most important convenience of our lifetime.

My family is from rural Oklahoma and Texas and later from Bakersfield, Ca.

I remember having to use the outhouse, a double holer with different size holes, while working on my uncles farm in Ok back in the mid 50's and early 60's. As late as 1965 my grand parents still had a single holer in Bakersfield, hot summer days were a real biatch trying to do your business while holding your breath.

Indoor plumbing, what a great concept!