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Old 05-06-2010, 05:15 PM   #13 (permalink)
Jetée
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Originally Posted by Xerxys View Post
You people! You ungrateful people!! WC and Toilet Paper Trump EVERYTHING!! Imagine. Just imagine, anything else in place of these? These are timeless effects. Anything else just feels weird.
Timeless? We've only had each invention in its current form for the past 100 years or so.
There was no toilet paper during the Civil War, nor were indoor washrooms really apparent in the majority of homes until after WWII.

Holes in the ground and your left hand are still used in a majority of the world that you are just unaware of...

But, I do see your point, and I give you kudos.

One for the win column: the rise and ubiquitousness of filtered, 99.7% pure, drinkable water.

One that can be debated as an utter travesty (or just complete and elementary brilliance): free speech.
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