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Fifty Things We Might Say in the Future

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I really like Richard Watson’s “What’s Next: Top trends” blog. It always gets me thinking.

His latest post is:

Fifty Things We Might Say in the Future

Some samples:

1. It was called blogging. It was hugely popular.
2. We used metal and bits of paper to pay for things back then.
7. You had to type in a query about what you were looking for.
11. Oil? Yes it was cheap. Around $175 a barrel.
12. So you had to write out the amount by hand and then sign it?
13. Twitter? It was a bit like sending a postcard.
15. Huh? So you actually had to show up in person to vote?
18. We?d all sit down in the same room and watch a single screen.
22. Yes, both the textbooks and the exams were still on paper.
23. What do you mean you got lost? How can you possibly get lost?
25. Have you seen the kids? Are they playing with the invisibility suit again?
31. No, the screen was only in two dimensions.
32. Is there anything the Chinese don?t own?
34. Indeed, the phone number used to belong to the house.
35. And you could read all that for free on the internet?
37. You know, emerging markets like Britain and the US.
38. Sure. We used to do other things by hand too.
46. It was called copyright.
49. Someone just stole my medical identity. Again.
50. Cher is still alive?

Follow the link for his whole list. I’d add a few of my own:

a. You mean it didn’t read to you!
b. He was a world leader and he just let the poles melt!
c. Photos didn’t move?
d. Reels? What are reels?
e. Why didn’t you just photoocopy the chicken?
f. Why would I read a book where the pages didn’t have movies in them?
g. It was hard to find people? What if you wanted to talk to the teacher, professor, author, right away?
h. What’s a key?
i. What’s a keyboard?
j. You had to register to use it! You needed a card!?
k. Batteries lasted how long? You measured it in hours!?

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on April 24, 2010 (boomark / email).