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What are the most worthless inventions in use today?

Pockets on baby clothes
13 (40.6%)
Azz gaskets (toilet seat covers)
1 (3.1%)
The highest setting on a Toaster
5 (15.6%)
Share button on p0rn videos
10 (31.3%)
Free dog poop bags at your neighborhood park
3 (9.4%)

Total Members Voted: 21

Voting closed: April 17, 2019, 08:19:41 pm

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Offline Smokin Joe

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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #25 on: April 12, 2019, 10:02:44 pm »
Quote from: corbe on April 12, 2019, 11:56:59 am
   I mentioned the dog poop bags because in my little Texas town they are in every park and beer joint (that allow dogs) and absolutely no one seems to know what they are there for, it seems.
Well, in areas where they banned plastic grocery bags, they might be handy. They should put them in San Francisco and elsewhere they have a poo problem and make the homeless bag it when they drop it...
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2019, 09:04:40 am »
My parents had a central vac in their house, I've always considered those extremely useless.
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2019, 09:34:06 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on April 12, 2019, 09:56:51 pm
If you have ever approached an apartment complex in town in the dark, especially if you have vibram soles, you will be glad these things exist...

That ain't gonna happen, so...  :shrug:
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2019, 10:58:55 am »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on April 13, 2019, 09:04:40 am
My parents had a central vac in their house, I've always considered those extremely useless.

We have one in the Castle we just bought and I concur.  Even more useless since we tore out all the carpeting on the first floor and replaced it with wood.  Dragging the under-powered hose from location to location is a bigger PIA than just using a regular vacuum cleaner, now that they've gotten so much lighter.
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2019, 11:02:16 am »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on April 13, 2019, 09:04:40 am
My parents had a central vac in their house, I've always considered those extremely useless.

It depends on who you ask.  I have a kid with asthma and his doctor told us the best thing we could do for him when we were building our house was to have wood floors and use a central vac.  Having said that, I admit they can be a pain to drag out and drag around and then drag back into the storage closet.


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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2019, 11:31:17 am »
Maybe wall to wall carpeting is the most useless product then?

We tore ours out in the babies room and found hardwood under it.
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #31 on: April 13, 2019, 11:41:13 am »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on April 13, 2019, 11:02:16 am
It depends on who you ask.  I have a kid with asthma and his doctor told us the best thing we could do for him when we were building our house was to have wood floors and use a central vac.  Having said that, I admit they can be a pain to drag out and drag around and then drag back into the storage closet.

He's correct about that.  At our Castle the vacuum unit is in the garage, and it vents into the garage instead of the house.  The newest vac Mrs. Liberty got has HEPA filters.
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2019, 01:21:48 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on April 13, 2019, 10:58:55 am
We have one in the Castle we just bought and I concur.  Even more useless since we tore out all the carpeting on the first floor and replaced it with wood.  Dragging the under-powered hose from location to location is a bigger PIA than just using a regular vacuum cleaner, now that they've gotten so much lighter.

The one I saw had little doors in each room along the floor.  You'd sweep stuff to the door, then lift it and the vacuum would come on and suck up all the dog hair.  I want one.
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2019, 01:30:39 pm »
Quote from: InHeavenThereIsNoBeer on April 13, 2019, 01:21:48 pm
The one I saw had little doors in each room along the floor.  You'd sweep stuff to the door, then lift it and the vacuum would come on and suck up all the dog hair.  I want one.

That would work on a smooth floor.  888high58888
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2019, 01:50:22 pm »
Trigger locks.

Gun stores here are required to include a trigger lock with every gun you purchase.

That's what my safe is for.

Oh! The qualifier was "in use". Nevermind. I don't know anyone that actually uses one.
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #35 on: April 14, 2019, 08:51:45 pm »
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Re: What are the most worthless products in use today?
« Reply #36 on: April 15, 2019, 03:03:49 am »
Quote from: Elderberry on April 13, 2019, 01:50:22 pm
Trigger locks.

Gun stores here are required to include a trigger lock with every gun you purchase.

That's what my safe is for.

Oh! The qualifier was "in use". Nevermind. I don't know anyone that actually uses one.
Maybe we could run a string through 'em with a couple of beads and sell 'em to college kids as talismans against euphemisms an' such....
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