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If the internet died tomorrow...

Thi si what it would be like:

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Old 10-23-2009, 07:19 AM
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Thi si what it would be like:
So, the internet is still kicking but the spell checker died?





Sorry, couldn't resist.

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I would die right along with it.
Old 10-23-2009, 07:58 AM
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I would die right along with it.
I was going to type that EXACT phrase!
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Old 10-23-2009, 08:20 AM
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Most would immediately lose 50 IQ points and lose their jobs - like me
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#19 FTW!*

* That's internet-speak for it's the best one.
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Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler will become king again!
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Old 10-23-2009, 08:22 AM
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Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler will become king again!
lol. true.
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Jobs in publishing might come back. More newspapers would be read. More novels published. India, China, et al with their cheap tech labor, would have less world influence.
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Old 10-23-2009, 09:29 AM
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...my 911 would be good until something breaks that I've never fixed before, after which it would become a lawn ornament
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It is not really necessary. We have been programmed that it is, though. The Amish don't care. Cell phones should go away too.
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Most would immediately lose 50 IQ points and lose their jobs - like me
I think IQs would go up, and unemployment would go down.
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