Unutterably Silly How to make the world a better place.

[SameOldStory]

Lets all read Stranger in a Strange Land. Afterward we can have a little to eat.

I've got some leftovers.

[desertgrandma]

Umm....................................




'sigh............................................. .......


shakes head, grumbles about "these durn young whippersnappers" and walks away........

[SameOldStory]

OK, so far we have-

People will be reengineered to about 1 meter or 3.28 feet (Falcao & SoS)

No POP-Tarts (TGS)

Then you have the two choices - "Another idea is to pay women not to have children." ( Pookeysgirl) or "Reversible vasectomies" (Sparrow). Tough choice. Hmmm.....

Then there's Poohbear’s "A MODEST PROPOSAL" that we eat Irish babies. We'll get Gerber Baby Foods to work on that one, but we can't use just the Irish. Not enough of them.

I vote that we outlaw shoes. That'll save on cattle and synthetic rubber.

Recluse and Salgueiros are in favor of BBQ parties. They and Hannibal Lecter can work closely on that one.

But more is needed.

I think that cars can be replaced with skateboards.

The Morlocks may have a good solution to the housing problem now that I think of it. Who needs windows? And if we tear down all the houses we can use the timber to shore up the caves. Tall buildings in the cities can be turned into "hanging gardens".

Mass producing Soylent Green can pretty much eliminate the cemetery problem.

[recluse]

Forget the Morlock idea.
We already have things living in the tunnels beneath New York City.
*Shudder*

How about a couple of small nuclear "accidents"?

Culling the stupid is always a crowd pleaser.
Nothing like a minimum I.Q. requirement to help separate the humans from the "others".
And they make great fertilizer.

[Sparrow]

Logan's Run - only this time everyone under 30 gets it?

(When I first watched the film I thought it was a pretty neat idea, it's only several decades later I see the fundamental flaw. My version corrects it. )

[Falcao]

Originally Posted by recluse

Nothing like a minimum I.Q. requirement to help separate the humans from the "others".
And they make great fertilizer.

You remembered me of my grandpa, who used to say something like "that the uglies die, though I remain alone"

[SameOldStory]

Originally Posted by recluse

Forget the Morlock idea.
We already have things living in the tunnels beneath New York City.
*Shudder*

I can tell you aren’t an environmentalist. You're wasteful.

Move all New Yorkers underground and give those *things* something to eat. Of course as it was your idea, you get to stay topside.

The little nuke thingies can be used where they don't have much in the way of underground.


SIDENOTE:
Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Is a great book! You don't really have to read Relic to get scared. In fact Reliquary is the better of the two.

Oh, yeah;
Kindle Reliquary
Sony Reliquary

And if you do live in NYC, maybe you should just skip it. Just pretend everything is OK. Enjoy life while you can.

[SameOldStory]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Logan's Run - only this time everyone under 30 gets it?

(When I first watched the film I thought it was a pretty neat idea, it's only several decades later I see the fundamental flaw. My version corrects it. )

I'm safe, lets do it!

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

I'm safe, lets do it!

I'm in!

[recluse]

I'm perfectly willing to stay up top.
But, dumping that much meat in the tunnels is not a good idea.
Do you have any idea how big New York City subway rats are?


Pooh, you have to be over 30 years old and 30" tall. Sorry!

[SameOldStory]

Originally Posted by recluse

I'm perfectly willing to stay up top.
But, dumping that much meat in the tunnels is not a good idea.
Do you have any idea how big New York City subway rats are?


Pooh, you have to be over 30 years old and 30" tall. Sorry!

Are they big enough to ride? Giant rats could be a solution to the commuting problems. Just imagine a million commuter rates flooding into NY or San Francisco.



I'd like to see a meter maid ticket a rat that size.

[recluse]

Not too big.
They have developed a form of protective coloration, however.
They like to impersonate gypsy cabs.
And, occasionally, subway cars.

[SameOldStory]

Maybe we should drive them above ground at midnight on New Years Eve? You know, just to help reduce the population a little.




Er, Ah, Mr. Recluse. Sir. If a rat had it's snout pointing down. And if he wapped his head with ace bandages. And if he wore dark glasses cause he was used to living in the tunnels and sewers. And if he put a hat on to cover his pointy ears. Could he pass as a human to plot revenge for all the rat traps and rat poisons used over the centuries?

Just askin. No offence, sir.

[Sparrow]

Hibernation - everyone snoozes though their winter.

[recluse]

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Maybe we should drive them above ground at midnight on New Years Eve? You know, just to help reduce the population a little.




Er, Ah, Mr. Recluse. Sir. If a rat had it's snout pointing down. And if he wapped his head with ace bandages. And if he wore dark glasses cause he was used to living in the tunnels and sewers. And if he put a hat on to cover his pointy ears. Could he pass as a human to plot revenge for all the rat traps and rat poisons used over the centuries?

Just askin. No offence, sir.

Works for me! :

A perfectly reasonable question.
No, I am not a disguised rat, although I do have some doubts about certain members of my family.
However, I have acted on their behalf in the past. A "Renfield" sort of position, if you are familar with the literary reference.
And the rats don't mind the poison or the traps. Pragmatic lot that they are, they have a "whatever doesn't kill them makes them stronger" philosophy.
That's why nothing short of a direct hit by a multi-megaton nuke is going to slow them down.