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  #404750 15-Nov-2010 10:17
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  #404759 15-Nov-2010 10:36
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How about the parking meter, or speed camera, anything that collect revenue seems to be a useful invention. (for the person who controls it, not the suckers that give money to it)

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  #404767 15-Nov-2010 10:56
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A pocket which always has the exact amount in it when you want to pay for something.





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  #405261 16-Nov-2010 12:28
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The screw thread.

Think of a royalty from every single nut, bolt and screw ever made....




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#405265 16-Nov-2010 12:39
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Rollux: The screw thread.

Think of a royalty from every single nut, bolt and screw ever made....


For a moment I thought it was "thread" as in a forum discussion topic - how much money would you make if you charged a penny for every "[big company] is screwing me!" new topic or reply?




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  #405266 16-Nov-2010 12:43
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langi27: How about the parking meter, or speed camera, anything that collect revenue seems to be a useful invention. (for the person who controls it, not the suckers that give money to it)


Yes that was my thought too. Probably something like Cold Reading, the trick "psychics" use to screw the grieving out of money. One thing that would have gotten in my way though: My conscience.




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  #405302 16-Nov-2010 13:46
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-the tear tab
-easy open cheese wrapper ( I like it because it luls you into a false sense of security )
-time machine so I could convince George Lucas not to invent JarJar binks




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  #405310 16-Nov-2010 13:53
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ScottStevensNZ: -the tear tab


There's actually still a market for that: a tear tab that WORKS.




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  #405339 16-Nov-2010 14:37
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Money.  The I can get a royalty on all your royalties.

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  #405541 16-Nov-2010 20:44
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The concept of inflation. With the royalties I could have bought Google from petty cash last week Laughing




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  #405579 16-Nov-2010 22:08
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  #405585 16-Nov-2010 22:21
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  #405705 17-Nov-2010 09:12
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BurningBeard:
ScottStevensNZ: -the tear tab


There's actually still a market for that: a tear tab that WORKS.


You mean they're *not* meant to work that way?




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