What would you make disappear?

I wrote an essay today for my French class. I had to write about an object that represents the 20th century. Then I had to choose an object that I would eliminate and another object I would invent to better the world.

I talked about women’s pants as the symbol of the sexual revolution in the 1900’s. Boring – but easy. And the object I would invent was super easy – the Star Trek transporter of course! Beam me up Scottie!

I had trouble thinking of an object to make disappear. The examples given were cell phones or H-bombs. I’m not the kind of person to add to the disdain for war (mostly because I believe that war will exist if humans exist). And I love technology. The world is a better place because of it, so I would not eliminate cell phones.

I finally chose trans fats. Your body does not need hydrogenated oils for health benefits – in fact your body doesn’t even know what to do with them. So, trans fats can easily be wiped from the earth. We’d just have to put up with the shorter shelf-life of our foods.

What would you make disappear? What would you invent?

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6 Comments

  1. Monday, April 9, 2007 at 6:24 pm

    What I would like see disappear is the same thing that you wrote about, namely, women’s pants! Ha!Actually, I would probably do away with fossil fuels, or at least our reliance on them. Maybe I would do away with cars altogether? At least personal transportation devices. As much as I love cars, love to drive them and go fast, they don’t work (at least not in SoCal).

  2. Carol
    Monday, April 9, 2007 at 7:10 pm

    Yo! Trans fats…that’s a good one!! I think I’ll go eat some non-trans fat tortilla chips right now :) I don’t know what I would eliminate. Maybe the tv. Or at least a broadcasted signal. I do like movies but I think TV does more harm than good when it comes to life and the people in it.

  3. alotavagina
    Monday, April 30, 2007 at 8:26 pm

    French class my ass. I wonder what Dick Cheney would make of these ramblings. Are we still referring to, my #1 trans fat favorite, as freedom fries? Let freedom ring and let the dailytwaddle stand high as a pillar of truth and liberty!

  4. Jenn
    Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 11:56 am

    I’ll punch you in the face if I hear you call them freedom fries.

  5. Friday, May 4, 2007 at 4:23 pm

    Thimerosal.

  6. Jenn
    Friday, May 4, 2007 at 5:15 pm

    Thimerosal. Yes – totally unnecessary. Let me see… do I want neurological damage or the flu…

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