The Top 10 Unexpected
Drawbacks to Living in 2101

10> Egypt is threatened by the dreaded West Hudson Virus.

9> The three major religions? Dianetics, Wicca and Microsoft.

8> Genetic manipulation abandoned once scientists finally figure out that the “large breasts” and “lusting for nerds” genes are incapable of being spliced together.

7> Shiny futuristic suits and hover cars?? Still waiting on ‘em.

6> Damn COBOL programmers have again stripped the IT budget bare.

5> Thanks to rampant and irresponsible time machine usage, every ten minutes, you have a whole new set of horrific history lessons to remember for your 2 o’clock exam.

4> Only things left that don’t cause cancer: baking soda and falafel.

3> After being thawed out and made Lord and Master of Earth, Walt Disney orders world anthem, “It’s a Small World,” to be sung by all subjects during all waking hours.

2> Ah, the return of the beautiful Kansas Sea; and thanks to submerged nuclear reactors, the plesiosaurs have returned!

and the Number 1 Unexpected Drawback to Living in 2101…

1> Lord knows it’s tidy, but weren’t there supposed to be other living things on the planet besides people?

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Credits:

Selected from 53 submissions from 12 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Joseph Moore, Concord, CA — 1 (4th #1)
Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 2
Mike Sarno, Towanda, PA — 3
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 4, 9
Jennifer A. Ford, Fort Wayne, IN — 5, 7
Peter Casper, Brisbane, Australia — 6
Steve Thomas, Atlanta, GA — 8
Toby Click, Macon, GA — 10
Charles d’Olive, Waterloo, IA — RU/HM List Names
John Mozena, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI — Prime Director