Who is to blame for the continuing decline of civilization?

[undeterred]

Poll question: Who is to blame for the continuing decline of civilization?

[Esra Star]

1. I think it is quite odd that numeralogically (?) fox is 666

[Random_Australian]

2. I say it's because of sunspots. Obviously.

[undeterred]

4. Wow, I never thought of blaming something inanimate.

:shrug:

[Book Lover]

3. Other: Those Rotten Kids!

[Rhythm]

17. i wish they'd get off my lawn...

:mad:

[otherlander]

51. Agreed! It's an atrocity!

Those goddamn kids in the White House keep sending all the old people to Iraq, dammit! :grr:

[skygazer]

5. Me! Me!

Pick me! :bounce: Pick me! :bounce:

[undeterred]

6. the men are winning!

go men!

[begin_within]

7. Penelope Spheeris

[ghostsofgiants]

16. ...

[begin_within]

25. The guy on the far right, sixth row back, is having far too good of a time in public.

[realisticphish]

8. Civilization cannot decline

It can only change...

[dysfunctional press]

9. religion. ALL of them.

when people stop living their lives around myths and fairy tales, maybe we can get down to the business of advancing civilization.

[undeterred]

11. this is the lounge

= not a serious poll

[sammythecat]

26. At the risk of being admonished,

I agree with you. At one time I was religious, but now I see it as the single biggest obstacle to advancing civilization.

Won't say anymore. Just thought your comment worthy of a response, or no response, rather than a dismissal.

[Connonym]

36. I have to agree with this response n/t

[democracyindanger]

10. matcom

[Shine]

43. LOL! That's what I was gonna post.

great minds....:D

:hi:

[Orsino]

12. It's the cats.

Blame never sticks to them. Don't tell them I said so!

[undeterred]

14. anything that pukes furballs can't be good fur society

:shrug:

[hellbound-liberal]

13. Corporate America, which is run, by and large, by men.

I think of something I learned from the writings of Confucius: "A gentleman does not forget what is right at the sight of a profit." I don't think there are many true "gentlemen" running American corporations.

[femmocrat]

15. Right- wing talk radio.

JMHO, but it seemed to start with Limbaugh.

[Left Is Write]

18. What?! Nobody put Rachael Ray or Sandra Lee on this list?

:P

:crazy:

[Redstone]

19. People who allow their children to address unrelated adults by their first name.

Redstone

[Beer Snob-50]

35. At what age do you find it appropriate for kids to address adults

by their first names? I still call my parents friends by Mr. or Mrs. So and So and I am in my late forty's. My wife does not believe in this. She like the kids to call her by her first name.

[Redstone]

47. Hey, I call anyone "one generation older" Mr or Mrs, too. and I hope my kids do

when they grow up as well. My older son is 22, and he's stuck with the habit.

Our neighbors joke about it, and call us Mr and Mrs Redstone, but they really do appreciate the manners we teach our kids.

Redstone

[Beer Snob-50]

53. I think you and I are in the minority

I believe it is just good manners.

[Critters2]

20. The Ostrogoths and the Visigoths

and those damn Huns always pissing 'em off!

[Telly Savalas]

21. Sid Meier

We renounce this worthless treaty!

[NNadir]

22. John Travolta, actually.

[baldguy]

23. William Shatner singing "RocketMan"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

-or-

Leonard Nimoy singing "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04

[Gormy Cuss]

24. Rabrrrrrr and matcom.

IMHO.}(

[Rabrrrrrr]

46. Don't be insulting.

I didn't need any help.

:grr:

[mark414]

27. the iPod

[Lethe]

28. the public educational system

they force people to be unthinking conformists and good consuming automatons

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. Bud Selig

:grr:

[enigmatic]

30. Billy Ray Cyrus

For real.

[sarge43]

31. Fire, stone tools, the wheel, writing, these kids nowadays.

At least that's what I was told back when.

[Magrittes Pipe]

32. Olive Garden.

Meals used to be about community. About sharing. About enjoying the surprises on your plate and the surprises your companions may offer.

Now it's about prefab, cookie-cutter crap that tastes the same anywhere you go. There's no such thing as variety anymore, it's all about mass-produced images that have become more real to us than the actual food they're supposed to represent.

And to think Baudrillard died yesterday....

[jakefrep]

33. Other -

People who think Chuck E. Cheese shouldn't be allowed to sell liquor.

[dolo amber]

34. I can't believe the Jews have no votes

We're really losing our cache. :(

[undeterred]

37. Well. You are still in control of the banking system, aren't you?

Maybe nobody thinks its that important any more. :shrug:

[hfojvt]

38. why is their no category for

either
rap music
or
public skools?

[undeterred]

42. my bad

next poll

[XNASA]

39. Philo T. Farnsworth

[madinmaryland]

40. Matcom for perpetuating bizarre stories!!1!!

[LanternWaste]

41. The Philadelphia Eagles...

The Philadelphia Eagles, any recording star who cut his/her first record deal 1982 or later, whoever decided that hubcaps should be called 'rims, the inventor of shrink-wrap, the inventor of the cell phone, talk radio... my gosh-- they're all equally culpable and should be lined up a fed some the meatloaf I tried making last night.

[Lance_Boyle]

44. other: meddling kids / snooping brats

n/t

[DainBramaged]

45. You said Fox Television ,hehehe hehehe

[Danger Mouse]

48. Men. Because almost everything else in this poll

has men at its root.

[XemaSab]

49. Other: MJ12

n/t

[Tektonik]

50. Where's EVOO queen on that list?

I'm disappointed :(

[RPM]

52. Cats

they suck ass.

[youthere]

54. MIMES...and the Olsen Twins.