Reason number 8,522,566,001 why Opie and Anthony are the greatest radio personalities ever. Them, including Jimmy, are pretty much how I think, talk, hate and enjoy things all boiled into one. Seriously, these dudes made me realize that I'm not the only asshole out there that thinks the way I do.
These bits always reminds me of a short they watched on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 called CENTURY 21 CALLING (1962), which predicted such innovations as turning on your air conditioner, oven or lawn sprinklers by phone...but not cordless phones, cellphones or the internet.
To be fair to the Tricorders/communicators on Star Trek, they go from the surface of a planet to a ship in orbit and still manage to work as long as there isn't some severe interference.
From the 1800s version: "In the year 2000, there will be advanced 'computer-controlled' machinery which will perform many of the functions that your slaves do currently, freeing up the time and energy of slaves for allocation toward jobs requiring greater precision and care, like bomb disposal and sedative-free great white dentistry".
