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To: dybdahl who wrote (62609)	11/4/2001 5:00:18 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Totally OT: No wonder, Americans have weight problems. Regarding microwave popcorn, the extra butter, extra fat, extra salt, movie theater style is the best. Reheating coffee works great if you remove the pot from the heat as soon as the coffee is brewed, and then microwave individual cups later as desired. I feel sorry for you Europeans. You pay 4 or 5 dollars per gallon ($1 + per liter) for gasoline, have 50 to 75 percent of your paychecks confiscated by your nanny state welfare governments, and then spend hours in the kitchen cooking food from scratch. OTOH, we Yanks can throw a Budget Gourmet in the microwave, nuke it, eat it, and toss it, and get on to other more important matters. We might be fat, but we're sure as hell more productive. LOL!!

To: dybdahl who wrote (62609)	11/4/2001 7:12:27 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Whoa! In all the fun we have had here I think we have lost sight of the question that was implied, at least to me, in the original "cool" post. Does technology reside in the imagination or does it exist in the real world? The author mentioned the microwave as one example of an appliance or a technology that he/she did not believe that many people used today. I think we should ask ourselves at least two questions b4 we indulge in a technology that is new to us.. 1) How will I use the new technology? 2) Will I use it astutely? Is it worth what it cost? Answers will vary from one individual to another. Cheers, Mephisto