Good Ideas Gone Bad

Tonight my 6th grader gave me some homework. His teacher had all the kids have one of their parents (or guardians) make a list of Good Ideas (inventions that make our lives better) and then a list of Good Ideas Gone Bad. I tend to get a bit silly at night and hope the teacher has a sense of humor..... Without further ado I present:

Good Ideas

• sliced bread
• Hot Pockets
• the Microwave Oven (for cooking)
• Dryel ( dry cleaning system for home dryer to save on Dry Cleaning Bills)
• Cell Phone
• Credit Cards
• The Internet (thanks, Al Gore!)*
• The Blackberry (thanks, John McCain!)*
• * a little bi-partisan humor
  
• Pizza
• the Ice Cream Cone
• Walmart ( low priced goods for the masses)
• Spell Check, Calculators & Google
• the answering machine
• caller id
• GPS

Good Ideas Gone Bad

• the Microwave Oven - using it to dry your dog
• Pizza - every night for dinner
• Leaf Blower - not sure if this was ever a good idea
• cell phone while driving, walking, shopping, at the movies.....
• using Credit cards to live beyond your means
• The Internet - spam
• The Blackberry - using it 24/7 hence the nickname "Crackberry"
• Walmart (for allegedly killing off small business and abusing their employees)
• Cell Phone for text messaging - teaches kids to type with their thumbs and mis-spell words
• Spellcheck, Calculators and Google - diminish brain usage
• using an answering machine to screen calls ( bad for telemarketers & stalkers)
• caller id - ditto
• Segway - you look foolish and get no exercise
• GPS - blindly following it...( and ending up in a pond, coffee shop window or Nationwide commercial)
• Twitter - reporting your every move
• Wikipedia - using it to replace an Encyclepedia
• the Wii - You know what's good exercise? EXERCISE! - Go outside and play!

What would you add to the Lists????