Comments on: Friday Afternoon Random Question: 12 Spider Monkeys?

By: Amy A

Amy A — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:25:22 +0000

Sidenote…is anyone watching Fox 4 news right now? WHAT IS BYRON JAMES WEARING?!?! It’s brownish goldish whitem maybe? And the dark blue sweatervest and tie under it? I’m sure he’s the nicest guy in the world, but how did they let him wear that???? I realize that asking you to go look it this is a lot like saying “eew, this tastes bad, try it” but seriously–go look. Even in 50 years, this suit will still haunt me. Back to you.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:15:31 +0000

Why 50 years? Given the inconceivable magnitude of the space-time continuum, that’s not much different than being, say, seven minutes ahead of your time. It would make me feel like an ugly abnormal freak. (None of which Spider Monkey is, quite evidently.)

Carefully considering, though, if Spider Monkey really is the future — and good God knows, the outlook could surely be worse — then I’m sinking all my money in a smoke-machine rental business.

By: Elizabeth Lavin

Elizabeth Lavin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:04:49 +0000

50 years from now:

D Magazine will be widely accepted as the best city magazine in the world.

There will be the ZAC CRAIN award.

Tim Rogers will still be losing bets to me.

Steven Edmonson, our online Creative Director, will go on to achieve great things. The last thing he will say before he dies, after living a very long and happy life is this: The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work… when you go to church… when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.

Everyone will be driving hydrogen-fueled cars except for Tim, he will still be in his outdated Prius.

Frontburner for your ears (our experimental, weekly radio show) will no longer exist.

And I will name my first child Tyler Durden

By: Eric Celeste

Eric Celeste — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:14:04 +0000

Looks like we’ve already got a report on the world of 2058:

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/18/915263.aspx

By: TBR

TBR — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:12:39 +0000

Wow! Based on that header , I completely expected this post to incredibly more uncomfortable.

By: JB

JB — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:02:28 +0000

If you are 50 years ahead of your time then you forfeit your 15 minutes of fame but you can break 7 mirrors and still come out ahead with 1 year of good luck.

By: mm

mm — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:46:54 +0000

I believe the children are our future.

By: Davie Dave

Davie Dave — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:46:05 +0000

She can be my Colonel Wilma Deering and I will be her Buck Rogers.