Desert Island Inventions

[mockney piers]

Ok, taking Fire and The Wheel as gimmes, what are man(person?)kind's greatest inventions?

I'll set the ball rolling with the airblade handdryer, I mean, wow, it just kicks the old proverbial rear doesn't it.

And just a quick aside for all you OCD types out there. Her Maj has clearly decided that we-who-make-the-country-function types now have to decide between soap and water or anti-bacterial-alcohol-gel. Which is better, or maybe....both?

[karter]

What will the airblade run on though?

[Brendan]

A treadmill?

[mockney piers]

exactly.

Again, let's for a moment imagine we have a couple of electrodes and an inexhaustible potato supplying us with all the elastic trickery we'll ever need...

Handheld GPS with calorie counter and pedometer. I mean i don't want to get obese or let my at rest heart rate fall below the optimum do I. I want to be discovered before rickets has set in.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I'm recommending lunchtime drinks as a great invention. Especially if it's your last day and all....

[karter]

but lunchtime drinks will surely only consist of organic coconut water. no good

mockney, get yourself a solar powered helicopter, to get off that island.

[david_carnell]

If you're invited that is......

I'd go for the microchip as my sensible answer.

And the breville sandwich maker as my witty, amusing aside.

[Brendan]

Is there an apple tree on this island? If there?s an apple tree you can make scrumpy.

You?ll be taxed on it mind.

[karter]

*pours a chilled glass of coconut water for david_carnell*

that contraption that makes water out of seawater.

[mockney piers]

we'll take it as read that there's drinking water, and sugar, and yeast. Excellent, what next?

How about those transparent red plastic fish fortune teller things? Technology has rarely surpassed that!!

[david_carnell]

Piers - are you drunk-posting again?

[mockney piers]

maayyyyyybe. The Cask on Tachbrook if you're passing by....and the Phoenix at 17:46.

[mockney piers]

I guess we SHOULD now mention the pub as Man's greatest achievement, and there is no intended hyperbole on my part!!!

[silverfox]

Conch earrings and seaweed ugg boots as modelled by Man Friday

[karter]

Politicians - Keep Out

[woofmarkthedog]

Does the local Chinese/Indian deliver ?

W**F

[Jah Lush]

A ball.

[Brendan]

Why yes, there is a fine tradition of India producing good bowlers.

And they are among the few who can master wrist spin which turns the other way.

[Brendan]

Coming from the other hand of course.

If you know what I mean and I think that you do.

[Brendan]

Figure that lot out.

[woofmarkthedog]

Not..

Exactly a happy looking "Islander" but....

http://www.drinkstuff.com/productimg/21193.jpg

W**F

[legalbeagle]

I think we're with you Brendan. You mean leg spin? Or the left arm unorthodox spin?

[david_carnell]

Chinaman?

[Brendan]

The latter LB, L'homme de Chine.

[karter]

Alongside our organic coconut water we should have some organic booze, for islanders such as legalbeagle.