Believe it or not, democracy and capitalism aren’t on the list. Maybe next year.
We know this doesn’t really have much to do with media, but it does take us back to a sweeter, gentler, happier time in America. (Are you ready for our tenuous media connection? Because here it comes) You know, those times the media tells us were angry, racist, misogynist, homophobic times. Oh, wait. They’re still telling us that.
So what the hell, here’s number twenty-three:
Cash Registers That Make a Ka-Ching Sound
Ka-ching — it’s a synonym for making money — the sound of the cash register ringing up a sale. Lots of people still say it, but some of them don’t know its origins because they have never heard the real thing. Cash registers that go “ka-ching” have been replaced by silent computers or self-checkout machines whose nasal artificial voices annoy more than help when they whine, “Don’t forget to take your change.”
Check out the entire list, you angry, racist, misogynist, homophobe.
Source: WalletPop.com
