Daily Prompt: Time Capsule
The year is drawing to a close. What would you put in a 2012 time capsule?
At first I wasn’t going to do this one. What could a dork like me possibly put in a time capsule to give future generations an accurate look at us as we are today. In giving it more thought, I thought to myself “Why Not?”, as I hope that no matter what befalls mankind, it will be able to retain it’s sense of humor. So, in an effort to find a balance between serious and cheeky, here’s what my time capsule would contain.
To show that despite growing obesity and dependence on electronic entertainment, children of our era still played with toys that made them think and developed hand eye coordination:
To explain why we may have become so obese to begin with, I’ll include some of these. Which will probably be just as tasty when the time capsule is opened as they did when it was closed:
Here’s another sought after prize, whose future at this very moment may or may not be in jeopardy. Again, probably still edible upon time capsule extraction:
To show that we take our heroes and icons so seriously that we even include them in our daily personal hygiene, I’ve added this:
As a display of our deep affection for the arts, literature and fine film making, I’ve also enclosed a copy of a much beloved and classic film:
I really have no idea what these are, or what purpose they serve, but I had some extra room in that capsule, so I threw them in. Wish I could see the look on Future Man’s face when he sees these!
And of course, I would be remiss if I didn’t include some major newspapers, to give our time capsule openers a glimpse of current events and world headlines of our time:
Last but not least, because I’m cheeky, and because I love them so very muchly, no time capsule of mine would be complete without a copy of this:
Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Love it! The sarcasm is palpable! I never heard of walk jump stomp, and that’s all a pretty sad compilation of who we really are…
It’s sad that I’m so out of the loop regarding what’s going on in our world that this was the best I could come up with.
Wait til you read mine. I’m the voice of doom and gloom. I don’t know what got into me. I’m not all funny today.
I’ll take a look. We can’t be funny everyday. Divas all have down days too,
But thank you for cheering me up!
My pleasure!
Don’t make me go back and read. The B-52′s are special from your early years with Tim Robbins, yes? Is there one song in particular? Me and Jimmy Smits love LOVE SHACK, and he sings along very well with the girls.
When our kid was little, we did an experiment. Buried items in the ground for a year. Dug them up and the Twinkie in the wrapper was gone. I may have just shattered the dreams of people all around the world. The phone book was also gone. Only a few shreds of paper remained. Should have known those blasted termites were headed for the house!
Oh, you don’t have to go back and read. I have loved the B52s since before I even met Tim Robbins. This album of theirs just happens to be called Time Capsule. Unfortunately, the title doesn’t appear on the cover.
My kids buried a time capsule on the south side of my yard when they were little. It had kid things in it. A couple drawings, Hot Wheels, happy meal toys etc. I can’t find it now. But I know its still there. I remember my oldest was about knee deep in the hole they dug, so I’m pretty sure it’s down there deep enough so I’ll never find it, but I sure would like to.
Oh, you must dig your yard up before you move! Do you have any idea where it might be – or does your oldest? Rich went down over 18 inches to be below the frost line, but we made a map and had everything in a single layer so we could see what happened to it. It was for “science class.”
I’ll have to ask him if he remembers. I know we’ve looked for it before, but to no avail. It’s right along the house, where there used to be a wild bed of thousands of irises, and when we dug all of them out and planted grass seed, the kids did it then. It was probably 15 to 20 years ago.
justin bieber singing whuuutt…??? they make those?! lol ^^
They must, because I found one! Oh god, I didn’t mean I use one. I don’t. Really. Ahem….
lol but why??? i mean ok it’s justin bieber…
but why??? lol ^^ the future man is in for a treat ^^
I have an idea it’s for dental hygiene. If you brush for the duration of the song, you’re doing your teeth a big favor. I used to work for a dentist, so I’ve seen things of this type before, but for small children, who hate to brush. But, maybe teenage girls are slipping in the dental care. Just a theory. Ha ha!
haha oh well if it works…lol ^^
Justin Beiber’s hair is time-capsule-worthy. Along with Donald Trump’s.
I couldn’t get the hair, so I had to settle for the toothbrush.
From Justin To Kelly? The film? Why did I not know this existed? Please don’t tell me there is only one copy. And that you’ve just sealed it in the capsule. **Sobs** And the Justin Bieber singing toothbrush has just gone on my list to Santa. Love this list!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, I’m sure you can pick up a copy of From Justin To Kelly in any $5 DVD bin at your local Target, Walmart or Kmart. And possibly Amazon or Ebay for the Justin Bieber toothbrush. Good luck!
That DVD must’ve bypassed the UK for some reason! Will check Amazon for the Bieber. New not second hand. Second hand would be icky.
Um…yeah. Eww!
Just found your site when I did my ( first) WP challenge. I love it, and I’m a little teeny bit jealous of your Time Capsule. The archeologist who digs up yours will have a much more fun day than the one who finds mine! I really wish I packed Twinkies….
Melanie
http://www.BackCreekDesign.com
Ha ha! Thanks! I love those challenges. Try to do them every day. I’ll have to read what you put in yours too.
Mine is all about me. Maybe it’s a good thing I posted before reading other people’s. I might have been tempted to be more global in my thinking. But the way it is now is definitely more in line with the rest of my my my blog.
Melanie
http://www.BackCreekDesign.com
Ha ha! It’s about me, isn’t it? Regardless of whoever “me” happens to be?
Cold french fries are disgusting!! Great call on including Twinkies. Loved your time capsule inclusions.
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I saw the Bieber toothbrush in the store and considered buying it because it is 100% awesome (aka Biebertastic)
Oh that’s hilarous! Now I want one. I should get them for my kids. 20,22 and 24-young men. I’m sure they wouldn’t appreciate it one bit. Tee hee…evil mommy
That would be a great stocking stuffer, actually. You should totally do it.
I should.
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If I could put time in a bottle… I would drink it.
You’re so gnarly.
Gno, I am gnot. I have gnever been gnarly, gnot ever. Gnobody gneeds to gknow about my gnarlishiousness. Gnot gnow, gnot gnext week, gnot gnext gNovember. Gnuff said?
Do you have a cold?
Gnope.
No one could have possibly picked a more accurate depiction of the icons of 2012 than this shit. Unless you include a Mitt Romney bumper sticker.
Oh Crap! Throw that in before it’s sealed! Thanks. Whew!
Put it on a binder full of women!
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At first glance, I assumed you were putting Bieber in the capsule. I then thought that this would not work cause he might cause the Twinkies to go bad after a few years through osmosis. I was quite relieved to discover it was just a Bieber toothbrush. pheeewwww!!!
I should have saved that toothbrush for my stocking stuffers. I actually priced them today. They’re ten bucks on Amazon. Do I get some for the kiddies?
10 bucks, holy crap. Imagine what they’d be worth in 100 years
But it sings! Mind you, it sings! That’s worth whatever it costs, right?
I am assuming it sings Bieber tunes. Sooooo, probably not worth it. I mean, how much is a David Cassidy singing toothbrush worth nowadays.
Good point, it actually only sings one tune.
One more than Justin
Cheeky, you’re so refreshing! You make me laugh!
Awww, thank you! With the world ending so soon, I’m just trying to lighten the mood a little, that’s all.
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Twinkies seems to be a huge hit on this topic… I guess that fiasco had everyone thinking of their cultural value.
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