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Re: [OPE] one of the great inventions of the 20th Century?

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http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121599a.htm
 
The above is an onlist list.  Some of the  "great inventions"
incliuded:
 
* the teddy bear (1902)
 
* cornflakes (1906)
 
* Life Savers candy (1912)
 
*  the drug 'ecstacy' (1913)
 
* PEZ candy (1927)
 
* the Yo-Yo (1929)
 
* the game 'Monopoly' (1934)
 
* slinky and silly putty (1943)
 
* Mr. Potato Head (1952)
 
* Barbie Doll (1959)
 
* Cabbage Patch Kids (1983)
 
No mention  of GDP.  After all, who could possibly say that GDP
was a greater invention than any of the above?
 
In solidarity, Jerry
 
 
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