How would you make the world an itsy-bitsy bit nicer?

[qnr]

Me, all the shopping malls I built would have shaded parking, available only to vehicles carrying pets.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear qnr.......

How about single-payer national health insurance?

It is kinda big, though........

The best I can do!

:hi:

[qnr]

8. That would be wonderful! But yeah, I really was thinking more along the lines

of little things. Something nobody would even notice unless they thought about it. Um, kinda like greeting everyone you come across with a "My Dear" :)

:hi:

[Ghost in the Machine]

2. The first thing I would do is wipe out all laws against marijuana and

release everyone who is in jail/prison for marijuana related charges*. (* of course, this wouldn't include people held on other charges, with marijauna possession being a secondary offense. If you just robbed someone, killed someone, beat your wife/girlfriend/husband/boyfriend/significant other and got caught with a bag of weed when you were arrested, you're staying in jail.)

Then we need to tackle the homeless crisis here at home. We need to start taking better care of our own citizens. Health Care for ALL... hmmmmm .... I wish I could be President for 2 weeks...

[qnr]

9. I know exactly what you mean, and it would be great. A little too grand an

idea for my original thought though :) I was thinking more along the lines of "I'd pick up and properly dispose of all the litter I came across.

:hi:

[jobycom]

41. Mixed feelings on that, but...

I love your sig! :thumbsup:

Mixed feelings because, although I do think marijuana should be decriminalized, I'm for regulating where and when it can be used. Not in public, not on the streets, not in regular bars, for instance. Unlike alcohol, people can get a contact buzz (plus the crap stinks like, well, crap). No such thing as a designated driver in a pot bar.

So I'd have laws regulating its use, but decriminalize it in general. I'd still never use it, but I'll never use Sponge Bob Square Pants band-aids, either, and I don't think they should be illegal.

And yes, release all prisoners held on only marijuana charges. Then re-evaluate all prisoners held on any drug use or drug possession charges. Anyone poisoning only their own body (and not driving under the influence) should not be punished for it.

However, I don't think that's the type of small change the OP had in mind... :)

[Phillycat]

49. On the other hand, I would totally use Spongebob band-aids.

:D

[chknltl]

3. Spike the punch at a republican fundraiser...

...with a clear non-flavored laxative. Should loosen 'em up a bit!

[qnr]

10. Wheeee! Lot of potential jokes there!

:hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. GLBT people would no longer be second-class citizens. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I like that one a lot too........

:hug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. Yeah, it's a good one.

:hug:

[qnr]

11. A shame something like that even has to be considered.

:hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. Yep, pretty much.

Hell in the town next to me, the mayor is refusing to perform same-sex unions. The true irony is that town probably has the highest gay population in the whole county.

I can't wait until next week until the law goes into effect. Any NJ mayor that refuses is supposed to be kicked out of office. It might get interesting.

[qnr]

20. There's an incentive for them... n/t

[GirlinContempt]

6. Class warfare

[qnr]

12. You mean itsy-bitsy bits of class warfare, right? :)

:hi:

[GirlinContempt]

23. Er.... yeah

Sure

[amitten]

13. Blowjobs. n/t

[qnr]

15. That would do it heheh

:hi:

[amitten]

18. Heheh. n/t

[Blue-Jay]

54. Are you asking or offering?

[amitten]

61. Neither.

Do I know you...?

:P

[Nicole]

14. Everyone would have to wear a flower in their hair

:)

[qnr]

16. Great idea! Well, maybe bakers could wear flour :)

:hi:

[Nicole]

17. Flour would be good too

:hi:

[sakabatou]

21. If people actually listened more

instead of talking so much.

[qnr]

22. Mmmm nice one. I'd probably have to do the reverse though, I might

speak 30 complete sentences all month.

:hi:

[taterguy]

24. Shopping malls wouldn't have parking lots

Just lots of racks to lock bicycles. It would solve the whole health care crisis by encouraging people to get in better shape and help the environment and stablize the Middle East, etc, etc.

[MissMillie]

33. so long as your bike has a very large basket on the front of it

I suppose that would be ok.

(I'm trying to imagine the times I bought all the school clothes in one trip... how I would have gotten them home on a bike (not to mention having the kid in tow too...)

[taterguy]

40. Bicycles can carry up to 400 pounds of cargo

You must buy your kids a lot of clothes :)

[MissMillie]

45. weight is one thing

awkwardness is another issue, don't you think?

[taterguy]

52. I honestly don't think awkwardness is the issue

I buy clothes all the time on my bike. I don't buy suits but it's quite easy to put a few pairs of pants and shirts in a back pack or duffel bag. People resort to cars because it's easier, not because it's required. There are some occasions where cars are necessary but personally I find that most destinations are quite easy to get to on a bike. But maybe I'm a wacko for thinking that clean air is a good thing. :)

[MissMillie]

58. I have a car because I live 45 miles from my job

And no, I can't afford to live any closer (rents are quadruple what they are where I live right now).

but, honestly when I would buy new clothes for a new school year, I go once (because I absolutely hate shopping), and I would buy 4 pairs of jeans, 6 to 8 shirts, 6 to 8 undershirts, 6 to 8 pair boxer briefs, 12 pair socks, 2 pair of shoes, a new coat, a back pack...

and then there's notebooks, pencils, book covers, pens, ......

and that's for one kid.

So yeah, it may not add up to 400 lbs, but it absolutely would be awkward to try and get all that on a bike. (and like I said, to have the kid w/ you would only add to the trouble.

[taterguy]

62. This is America! Awkwardness is no obstacle

When the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor did we decide that responding would be too awkward? Hell no, we went out and kicked some ass.

It's time to do it again. Defend freedom. Flush your car keys down the toilet.

Hmmmm, maybe I had too much coffee this morning, or maybe my brain is addled from my frozen bike ride to work.

[jobycom]

42. No it wouldn't, it would just make people sit in their chairs and order

over the Internet. Then, instead of driving to the mall, someone would drive the product to their house, in giant gas-burning delivery vehicles. People would be in worse shape, and oil use would be about the same.

[taterguy]

44. Malls are hip happening places

People would not forego the fabulous mall experience just because they have to walk or ride a bike to get there.

Right?

[guitar man]

25. I'd start by getting rid of shopping malls....

....yeah, that ought to do it......... :hide:

[LanternWaste]

26. People would always...

People would always count to 10 before speaking.

Well, that and 'Freaks and Geeks' would be in its umpteenth season...

[Karenca]

27. Mandatory sterilization for all republicans NT

[dropkickpa]

28. People would get a ticket

for not telling their cashier/bus driver/waitress/counter help/etc etc etc thank you.

[Phillycat]

50. The cashier would also get a ticket for not saying thank you.

[Fleshdancer]

29. Adopt n/t

[stuntcat]

34. yep, thousands

many thousands of kids starve to death each day but we keep pushing out rich fresh ones..
much "like there's no tomorrow"
almost like there's no conscience in us now
:peace:

[Fleshdancer]

37. 114,000 kids in the US alone need homes

:(

I always knew I would adopt some day but I'm just now researching the process and the number of kids that need a family and a home are overwhelming.

[Lyric]

30. I like your idea, but I'd change it just a bit.

I'd make it available to vehicles carrying pets and infant carseats. Sometimes it just isn't practical for *both* parents plus the baby, carseat, stroller, and diaper bag to go into the store when you only need a few things. When one parent is waiting in the car with the little one, shaded parking is a priceless luxury indeed.

[Little Wing]

31. Make all of the parking shaded, unless it's rooftop parking

but make rooftop parking extremely rare and put solar panels everywhere else.

[bridgit]

32. Free Seedless Watermelon!!! For Everybody!!!

[Lyric]

35. Watermelon = Gross

Can I have free seedless white grapes instead? :D

[bridgit]

38. consider them yours...

:bounce:

[blueraven95]

36. I would heat/air condition the bus stops.

And make sure there are coffee stands there too.

[LaraMN]

39. Cure sneezing.

:D

[Pierre.Suave]

43. Very Simple

I would give everyone a hug, but thats only the beginning.

[datasuspect]

46. i'd rip down the shopping malls

destroy all monetary/banking systems, thus equalizing all humanity, and let monkees roam free wherever.

plus seeing trees growing out of concrete/skyscrapers would be nice.

[ronnykmarshall]

47. I like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QZW1mexhQ

[LSK]

48. a free Quds force for everyone

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[azmouse]

51. Clothing sizes would be fixed

so that if a certain size fits in one style it would fit in every style.
Then I wouldn't have to play this guessing game as to what size I should try on this week. :banghead:

Imagine the smiles on the faces of women knowing clothes would fit; imagine the smiles on the faces of men knowing they could buy clothes that fit for their women. Harmony would rule the world and war would be a thing of the past. Paradise!!

[stuntcat]

53. here here

I'm a size 7 to 13, there's no sense to that, I've just stopped buying clothes in protest, no kidding.

[rhino47]

55. Treat everyone as the beautiful human they are.

Basic human dignity that would improve so much.Most people are unable to be loving when they feel they are dealing from a position of hurt,fear or weakness.

[hippywife]

56. Keep my mouth shut!

x(

[Shine]

57. I already do by the nature of my being alive.

:D

seriously, I ALWAYS make a point of paying for the people in the car behind me whenever I go through a toll booth. It's just one of my thangs....

:hi:

[qnr]

59. Thanks, nice thoughts everyone. I'm out tonight and can't reply individually

:) :hi:

[femmocrat]

60. Find homes for all the pets in shelters. And require all pets to be neutered.

Although in ten or so years, there might not be any pets left! :dilemma:

Hmmmm...... maybe this idea needs some more work.....