DID THERE USED TO BE ............?
October 26, 2003
Patrick Merrell

1. Before TV, were there ............................... (prepared food)
2. Before phones, was there .............. (calling back and forth)
3. Before watches, were there ........ (timing devices for races)
4. Before movies, were there...........(you watch from you car)
5. Before jets, was there ...................... (time zone sleepiness)
6. Before cars, were there .............. (theft prevention devices)
7. Before computers, were there.................... (data breachers)
8. Before trucks, were there ............ (highway resting places)

Answers:

1. Frozen radio dinners
2. Telegram tag
3. Stop sundials
4. Drive-in plays
5. Train lag
6. Horse alarms
7. Typewriter hackers
8. Covered wagon stops