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It’s so EASY to operate even a WOMAN can do it!
BUY the POWER MOWER OF THE FUTURE and you’ll have more time for YOU to drink BEER, SMOKE and beat the KIDS!

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Man mowing lawn on ad: haha how stereotypical gender roles, these people were so backwards

Woman mowing lawn on ad: haha lazy husband wants only to smoke and drink (probably is abusive too)

I see two people smiling and a lady riding awesome lawn-mobile I’d like to have too.

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12 points

Some people sure do love to bitch and moan about nothing.

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19 points

There’ll be a robot to beat the kids for you.

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12 points

*Paddlebot 3000 is sold seperately

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1 point

Kids? What kids?

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6 points

I mean, my wife does not and would not now the lawn though so…

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2 points

Maybe that’s the point, she would want to mow the lawn if you bought it.

Buy this LuxuryMower and your wife will want to mow the lawn. You can smoke a pipe and get some sun.

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Yes that’s the point, but the comment I’m replying to is complaining about ye olde gender roles, while I’m saying that those gender roles still exist.

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49 points

a couple of things they got right about uthe future:

  • sitting alone in a bubble
  • depending on over-architectured machines
  • having the illusion to connect to others while only looking at them through something
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31 points

I’d add “willfully trapping themselves in a greenhouse”

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39 points

i cannot imagine how hot inside that dome must be if the AC breaks

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13 points

That’s a selling point! The overworked housewife can simply put an uncooked roast in the compartment under the seat, and cook dinner while she mows the lawn!

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32 points

Mow your lawn AND bake your wife!

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11 points

This mower was originally designed to have AC.

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3 points

You just made me think - park in the shade, and it would be pretty damn good for hotboxing.

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The “Power Mower of the Future” is demonstrated in Port Washington, Wis., Oct 14, 1957. The lawnmower has a five foot diameter plastic sphere in which the rider sits on an air foam cushioned seat. It has its own electric generating system for operating running lights, a radio telephone, air conditioning and even a cooling system to provide a chilled drink on a hot day. It can be used for many purposes. It can mow the lawn, weed it, feed it, seed it, spray for insects, plow snow and haul equipment. It can even be used as a golf cart.

https://www.wackyexplorer.com/the-simplicity-air-conditioned-lawnmower-1957/

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Where do I go when the aircon in my grass trimmer breaks? Guess I could call for assistance, that’s handy.

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7 points

It was the 50s, appliances took 15 years to break instead of 15 months

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