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What Will We Laugh At?
It's not clear exactly what will tickle our futuristic funny bones. Whatever it is, it'll have to come at us at breakneck speed. Our lives, it seems, will speed up enormously in the next century, and we will force an ever-increasing array of events into each day. So comedy will be allotted roughly 8.6 seconds per 24 hours — which means it'd better be damn good.
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How We Will Live
Will Women Still Need Men?
Will a Woman Become Pope?
Will Politicians Matter?
Will We Ever Log Off?
Will We Still Go Out to the Game?
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    According to CBS Late Show comedian David Letterman, what will be the top job of the new millennium?

    a) Assistant Fight Fixer, Don King Corp.
    b) Human Toy for Bill Gates
    c) Consultant, Hillary Clinton New Husband Search
    d) Medical Marijuana Product Quality Tester

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