award points directly into the credit card

the problem with retailers' cards is that each retailer awards its own card and people end up carrying too many of them. since every retailer accepts credit cards, credit card companies should allow for an additional magnetic bar or chip to be added at the back of the credit card that will store any and all retailer's points (gas station, supermarket, groceries, malls, airlines etc). swipe the card once so that the scanner reads the balance and gives the discount, swipe it once again to make payment.

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unfinancial times

a newspaper that reports business news but doesn't report anything financial. the content is geared toward explaining how the businesses work rather than how much money they made or lost. no numbers, no financial predictions, only words and text.

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invisible mode

to be sin or not to be sin...

how about a software that works on any chat platform and allows you to see when others are on invisible mode without them knowing about it? how cool is that?

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double-dipping partitions

in ozzieland double-dipping is considered bad-etiquette and bad-hygiene. personally, i have no problem with it. sometimes i can't be bothered and i will flip the back-end to double-dip but still people don't like it. i always wondered why they don't come up with containers that have partitions for double-dippers. the partitions could be colored so each person knows which one is theirs. double-dippers can dip freely without contaminating the container. i think it's a good idea and an easy one to do.

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Scumbank

Now that Obama capped CEO compensation at $500,000, I am thinking of starting a new bank where Wall Street fat cats can park restricted stock bonuses, corporate jets, yachts and all sorts of ponzinous financial assets. Out of respect to the public, the bank's premises will be non-descript and decrepit-looking, the exact opposite of what a modern-day Poshbank would look like. Poshbanks are dead. Long leave my Scumbank in little Burglardeshi...

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trim fat for less tax

if trimming fat should always be rewarded in a recession then for every kilo an obese child loses, parents get a tax break. if weight is regained, tax rates go up again. any loss in tax revenues gets recovered from reduced health care costs. if we require principles that are easy to understand and healthy to implement, let's swap fat for tax then! :)

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posting emails

aren't you curious to read what people write to each other? how about a new category where people can post excerpts from emails in which they had an interesting talk with someone on a topic of interest? in order to respect everyone's privacy while rewarding everyone's curiosity, any names or mention of private info must be removed before posting.

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Previews at The End

Why should previews be shown only at the start of a movie? What about showing a few previews after the movie has finished? Previews at the end will cost less as they will probably be seen by fewer people but even if only half the audience stays seated to watch them, that's still good enough for the advertisers whose trailers will be shown to viewers who are more interested in watching them.

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Home-delivery meal-planning

For a while I've wanted to start an online home-delivery meal-planning business. Most people I know in Australia who are on meal-planning start it because they want to cut down on the cost of groceries and put an end to wasteful spending. At the moment, no meal-planning business in Australia offers home-delivery which means people either have to shop through another online retailer or go out and buy the ingredients. Either option defeats the purpose of saving money and cutting down on buying stuff you don't really need.

I think people who are on meal-planning will like the idea of not having to go out to shop and be tempted. My home-delivery meal-planning business will only stock and deliver what is on the list. I think this idea can sell very well. I want to ask people on this site for feedback.

Thank you!

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A limerick for Lickerick...

The Lickerick: what's it all about?
Lots of licking involved no doubt.
Conceptual orgasms of a horny mind
Lock lovers in pleasurable bind.
Wanna try don't be shy...say't out loud!

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A handy man

Women think men can't commit. That's handy for (some) women to believe but they are wrong. While a man desires to sleep with many different women, during periods of drought, a man will give himself the hand job (aka masturbate) using either the left hand or the right hand but never both. A man will stick to his hand for life and there's the moral of the story. Only when a man's commitment is truly handy does he stay loyal and faithful to it for the rest of his life! :)

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A more creative keyboard

If it is in our genes to stimulate our brains when we use our hands, a keyboard whose every button is made from different material should stimulate more creativity in the brain than a normal keyboard with buttons made of plastic.

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If I told you...

I can use samples of your sweat (or other body fluid) and make soap that smells like you, would you buy it as a present for your girlfriend/boyfriend? (yes/no)

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Lie To Me (if you can!)

Tim Roth plays the face detective in this new TV series called 'Lie To Me'. He can always tell if someone's lying or telling the truth by analyzing a person's face, body, voice and speech. While watching the series I kept wondering. If every child in the world was trained in school to be able to detect lies, would people stop lying realizing it wouldn't work? What's your view?

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Have fun with your breasts!

Imagine celebrities use humor when they expose their nice big curves. One way is to wear a hands-grabbing bra and 'carve' funny-text on the exposed part. If the text asks for donation to a charity, that's a different new way to raise money for a good cause and mix business with pleasure! :)

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Searching for meaning in Madoff's name...

Once upon a time, it used to be that people acquired their last names after the work they did. If you made bread you were Mr Baker. If you made things from wood you were Mr Carpenter and if you made barrels you were called Mr Cooper. And if, once upon a time, you made off with $50bn of investors' money you took the name Madoff! (pronounced Made-off) Named after the work you do makes sense, doesn't it? :)

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Sniffer Rats

A simple and powerful idea that is already used in Africa and other parts of the world. Sniffer rats trained to detect landmines and disease (tuberculosis) and save human lives. Read more here: http://www.herorat.org/

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Telemarketers should pay for your time

What if consumers were paid-per-minute to take an unsolicited call by a telemarketer or from someone conducting a survey? The interested consumer will use a special-prefix number that gives consent to marketers to call. The money goes straight into the bank account or tops up phone credit.

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Why pretty women envy plain-looking women

Women who are pretty and draw their self-confidence from their good looks envy plain-looking women that are popular because it makes them realize that to be popular you don't have to depend on looks. Drawing your popularity from your good looks is extremely stressful because it is a constant race with time. Personality goes a long way and is less stressful no matter what the time!

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If you had to pick One...

which would be more gratifying to You? To find a smart solution to a difficult problem Or to come up with the difficult problem that requires a smart solution??

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4-year MBAs

Length of study becomes same as college. If all MBAs were 4-years, I bet most people would choose to do an undergrad degree instead of an MBA. Only those really interested in management would go through an MBA. We face a crisis that calls for transforming our economy. People will retool better if they study a new subject than do an MBA. I have in mind business and finance majors who recently lost their jobs.

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A seatbelt gentle to a woman's breast

Can we make the portion of the belt that presses upon the woman's breast to do so in a more gentle manner? Making it out of soft cushion or inflatable would relieve a lot of pressure on the breast from a tight-buckled belt.

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Whistle snorkel for dolphins

I run a boat business taking tourists for snorkel rides with wild dolphins. When we get close to the dolphins we ask the tourists to sing or hum through their snorkels to signal playtime. A customer once suggested to create a snorkel with a whistle at its top. I've never seen such a product but I think it's a good idea. It's not difficult to make and dolphins tend to respond well to the sound of a whistle.

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Clone your penis

Cast your penis and balls into a dildo and customize your lover's every day adult toy into the real thing. If you're size small, keep it small. Don't ask your 'sculptor' to extend it or your lover might prefer it to the real one. If you keep a collection of all your ex-lover's toy clones, don't tell your current lover they are made after a real thing, or jealousy will turn him or her against your using it :)

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Life insurance on the dead

Have you seen Ghost the movie? My idea is to insure people who are afraid someone they know who died will come back to life to haunt them. It's not fair that only the dead can play tricks on those alive. The alives and their families should be insured against people who can cause harm even after they die!

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