What would you "leave out" of the Earth MK II

at the end of the HHGTTG movie, Slartibartfast asks Arthur…

Is there anything you feel your planet could do without?

so, what would you choose to leave out or change?

for me;

humorous answer…
Micro$oft
PC’s
automatic transmissions
ford vehicles

“serious” answer
politicians
al-qaeda
organized religion
racisim

stuff to change;
the physical properties of water, i.e. snow can be created year-round and at any temperature, not limited to winter, that way i could go skiing year-round
slow down the aging process of biological life, and make it more difficult for humans to overpopulate the planet

Noble as they may be, I think they would be included in Humans Mk II, not Earth Mk II.

Stuff to leave out:
wasps
the Fens (big flat area in the UK, very dull)
the tree in front of my bedroom window
shallow lakes

Stuff to put in
More fjords
more waterfalls
more thunderstorms
give Brighton a decent beach too

Leave out:
Flies
Mosquitoes
Add:
Easier to climb mountains

Leave out:

Snow and cold. Anyplace you can’t survive outdoors for 24 hours naked is NOT a human-friendly habitat and should be eliminated.

Add in:

A generous supply of nubile maidens who’re mysteriously attracted to middle-aged slightly-paunchy white guys.

Definitely mosquitoes. Throw in the chiggers and other itchy, bitey insects.

Make conception the exception in human biology as opposed to the default. I dunno how. I’m a concept person, not a detail person.

I’d definitely leave out silverfish.

:: shudder ::

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Chewing gum. More trouble than it’s worth.
Menstrual cramps.
Boxelder bugs, fish flies, squash bugs, and other insects who serve no other purpose than to suddenly appear at some point in the year in great numbers, die off, and stink when crushed.

STDs.

Aren’t they called mountains? :wink:

I would re-organise the layout of the land, having it all in one big “clump” rather than split up as it is now, hopefully this way we can avoid annoying things like language barriers developing whilst still allowing for cultural differences. I would also make more land, we don’t need so much damn water everywhere. Also, I would make all the water fresh rather than salt-water so it doesn’t sting your eyes when you go swimming in the sea.

Damn, that first line should have been: “Aren’t they called hills?”.

I’d take out ocean cliffs. Just make it all beaches

I’d add more places like Iceland, and a lot more oil.

Texas

The male body could do with some redesigning. First, find a better, more protected place for those testicles. Outside, in a thin bag on the front porch? Not a good idea. Second, a bit more control over erections would be nice. None of the embarassing untimely ones and more of the timely ones. And more orgasms. This ten or twelve a day is just not acceptable.

Ahh, let’s see…flatulence is okay it we eliminate the smell and make the sound optional. All facial hair would be full and good-looking. Baldness would be out of the question. Teeth could be regenerated endlessly. And so on.

By some accounts, we’re already living on Earth Mk II. This link also has a photo of the impact.

But to answer the OP, leave out: Democrats.

Things to change: Let’s have a better and more complete fossil record.

Make sex and procreation two totally separate acts, with the procreation being neither enjoyable nor painful. Then eliminate all STDs. (No more unwanted pregnancies; no more unsafe sex.)

Let men become pregnant as easily as women. Maybe men give birth to boys, women give birth to girls, or vice-versa.

Give humans the ability to breathe under water.

More butterflies.

Let us see our entire galaxy at night.

A couple more moons would be nice. And maybe some rings too.

Lots of things feed off of mosquitos, and I’d really hate to lose dragonflies, say. So I vote we keep mosquitos.

But: Earwigs. Ugh! What part of the circle of life do they play? Kill 'em all, I say.

Nuclear weapons, and any sort of knowledge of or desire to build them.

Mosquitoes.

Republicans (Right back at ya, Snake Hips)

I’d make Minnsota winters shorter, and the summers less humid.

Oops, forgot…

I’d put pots of gold at the end of the rainbows. And reintroduce fairies and witches and goblins.