[thechat] America's Ultra-Secret Weapon

[Martin Burns]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Madhu Menon wrote:

> At 04:12 AM 23-01-03, aardvark wrote:
> >i want a shoulder-mounted version that disables the bass on car
> >stereo systems...
>
> How 'bout a portable one that fits in the pocket and can be used to disable
> mobile phones of people who talk too loudly, especially in restaurants and
> movie theatres?

You missed the important bit - disables the *people* who talk too loudly.
I don't care if they've got phones or not.

Cheers
Martin

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