IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.....
Getting one of these could be a win/win situation for just about everyone.
(Thanks to mark holloman)
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March 31, 2006
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Wow. I sure hope nobody has that device when The Sarcasticynic is speaking.
Posted by: The Sarcasticynic | March 31, 2006 at 11:12 AM
You know, here is a radical idea, maybe we could just try being nice to the austic kid instead of avoiding them because they are boring.
On the other hand, boring normal people should definitely be alerted via electronic shocks.
Posted by: Somewhere North | March 31, 2006 at 11:12 AM
Who needs a device? Your audience walking away ought to be a clue!
Posted by: Spiny Norman | March 31, 2006 at 11:12 AM
So what are you supposed to do if the device vibrates? Raise your voice? Laugh? Do a little soft-shoe? Why am I thinking of Inspector Clouseau? Why am I asking you? Hey wait, come back!
Posted by: mudstuffin | March 31, 2006 at 11:15 AM
Clues that you are boring:
Yawning, flossing, personal hygiene activities, feigning suicide.
Posted by: Mikey | March 31, 2006 at 11:15 AM
Somewhere North,
A trapdoor behind the podium would be a good idea, too.
Posted by: Spiny Norman | March 31, 2006 at 11:16 AM
Ah yes, the socially advanced people at MIT will surely know how to create a device to identify boredom and irritation. Because they always know how to avoid awkward social interactions. Can't miss.
Posted by: David Smith | March 31, 2006 at 11:18 AM
While the device may not actually teach the wearer how not to be boring or irritating, it has the potential to make him very popular with the girls as soon as they find out he's wearing something that vibrates, IYCMD.
Posted by: KDF | March 31, 2006 at 11:22 AM
hence the win/win, kdf
Posted by: judi | March 31, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Amen, sister.
Posted by: KDF | March 31, 2006 at 11:28 AM
*grins at KDF and judi*
Posted by: Eleanor | March 31, 2006 at 12:01 PM
Mine's messed up - its always buzzing.
Posted by: ASK | March 31, 2006 at 12:29 PM
*sister-solidarity snork*
Posted by: Tamara Rhymes With Camera | March 31, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Oh holy and most righteous, Judi.
Far be it from me to complain when in your goodness you deign to accept my meager offering, but, you spelled my last name wrong.
Posted by: mark hollomon - aka markhh | March 31, 2006 at 01:07 PM
"oooh, professor insomniac, tell me how to row-reduce a square matrix, again and again. don't forget to describe all the calculations in detail."
Posted by: insomniac | March 31, 2006 at 01:12 PM
Insom, that would actually work on some of us--without the device.
Sigh.
*waves cheerily @ Mrs Insom* ;)
Posted by: Tamara Rhymes With Camera | March 31, 2006 at 01:13 PM
mark, mark, mark...
*sigh*
Posted by: Eleanor | March 31, 2006 at 03:13 PM
Yeah. Uh, Mark? If the almighty SB has determined in her righteous wisdom and goodness that your name is spelled with an "a," then your name is spelled with an "a."
Posted by: KDF | March 31, 2006 at 03:21 PM
wow - my device went off in the middle of Mark Hollow-man's plaintive wail to judi. Oops, I had to set to 'whine' instead of 'bore.' All better now!
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | March 31, 2006 at 03:23 PM
*picks on Mark!*
Posted by: Tamara Rhymes With Camera | March 31, 2006 at 03:30 PM
Mark, mark, mark ...
Isn't that the sound of an Irish Setter with a harelip?
Posted by: O. the U(manity) | March 31, 2006 at 10:41 PM
Reminds me of when a woman introduced me to a particularly geeky tech at my work and made a comment later that she didn't know if he was mentally challenged or what, but he's always saying "hello" to her. I made a comment back that maybe he's just trying to be nice. And now that I talk to him often, I've found that's exactly the case - he's a nice guy, and will actually initiate a conversation with you when he sees you. I know - horribly anti-social behavior, isn't it? In today's "must not interact" society, I guess it is.
Posted by: Lizzy | April 02, 2006 at 11:44 PM
I agree with whomever said that maybe we should just try being nice to people. It wouldn't cause the world to end in 15 seconds, you know. After all, as Woody Allen said, "Everybody thinks they have good taste and a sense of humor, but they can't all be right."
Also, I have a shockingly radical idea for those _geniuses_ at MIT. *heavy sarcasm* Why don't we all try actually talking to other people about their feelings and at least pretending that we give a sh*t?
Somehow I doubt that any computer could do what theirs purports to do. Maybe the _geniuses_ at MIT *more heavy sarcasm* should spend more time helping people interact in meaningful ways, instead of trying to build a computer to do it for them.
Posted by: Desert Rose | April 04, 2006 at 01:02 AM
how the hell do u get it from shooting the puppy i want him to live
Posted by: Justin | April 11, 2006 at 04:11 PM