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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:10 PM
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OK. I didn't want to, but they drove me to it. I now carry a weapon
Not my sliplock combat knife that I sleep with under my pillow and can nail a quarter sized bullseye from across the room. No. I'm getting better about that.

I'm talking about a KEYCHAIN SIZED UNIVERSAL REMOTE TO TURN OFF FUCKING FOX NEWS ON THOSE PUBLIC TVS. You make it from this kit:

or buy the finished model:

Those fuckers in the bank have done it to me once too often. Fox News I mean. The other shit, well, that too.
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KingFlorez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:12 PM
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1. What a great gadget
Sometimes we need all the protection we can get from trash talk television.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:14 PM
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2. Really, you can do that, Capn?!
And they don't know what hit 'em :patriot: Gotta love the technology!:fistbump:
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:14 PM
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3. I love it! nt
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virgogal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:15 PM
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4. A TV in a bank?
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:44 PM
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15. Oh Yeah, Wells Fargo is mine
they provide TVs while you wait in line since there are generally only two tellers on. Of course, some pinhead sets it to Fox news no matter how I complain. I wrote corporate, and they stopped for awhile. But these guys are brazen.

Also, there's the Best Buys of the world. They set as many as they can to Fox News. And the Airports. Public transportation. It goes on and on
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virgogal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:49 PM
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18. I'll be damned. I've never seen one in a bank. Is there no escape?
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AieinAristuein Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:16 PM
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5. perfect!
That'll show those bastards, maybe no theyll put some real NEWS on
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kayakjohnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:18 PM
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6. Hey Capn...
Are you still over there at... ahem.... that other place? The one that starts with a p and ends with a c?
Good to see ya man!!! I was known as 'waterman' over there. Cheers man. I always loved your style. All the best dude. I need to check back in over there.
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:45 PM
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16. I own the website now
Although there's any number of freaks that post there. I find it amusing.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:18 PM
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7. One of these could do the trick too...
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 09:03 PM
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19. with the right guidance system, yeah it could
collateral damage might be too high to be acceptable.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 09:05 PM
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20. No, it's for electronic warfare. It jams electronic transmissions. nt
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 11:42 PM
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23. oh, THAT would be cool
Edited on Wed Sep-02-09 11:42 PM by Capn Sunshine
Assuming we're fighting a technologically advanced enemy and not a bunch of tribesmen in the most remote valleys on the planet.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 09:30 AM
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34. And think of all those bad FM stations we'll zap. And there is room for
two of our friends in the back seat.

Up front, we sit side by side, so we can share a bag of chips for the long flight.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:22 PM
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8. Hey! Nicht schlect!
I've heard about these. You can discreetly use them to turn off TVs from anywhere in the room! Just the gadget for stepping out for the evening but not wanting to be bombarded by FOX propaganda or any other pathetic network...
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:26 PM
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9. Just bought one...
why is the kit less than the finished one?

Anyway, I'm just wondering if, when I go into my bank and turn off the TV, are all the tellers going to rush over to the TV to figure out what's wrong instead of depositing my check?
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:32 PM
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10. There should be a national day of protest against Fox where everyone everywhere
runs around turning off as many TVs showing Fox as possible. A Fox Blackout Day.
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JeanGrey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:32 PM
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11. A business allows you to put a device on their TV?
Are you joking?
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:35 PM
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13. You don't put anything on their TV. It's a remote control that you carry. n/t
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JeanGrey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 11:14 PM
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21. Once again, how is that allowed?
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 11:44 PM
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24. 2nd amendment?
right to bear remotes, clearly in the constitution.
No laws prohibiting having a remote control AFAIK
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lib_wit_it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 12:40 AM
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31. Clearly. This is brilliant! Can we use it through windows to turn them off in private homes? Oh, man
that would be a genius protest action if we could get an army of remote controllers in RW neighborhoods across the land and coordinate a Fox blackout.
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JeanGrey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 04:38 AM
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32. Ok I get it. You guys are joking.
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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 11:58 PM
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26. Is this the first? Are you "OFFICIALLY" the first???
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:47 PM
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17. Carrying a step ladder and lineman's gear is a dead giveaway.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:34 PM
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12. Here's one that lets you change the channel, less noticeable so they won't go back to Fox.

http://www.y-shop.net/mini-infrared-ir-universal-tv-remote-control-w-key-chain-p1088-en.html
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 08:42 PM
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14. Priceless. Absolutely priceless.
THAT is awesome.
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windoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 11:37 PM
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22. Progressive Defense Weapon!!
Now you're talking!!! My TV B Gone malfunctioned in an ER waiting room so I ditched it, this one looks more hi tech.
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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-02-09 11:57 PM
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25. Yeah! I can't wait to see all the faux defenders here coming to their defense!
Bring it on assholes!!!!:popcorn: :rofl:
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 12:06 AM
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27. ZombyKicked
And ZombyRecommended.
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 12:08 AM
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28. thanks Z man
what it is, what it is.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 12:10 AM
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29. Rec!!!!! I suggest you post this every day for as long as it takes for them to become
widespread.

Fuck Fox!!!

mark
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chknltl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 12:26 AM
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30. Bookmarking link I'll be getting these for the local VA Hospital
I'll bet there are a few docs there who would have fun with this gadget. FOX is broadcast 24-7 on their TVs.
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:29 AM
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33. Cap'n, you rock.
Hope it's all good in your world. Much love!

Julie
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abbiehoff Donating Member (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:13 PM
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35. I may be naive to be wondering this
but I've always wondered if FOX News pays for the TV or the cable or something for the businesses that broadcast it.

It seems to me that EVERY publicly placed TV is ALWAYS tuned to FOX News.
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