Comments on: I Warned You to Stay Away From My Stuff http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717568 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717568 The supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint! The supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint!

]]> By: pangadgets http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-725003 pangadgets Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-725003 These are really cool gadgets! If your office mates keep stealing your pen this would be a great device to show them not to mess with you next time! we have a variety of these gadgets at http://www.pangadgets.com These are really cool gadgets! If your office mates keep stealing your pen this would be a great device to show them not to mess with you next time! we have a variety of these gadgets at http://www.pangadgets.com

]]> By: IamInnocent http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-718099 IamInnocent Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-718099 <i>The supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint!</i> That's the kind of justice you get without the benefit of an exploding gavel. The supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint!

That’s the kind of justice you get without the benefit of an exploding gavel.

]]> By: nanuq http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717336 nanuq Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717336 I wonder if I can get a judge to issue a <i>preemptive</i> restraining order to keep people from pulling gags like this on me? I wonder if I can get a judge to issue a preemptive restraining order to keep people from pulling gags like this on me?

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717346 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717346 I worked at a place that didn't let me pack up my own stuff when I left; my manager at the time packed it all up for me (without my consent,) presenting me with a box when I came to "work" the next day. Even though I would not have been there to see it, these items would have been priceless then. Every one of them. I worked at a place that didn’t let me pack up my own stuff when I left; my manager at the time packed it all up for me (without my consent,) presenting me with a box when I came to “work” the next day. Even though I would not have been there to see it, these items would have been priceless then. Every one of them.

]]> By: Karl Jones http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717353 Karl Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717353 I'm reminded of a passage from <em>Ragtime</em> by E.L. Doctorow, one of my favorite novels of all time and -- to my thinking -- <em>the</em> Great American Novel: <blockquote> At this time businessmen were discovering the profit in practical jokes and parlor magic tricks. There were exploding cigars, rubber roses for the lapel that squirted water, boxes of sneezing powder, telescopes that left black eyes, exploding card decks, sound bladders for placing under chair cushions, glass paperweights with winter scenes on which snow fell when you shook them, exploding matches, punchboards, little lead liberty bells and statues of liberty, magic rings, exploding fountain pens, books that told you the meaning of dreams, rubber Egyptian belly dancers, exploding watches, exploding eggs. </blockquote> I’m reminded of a passage from Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow, one of my favorite novels of all time and — to my thinking — the Great American Novel:

At this time businessmen were discovering the profit in practical jokes and parlor magic tricks. There were exploding cigars, rubber roses for the lapel that squirted water, boxes of sneezing powder, telescopes that left black eyes, exploding card decks, sound bladders for placing under chair cushions, glass paperweights with winter scenes on which snow fell when you shook them, exploding matches, punchboards, little lead liberty bells and statues of liberty, magic rings, exploding fountain pens, books that told you the meaning of dreams, rubber Egyptian belly dancers, exploding watches, exploding eggs.

]]> By: dross1260 http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717367 dross1260 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717367 Captain Renault Bobblehead? Captain Renault Bobblehead?

]]> By: stosh machek http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717376 stosh machek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717376 this reminds me of a bartender i know who, tired of people helping themselves to the garnishes that co. policy dictated be left on the bar at the waitress station, doused them all w/ tobasco & kept the real garnishes in behind the bar ...red hot maraschino cherries anyone? this reminds me of a bartender i know who, tired of people helping themselves to the garnishes that co. policy dictated be left on the bar at the waitress station, doused them all w/ tobasco & kept the real garnishes in behind the bar
…red hot maraschino cherries anyone?

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717388 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717388 Any of these would make a great gift for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4jene1axu8">Perry Farrell</a>. Any of these would make a great gift for Perry Farrell.

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717395 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717395 "Immature" comes with the territory in most offices. “Immature” comes with the territory in most offices.

]]> By: legionabstract http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717399 legionabstract Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717399 I heard of a guy once who didn't like other people using his computer. So he remapped the letter assignments on his keyboard to a scheme that only he knew, and removed all the letter stickers from the keys. I heard of a guy once who didn’t like other people using his computer. So he remapped the letter assignments on his keyboard to a scheme that only he knew, and removed all the letter stickers from the keys.

]]> By: Felton http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717403 Felton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717403 Haha! When everything is shocking, nothing is. Haha! When everything is shocking, nothing is.

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717415 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717415 At Apple, we used to prank each others computers, so I setup a screenshot of my desktop as the startupscreen and as a screensaver that would pop up when fully booted. The screensaver was not quit-able by normal means, and would not show the password prompt that was necessary to unlock it. This used to be easy under OS9. No one pranked my macs. XD At Apple, we used to prank each others computers, so I setup a screenshot of my desktop as the startupscreen and as a screensaver that would pop up when fully booted. The screensaver was not quit-able by normal means, and would not show the password prompt that was necessary to unlock it. This used to be easy under OS9. No one pranked my macs. XD

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717418 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717418 =D =D

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717423 Lobster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717423 Somehow I doubt these are really "high voltage." Somehow I doubt these are really “high voltage.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717429 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717429 These days, if human resources hears about this, you would very likely get fired. Liability fears have gotten out of hand. If the person shocked gets angry, you could also face criminal charges or a civil suit. They could also try to claim potential heart or nerve damage if the shock is strong enough. These days, if human resources hears about this, you would very likely get fired. Liability fears have gotten out of hand.

If the person shocked gets angry, you could also face criminal charges or a civil suit. They could also try to claim potential heart or nerve damage if the shock is strong enough.

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-718205 wrybread Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-718205 JonStewartMill - to each his own. Personally I despise people who can't see the humor in *any* practical jokes ever. JonStewartMill – to each his own. Personally I despise people who can’t see the humor in *any* practical jokes ever.

]]> By: arikol http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717438 arikol Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717438 @Lobster, yup, they really are high voltage. Just very low wattage. They drop the watts down and elevate the voltage from a small battery. Note: the spark in those little lighters that make an electric spark (piezoelectic lighters) is easily above 10000 volts. The low amperage (W = A x V which means that V = W/A) so any change in one affects the others. But what kind of a**hole would buy these things? Well, maybe I would, but don't tell anyone ;) @Lobster, yup, they really are high voltage. Just very low wattage. They drop the watts down and elevate the voltage from a small battery.

Note: the spark in those little lighters that make an electric spark (piezoelectic lighters) is easily above 10000 volts. The low amperage (W = A x V which means that V = W/A) so any change in one affects the others.

But what kind of a**hole would buy these things?

Well, maybe I would, but don’t tell anyone ;)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717441 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717441 I'd like to order a taser gun with the handle shock-enabled. - Oh the irony... I’d like to order a taser gun with the handle shock-enabled. – Oh the irony…

]]> By: razzberry2 http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717446 razzberry2 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717446 I discovered a bunch of these in an electronics shop not long ago. I watched a guy yelp as he got zapped. Of course, monkey see monkey do - and yeah they hurt. I discovered a bunch of these in an electronics shop not long ago. I watched a guy yelp as he got zapped. Of course, monkey see monkey do – and yeah they hurt.

]]> By: randomcat http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717458 randomcat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717458 I hope you don't work with anyone that has a pacemaker. I hope you don’t work with anyone that has a pacemaker.

]]> By: briansawyer http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717469 briansawyer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717469 I love that it's a red stapler. Milton could have used this in Office Space. I love that it’s a red stapler. Milton could have used this in Office Space.

]]> By: howaboutthisdangit http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717735 howaboutthisdangit Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717735 Sadly, you are right. You'd have to choose your victim(s) carefully. Hehheh. An office full of these gadgets sure would make people paranoid about touching things. Sadly, you are right. You’d have to choose your victim(s) carefully.

Hehheh. An office full of these gadgets sure would make people paranoid about touching things.

]]> By: JonStewartMill http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717481 JonStewartMill Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717481 I despise practical jokes & pranks and the people who think they're funny. I despise practical jokes & pranks and the people who think they’re funny.

]]> By: frankieboy http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717486 frankieboy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717486 I remember when I was 10 or so another kid had this 'book' that had 'Famous Nudes' or some such printed on the cover. When you opened it (and show me the boy that could resist), you got a pretty good shock. That was a lot of fun until the nuns took it away. They probably put "Notable Martyrs" on the cover and left in lying around the convent! I remember when I was 10 or so another kid had this ‘book’ that had ‘Famous Nudes’ or some such printed on the cover. When you opened it (and show me the boy that could resist), you got a pretty good shock. That was a lot of fun until the nuns took it away. They probably put “Notable Martyrs” on the cover and left in lying around the convent!

]]> By: ZippySpincycle http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-717503 ZippySpincycle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-717503 Booby-trapping your desk is a really bad idea if you work at home. Booby-trapping your desk is a really bad idea if you work at home.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-760009 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-760009 From Anon: Quote: "I'd like to order a taser gun with the handle shock-enabled. - Oh the irony..." Unquote. OH MY GOD YES NOW THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!! not to mention criminal I think... And if you use one of these, what kind of trouble are you in if it happens to you? oh well, I don't care all that much, I'd still buy one. From Anon: Quote: “I’d like to order a taser gun with the handle shock-enabled. – Oh the irony…” Unquote.

OH MY GOD YES NOW THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!
not to mention criminal I think… And if you use one of these, what kind of trouble are you in if it happens to you? oh well, I don’t care all that much, I’d still buy one.

]]> By: daemonsquire http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-718033 daemonsquire Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-718033 I was intrigued by the "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shocking-Remote-flashlight-Pointer-Compass/dp/B002YJD82C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1266683779&sr=1-1">shocking compass</a>". I thought it might be just the thing for that friend of mine, who goes on long hikes each summer. I can just picture him now, off trail, meandering down a fork of some remote canyon, "is this still heading NNW?", pulling out the compass and--<i>YOW!</i> Oh, chuckles... Turns out, it's actually incorporated into a key ring that also includes an LED flashlight and a laser pointer. Now I'm completely baffled about which part is going to shock who, and when; and whether or not any part of the $3 gadget might actually be usable for anything <i>but</i> shocking. Cued by the one (negative) customer review, I studied the picture more carefully, and it appears that there is a series of buttons labeled with icons: one might pass for a pointer, another is a lightbulb (flashlight?), and the third is clearly the button one would press to shock oneself. This is a very <strike>well</strike> thought out product (strikethrough the "well"--the html for that doesn't seem to be working in Preview). I was intrigued by the “shocking compass“. I thought it might be just the thing for that friend of mine, who goes on long hikes each summer. I can just picture him now, off trail, meandering down a fork of some remote canyon, “is this still heading NNW?”, pulling out the compass and–YOW! Oh, chuckles… Turns out, it’s actually incorporated into a key ring that also includes an LED flashlight and a laser pointer. Now I’m completely baffled about which part is going to shock who, and when; and whether or not any part of the $3 gadget might actually be usable for anything but shocking.

Cued by the one (negative) customer review, I studied the picture more carefully, and it appears that there is a series of buttons labeled with icons: one might pass for a pointer, another is a lightbulb (flashlight?), and the third is clearly the button one would press to shock oneself. This is a very well thought out product (strikethrough the “well”–the html for that doesn’t seem to be working in Preview).

]]> By: TuesdayWeld http://boingboing.net/2010/02/19/i-warned-you-to-stay.html#comment-718329 TuesdayWeld Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-718329 The supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint! Enjoy your coffee, dculberson. The supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint!

Enjoy your coffee, dculberson.

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