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RiiDii
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 20:29
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My cat is very needy for a cat. Most cats are independent, but then again, I think my cat thinks she's not a cat. So, I need to come up with something to keep her occupied while I code (do homework and eat and do other things around the house). Quite frankly - I think Letterman comes by once in a while and changes my "pet" into a "pest".

So, I invented the Ultimate Cat Toy. Anyone playing with a laser pointer around a cat knows that cats love to chase that little speck of light around the house, and this can provide hours of entertainment for both the person and the cat. But since this activity involves both a cat and a person, it isn't very effective at keeping my pest (oops, pet) entertained while I need to do homework or whatever. So, here is the invention born of mother necessity (patent pending ):




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CattleRustler
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 20:45
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play with this...



just kidding

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Zaibatsu
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 21:50
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dangerous part is if the laser gets in cat's eyes while your not supervising...

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 21:59
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Oh sweet cat Jesus! This is my new personal MMORPG!


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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 22:22
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Quote: "dangerous part is if the laser gets in cat's eyes while your not supervising..."

Well at least it would learn to never do it again!

I think its a fantastic idea - if not a little dangerous to the cat. Then again, these are the same animals which wander out in front of cars, traverse thin, unstable and sharp-edged fences and in general face death on a daily basis. A laser pointer is probably quite low on the list of "death objects" for them. Maybe if you hung a knife and shone a laser at THAT... Now THAT would be cruel.

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Zaibatsu
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 23:22
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Quote: "Maybe if you hung a knife and shone a laser at THAT... Now THAT would be cruel.
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you have just given me a very, VERY bad idea! I'll tell the cat it's your fualt and he'll go and get mad at you!

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Opposing force
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 23:33
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I like cats...

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 23:40
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Cats suck.


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Zaibatsu
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 23:48
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Quote: "I like cats..."


so do I, but it's so much fun to hear them yelp and scream and hiss in pain...

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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 16th Jul 2006 23:54
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Quote: "Cats suck."

LOL 3 beer's to megaton hip hip a beer!



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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 00:01
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Looks like Zaibatsu skipped his sessions with the shrink.


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RiiDii
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 00:32
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Quote: "dangerous part is if the laser gets in cat's eyes while your not supervising..."

Bah! Cats have 9 lives and 2 eyes. She'll be okay.

Quote: "I like cats..."

I like cats. They taste just like chicken! Mmmmm... Here kitty-kitty.

Quote: "Looks like Zaibatsu skipped his sessions with the shrink."

And a few meds.


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RiiDii
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 00:36 Edited at: 17th Jul 2006 00:37
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Double post.
Quote: "dangerous part is if the laser gets in cat's eyes while your not supervising..."

Not nearly as dangerous as when I showed her that Forum MMORPG site!
http://4000ad.proboards79.com/index.cgi


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Flindiana Jones
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 00:45
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oh, so true.

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Matt Rock
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 04:10
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Dang Cattle, you post an image of the L.I.E., I guess you're allergic to cats too


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CattleRustler
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 04:28
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that'd be funny if it was the L.I.E.



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Three Score
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 11:07 Edited at: 17th Jul 2006 11:10
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whats really fun is just have the cat trained to think that you like it and then when ever it rolls around on the floor want it to pet you just dive bomb onto it, don't worry the cats learn to go fast or if you see a cat asleep go get the vacuum very quitely and then if the cat wakes up just wait about 5 minutes and then turn on the vacuum-- pure joy but of course my cats name is cally and mousey but I refer to them as retarded cat and stupid cat

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Crazy Ninja
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 15:56 Edited at: 17th Jul 2006 15:56
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actually there are 3 members! ooooooohhhh...

edit: Nice little toy you got there. Unfortunately my cat died like two years ago so I have no use for it.
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indi
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Posted: 18th Jul 2006 07:54
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thats actually market proof! shame you showed the public before you patented it.

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 18th Jul 2006 20:44
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Laser lights do blind you, somebody at work got blinded by one. They should be banned. I think they are banned in UK.

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 18th Jul 2006 21:54
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They are indeed banned in the UK.


Since the other one was scaring you guys so much...
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Tinkergirl
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Posted: 18th Jul 2006 22:28
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Depends on the laser rating. The weaker ones are ok, but the ones you used to be able to get are no longer allowed. I'm not sure of the rating on laser levels. Mind you, a little maglight might get you the same effect.

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SirFire
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Posted: 18th Jul 2006 23:01
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In the US, 5mw is the legal limit for consumer-grade lasers such as laser pointers.

In many states, selling of laser pointers in a retail market has been banned due to the mischief caused by careless laser-weilding idiots.

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Agent Dink
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Posted: 19th Jul 2006 04:06 Edited at: 19th Jul 2006 04:06
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If lasers can blind people so quickly we ought to just make a gigantic laser pointing device that shoots in all 360 degrees at the same time, and mount it on top of a tank and drive it through enemy territory.

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Medieval Coder
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Quote: "gigantic laser pointing device that shoots in all 360 degrees at the same time"

Execellent, not only can we blind the enemy troops but now our troops at the same time!

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RiiDii
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Quote: "Execellent, not only can we blind the enemy troops but now our troops at the same time!"

Elbonia tried that in a war against France. Then Dilbert introduced protective goggles to Elbonia. Finally, Dogbert sold the plans to France. Now France has really cool light shows.


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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 19th Jul 2006 19:21
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@Riidii - what series is that - or is it part of the cartoon strip? Dilbert rocks!

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RiiDii
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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 10:59 Edited at: 20th Jul 2006 10:59
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Bah!




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