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culture shock treatment
Annoying guests on live TV get instant feed back from TV Land audience via interactive electrodes | |
Don't like 'em? Zap 'em! Annoying or boring Guests who are plugging a movie, show, premanufactured hit song are oftentimes in need of a reminder that We, the home viewers, know what we like and don't like. Guest is hooked up to electrodes (hey, they wear wireless mics, don't they?). Hit that red button
on the remote and watch the sparks fly .
Doofus of the Unspecified Time Period
http://web.tampabay...starchsr/doofus.htm
My 'relief valve'... [StarChaser, Sep 01 2000, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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<grin> I'd buy one...Hell, I'd buy TWO... |
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An early version is already implemented in the Big Brother tv-show. Participants are first nominated by each other and then the audience votes by telephone. Television with more power and control to the viewer has the future anyway (compare: internet). |
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With some annoying guests I'D like to insert (ahem) attach, the electrodes. |
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Could a variant of this device could be used on obnoxious and hostile users who dial in to tech support? |
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It would certainly cut down on wait times for other customers with legitimate problems, simply by using operant conditioning. Shock a belligerent user, and he'll a) call back less frequently and b) be much nicer on the next call. |
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Oh please, oh PLEASE, somebody give me one of those... |
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StarChaser the Tech Support Tyger |
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And the perfect celebrity to endorse this product is Robert Goulet. |
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You'll need to make sure I don't kill a few of them. |
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