Pent up anger can be unhealthy so let's admit it, we all need some valve to release our anger before it kills us.

Introducing the Abuse Me Doll. With mood-sensitive camera eyes and other detectors, it will obligingly invite you to abuse it when it senses that you need the therapy. Before each session, you can set a new identity for it (e.g. your neighbour) and the doll will respond to that name.

This ultra-durable doll (3-month warranty) will respond to all manners of physical abuse and insults you throw at it.

Programmed responses include: whining for mercy, kowtowing in submission, agonized screams, abject misery, shameful confessions ("it's all MY fault!"), begging for forgiveness, and general grovelling.

(There's already a similar idea about a doll that explodes, but this one responds in much more satisfactory ways.)
-- baboo, Apr 10 2002

Bobo http://www.criminol...mtheory/bandura.htm
[mrthingy, Apr 10 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]

The Slam Man http://www.cybercit...straining.asp?sid=1
[dag, Apr 10 2002]

Is this so you can hone your child abuse skills, baboo?
-- mcscotland, Apr 10 2002


Please tell me you mean this in some crazy, post-modern ironic way, and not as it sounds.

I think you might need help.
-- salachair, Apr 10 2002


make it 6ft tall, 200 lbs, muscular and male with blue eyes and you're on to a winner.
-- po, Apr 10 2002


He'd also be on to an idea we've done before Po.
-- mcscotland, Apr 10 2002


perhaps you could just email UnaBubba, po?
-- sappho, Apr 10 2002


Isn't this just an elaborate punching clown?
-- waugsqueke, Apr 10 2002


I'l go for it if it has the right to fight back, having a doll beat you up might be more of a stress reliever and a good reality check.
-- rbl, Apr 10 2002


You already have the doll's name worked out I see.
-- bristolz, Apr 10 2002


The idea that working out your aggressions against inanimate objects is somehow therapeutic has been discredited among psychologists.
-- mrthingy, Apr 10 2002


Try playing the drums instead. It's an inanimate object that is actually designed to be hit, and you can pretend you're being a creative musician type at the same time. I don't know about psychologists, but I find going at the set for an hour or two to be very relaxing.
-- timservo, Apr 10 2002


Start with the "Slam Man" [link]. It needs some upgrades, but it should work.
-- dag, Apr 10 2002



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