At 03 May 2008 03:55:35 +0000 Larry wrote:

> > Management
> > rejected all of the designs except the mechanical clicker because it was
> > the only one that didn't use batteries- they feared that consumers would
> > think their new expensive Zenith TV was broken the first time the remote
> > batteries died.
> >
>
> But, alas, management didn't have enough brains to realize the tags
around
> the dog's neck were gonna change the damned channel every time Fido
> scratched his ears......a true story, I kid you not!

Yeah, we could change channels by jangling my dad's car keys!

Sadly that was often more entertaining than what was available on any of
the eight channels... ;-)