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"Absolutely harmless to humans"
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(This model is known as "The Bismarck". Really? As in the battleship...?)
Launching several generations of couch potatoes comes.....
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2009-10-10 04:01 am (UTC)
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"You can also SHUT OFF long, annoying commercials while picture remains on-screen!"
I have that too! It's called the mute button. :D
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2009-10-10 04:04 am (UTC)
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also I want to find out how much the TVs would be in today's dollars, accounting for inflation, but I have no idea what to google to find out.
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2009-10-10 04:23 am (UTC)
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I couldn't find a calculator to use for this year, but apparently the Bismark would cost $3,134.39 in 2008.
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Date:
2009-10-10 04:52 am (UTC)
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"What cost $149.95 in 1956 would cost $1175.15 in 2008."
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2009-10-10 04:28 am (UTC)
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glass-houses.livejournal.com
lol if I relied on this particular ad to try to convince me, well, I'd be remote-less.
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2009-10-10 04:49 am (UTC)
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The flash-matic is just a cool looking flashlight. And if the TV sat in a sunny area it would go crazy as the sensors were light activated. You had to have a steady hand too to aim at the corner you wanted to control.
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Date:
2009-10-10 06:34 am (UTC)
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anterrabre.livejournal.com
What the hell? It looks like she's shooting the TV!
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2009-10-10 02:40 pm (UTC)
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salenelle.livejournal.com
I NEVER saw one of these! A flash of light. Cool!
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2009-10-10 06:25 pm (UTC)
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...I like that chair...
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Date:
2009-10-11 04:45 pm (UTC)
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baron-waste.livejournal.com
I vaguely remember a toy in the 1960s that used this same principle.
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Date:
2009-10-12 01:23 am (UTC)
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polkadottedwall.livejournal.com
can I just take the furniture?
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Date: 2009-10-10 04:01 am (UTC)I have that too! It's called the mute button. :D
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Date: 2009-10-11 04:45 pm (UTC)I vaguely remember a toy in the 1960s that used this same principle.
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