| From: | Steve Crawford <scrawford(at)pinpointresearch(dot)com> |
|---|---|
| To: | Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Shane Ambler <pgsql(at)Sheeky(dot)Biz>, Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | OT: Re: A new take on the foot-gun meme |
| Date: | 2008-07-01 22:28:30 |
| Message-ID: | 486AAF8E.8040104@pinpointresearch.com |
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Gregory Stark wrote:
> "Shane Ambler" <pgsql(at)Sheeky(dot)Biz> writes:
>
>
>> Robert Treat wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> So is that a "golf club gun"?
>>>>
>>> Careful what you wish for....
>>> http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm
>>>
>> I reckon they watched Caddyshack (I think that was the one) and thought they
>> could get the patent before someone actually tried selling them.
>>
>
> Surely a movie counts as "published"!?
>
>
No the term is "prior art" leaving the lawyers to bill $400/hour while
they argue over whether or not Caddyshack is "art". Though the movie
might have inspired this:
http://www.rodenator.com/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2386436112453851581
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2umEFHeo6mw
Looks fun as long as you don't do this:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKN2432304520080326
Cheers,
Steve
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