Batboy's Invention

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  1. Batboy

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    Batboy has been concerned by the recent reports of police officers tazing anything that breaths on a whim. Batboy is often in situations where Batboy must escape from law enforcement or private security forces. Batboy has been tazed before and, frankly, Batboy does not enjoy being tazed. Batboy assumes that most people do not enjoy being tazed.

    Thus, Batboy had an idea. Batboy thought, wouldn't people be less likely to attempt to taze Batboy if people thought there was a chance the tazer blast would rebound and taze the tazer-user instead of tazing Batboy? So Batby invented a vest that does just that. If someone hits Batboy with a tazer blast, the jolt rebounds on the person who stupidly attempted to taze Batboy. Batboy has had a few opportunities to use Batboy's vest and Batby thinks it works very well.

    Batboy's friends have greatly admired Batboy's vest and indicated that Batboy's vest could be a big seller. Batboy's friends have told Batboy that Batboy should market Batboy's vest to make money to buy applesauce and spam. Batboy likes Batboy's Friends' idea, but Batboy is worried. Batboy is afraid that if Batboy markets Batboy's vest, Batboy might be considered a terrorist.

    What does Wordforge think? Would Batboy be listed as a terrorist if Batboy markets Batboy's vest?
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  2. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Market it to the militia crowd, and you'll be called a patriot.
    :yes:
  3. Volpone

    Volpone Zombie Hunter

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    It actually reminds me a bit of the shield belts in "Dune". If you shot a shield with a lasgun(?) it created the Holtzman Effect. Unfortunately it killed both people. And anyone nearby IIRC.

    That said, I dunno Batboy. Consider Batman. Yeah, he's a millionaire and sells all kinds of crap to keep himself in Bat-gadgets. But he doesn't actually sell the Bat-gadgets. If you sold your anti-taser vest, it would be like Batman selling utility belts to just anyone.







    Trivia: "Taser" is an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle."
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  4. Caboose

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    Sell the idea to someone else to market for a butload of money, then you'll be clear of ramifications with a butload of money to boot!

    God I love Capitolism! :enty:
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  5. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    On the other hand, in Iron Man:Crash, Tony Stark sold a second-rate Iron Man suit to the Japanese with built in weaknesses his suit could exploit, so he'd stay on top.
    :diablo:
  6. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    Bat-eBay, perhaps?
  7. Lethesoda

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    Is it bat-tery operated? :Oooo:
  8. The Original Faceman

    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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    Ahhh, "I'm Rubber, you're Glue" technology. :)