OT: Re: A new take on the foot-gun meme

Gregory Stark wrote:
> "Shane Ambler" <pgsql@Sheeky.Biz> writes:
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>> Robert Treat wrote:
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>>>> So is that a "golf club gun"?
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>>> Careful what you wish for....
>>> http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm
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>> I reckon they watched Caddyshack (I think that was the one) and thought they
>> could get the patent before someone actually tried selling them.
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> Surely a movie counts as "published"!?
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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