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RIP the bloke who invented the TV remote
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dechucka
May 23, 2012, 4:31:48 PM5/23/12
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Apparently died yesterday at a ripe old age. Asked to invent a remote as an
electronics executive in the 1950s thought that people hated advertisements
and would want to "channel surf"
Also got an Emmy for his invention
electronics executive in the 1950s thought that people hated advertisements
and would want to "channel surf"
Also got an Emmy for his invention
DavidW
May 23, 2012, 5:52:04 PM5/23/12
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dechucka wrote:
> Apparently died yesterday at a ripe old age.
Someone tweeted yesterday: Did they try turning his batteries around or banging
> Apparently died yesterday at a ripe old age.
him on the coffee table?
dechucka
May 23, 2012, 9:36:08 PM5/23/12
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A Little Bit
May 24, 2012, 12:27:30 AM5/24/12
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dechucka
May 25, 2012, 1:55:36 AM5/25/12
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about where they had left him
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Coach
May 27, 2012, 4:47:30 AM5/27/12
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felix_unger
May 27, 2012, 4:55:17 AM5/27/12
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Stephen Oakes
May 27, 2012, 6:50:32 AM5/27/12
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On 25/05/12 3:55 PM, dechucka wrote:
>>> Someone tweeted yesterday: Did they try turning his batteries around
>>> or banging
>>> him on the coffee table?
>>
>> No, but they found his body down the back of the sofa.
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> Is that where he was? The family had been screaming at the kids for a
> week about where they had left him
They looked in the freezer and the washing machine.
>>> Someone tweeted yesterday: Did they try turning his batteries around
>>> or banging
>>> him on the coffee table?
>>
>> No, but they found his body down the back of the sofa.
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> Is that where he was? The family had been screaming at the kids for a
> week about where they had left him
- soakes
Coach
May 27, 2012, 8:29:09 AM5/27/12
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On May 27, 6:55 pm, felix_unger <m...@nothere.com> wrote:
> On 27-May-2012 6:47 PM, Coach wrote:
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> > On May 24, 6:31 am, "dechucka"<dechuc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Apparently died yesterday at a ripe old age. Asked to invent a remote as an
> >> electronics executive in the 1950s thought that people hated advertisements
> >> and would want to "channel surf"
>
> >> Also got an Emmy for his invention
> > At least he died doing something he loved.
>
> he was still inventing it when he died??
Um, I'm pretty sure he LOVED more things in his life than stea
> On 27-May-2012 6:47 PM, Coach wrote:
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> > On May 24, 6:31 am, "dechucka"<dechuc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Apparently died yesterday at a ripe old age. Asked to invent a remote as an
> >> electronics executive in the 1950s thought that people hated advertisements
> >> and would want to "channel surf"
>
> >> Also got an Emmy for his invention
> > At least he died doing something he loved.
>
> he was still inventing it when he died??
Ing credit for "inventing" the remote control.
Clocky
May 27, 2012, 6:26:33 PM5/27/12
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dechucka
May 27, 2012, 9:24:28 PM5/27/12
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"felix_unger" <m...@nothere.com> wrote in message
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> On 27-May-2012 6:47 PM, Coach wrote:
>
>> On May 24, 6:31 am, "dechucka"<dechuc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Apparently died yesterday at a ripe old age. Asked to invent a remote as
>>> an
>>> electronics executive in the 1950s thought that people hated
>>> advertisements
>>> and would want to "channel surf"
>>>
>>> Also got an Emmy for his invention
>> At least he died doing something he loved.
>
> he was still inventing it when he died??
Coach pressed his "turn off brain" button ages ago
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>> On May 24, 6:31 am, "dechucka"<dechuc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Apparently died yesterday at a ripe old age. Asked to invent a remote as
>>> an
>>> electronics executive in the 1950s thought that people hated
>>> advertisements
>>> and would want to "channel surf"
>>>
>>> Also got an Emmy for his invention
>> At least he died doing something he loved.
>
> he was still inventing it when he died??
Coach
May 28, 2012, 3:20:07 AM5/28/12
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incapable of EVER enjoying anything else in his life other than that
aforementioned invention.
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