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Tribble Alarm

 ... they're not just for Klingons anymore.
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... small to medium-sized rechargeable faux-furballs which can be placed anywhere in the house or on the property; when approached they emit the patented annoyed-Tribble yell.
—FlyingToaster, Apr 18 2009

Kinda baked... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby
[21 Quest, Apr 19 2009]

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       I'm pretty sure tribble sounds and appearance are copyrighted. [+]
—sninctown, Apr 19 2009
   

       It's called a Furby, and I'm fairly certain they made some with motion sensors. I'll check, though.   

       Yep, they had motion sensors and reacted to noise. They even look a bit like a Tribble, and had IR sensors that let them identify another Furby and communicate with it.
—21 Quest, Apr 19 2009
   

       I don't want them communicating with each other... I want them rearing up and shrieking and scaring the crap out of anything that walks across my lawn at 3am.   

       "3am and all's quiet in the dark.... a piercing warble breaks the silence then another and yet another.... suddenly a gaggle of oddly dressed people run out of the yard and down the street cursing violently in Klingon."
—FlyingToaster, Apr 19 2009
   

       //Tribble yell// - famously sung about by Billy Idol.
—zen_tom, Apr 20 2009
   

       [zt] THANKYOU (lol); I had that running through my head all day yesterday and couldn't place it.
—FlyingToaster, Apr 20 2009
   

       I agree with [21] - a lot like all those Furby-things.
—xandram, Apr 20 2009
   

       //Tribble yell// BI was one of the first things to cross my mind when reading the idea, but couldn't work it into a clever anno. Simple is best I guess. FT, doh !
—bigsleep, Apr 20 2009
   

       Oi! Watch who you're calling simple!
—zen_tom, Apr 20 2009
   

       [zt] No offense intended. If anything I was implying that you used your considerable intellect and ran through all the complex scenarios vis a vis comprehension, hilarity and brevity, and then went with plan a) the first thing that came into your head.
—bigsleep, Apr 20 2009
   

       //Furby// bah.
Tribbles predate Furby's by quite a bit *and* (the clincher) come with several native ringtones.
—FlyingToaster, Apr 20 2009
   
      
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