Some folks become enraged at the sight of a person driving while talking on a cell phone. Arguably, it is dangerous. Nobody becomes enraged at the sight of the driver talking to her passenger, since this has been going on for 100 years. By installing a cell phone in an animatronic dummy, drivers can hold their conversations in the old-fashioned, non-distracting way: with a virtual passenger. Other drivers would be mollified at the sight of Thomas Jefferson riding shotgun in a minivan, calmly chatting with the driver.
-- bungston, Mar 17 2004

Phone Calls for Dummies http://www.halfbake...lls_20for_20Dummies
a lot like [FarmerJohn, Oct 04 2004]

The hands of my hands free device are all over me+
-- theircompetitor, Mar 17 2004


Provided they come in velociraptor or triceratops options.
-- DrCurry, Mar 17 2004


Provided they don't come in velociraptor or triceratops options.
-- yabba do yabba dabba, Mar 17 2004


Also useful for the carpool lane.
-- Worldgineer, Mar 17 2004



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