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Anti-theft fingerprint mug

 Your mug will never be stolen at work again
 
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A mug which has a fingerprint reader at the top of the handle (where one usually rests their thumb). When the mug detects movement (is lifted etc) it emits a piercing alarm unless it detects a registered thumb print on the reader. Never again will someone in the office be able to steal your favourite mug again.
—Morals, Aug 08 2003

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       What if I just cut off my co-worker's thumb and tape it to his mug?
—DeathNinja, Aug 08 2003
   

       Inspired by car stereos with removable frontplates, I suggest a mug with no handle, but a little catch to accomodate one, and the electronic wherewithall to only engage the handle-catch if you use the correct (ie your own) handle.
—friendlyfire, Aug 08 2003
   

       Just to spite this paranoid cup-coveter, I'd pour something into the mug and drink it from a straw without lifting it from the table.
—jivetalkinrobot, Aug 08 2003
   

       Or a mug that doesn't open unless the correct thumbprint is used.
—RayfordSteele, Aug 08 2003
   

       I thought this was a custom mug with a big picture of your thumb print on it so you can easily proove its yours. You can also add a mug-shot of yourself for easier identification.
—kbecker, Aug 08 2003
   

       Boom - tish!
—Morals, Aug 09 2003
   

       Good but it would make the mug price go crazy.
—NeoPiter, Jul 05 2004
   

       Why not but a cheap, disgusting and tasteless mug that no-one else would want to use? Horrible, but yours without the thumprint scanner. Jaunty little mottos like'Tea, Coffee or Me?' tend to do the trick.
—wagster, Jul 05 2004
   

       wagster, you rule :P
—NeoPiter, Jul 05 2004
   


 

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