'Fox Blocker' Is Yours For $8.95

[BeatleBoot]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/28/politics/main683568.shtml

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Kimery figures he's sold about 100 of the little silver bits of metal that screw into the back of most televisions, allowing people to filter Fox News from their sets, since its August debut.

The Tulsa, Okla., resident also has received thousands of e-mails, both angry and complimentary — as well as a few death threats.

"Apparently the making of terroristic threats against those who don't share your views is a high art form among a certain core audience," said Kimery, 45.

[andyhappy]

1. I should get that for my dad!

he lives 3000 miles away and evertime we talk about anything that is going on, he starts to parrot off whatever he hears on fox.

ugh...that channel SUCKS!

[We Hunt]

2. Good grief! You can pick up channel blockers at Radio Shack for $1.95 !

This guy is trying to get rich off something that has been around for 15 years.

[Goblinmonger]

3. Boston Legal

did an episode that dealt with this. The principal from that other boston education show installed the Fox blocker on all tvs because he thought fox sucked. The kid was suing on censorship basis.

[Ms Chicklet]

4. My own Fox-blocker

The digital cable package comes with the option of blocking channels for "parental control." I blocked Fox News.

[iconoclastNYC]

5. How does this work?

I can't figure out how the blocker would know which channel fox is on.

Anyone know?

[ghostsofgiants]

6. Couldn't you just program your tv to skip over Fox News?

Seriously, all modern television sets can do this.

[bleedingheart]

7. I do that...I block it and I put a parental password on it too...hahaha

I won't give anyone the password....

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Exactly!

Why pay $9 for a damn Fox Blocker?

[Wickerman]

8. I've an add/delete channel button on my remote

works fine. However, I certainly wouldn't want to detract form a most excellent idea this man has come up with.

:popcorn: :applause:

[OneBlueSky]

10. already have one . . . it's called a "remote control" . . . n/t

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