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Title: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Clive on May 22, 2012, 19:42

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18164200

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Simon on May 22, 2012, 19:49

Guess his standby light went out.  :rip:

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Clive on May 22, 2012, 20:31

 :groan:   ;D

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Rik on May 23, 2012, 09:06

 :aarrgh:

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: daveeb on May 23, 2012, 10:37

The post mortem said flat batteries  :)x

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Simon on May 23, 2012, 12:12

Apparently, the family kept jabbing him for hours after he died, to see if he'd come back to life.  :)x

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: daveeb on May 23, 2012, 13:19

And he was discovered down the back of the settee   :P

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Clive on May 23, 2012, 16:09

I am quite shocked at your insensitivity.   :)x

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Simon on May 23, 2012, 16:13

Where's the Mute button?  :laugh:

Title: Re: TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96
Post by: Clive on May 23, 2012, 18:33

Under the freeze frame Simon.