moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (06/04/85)
In article <457@rtech.UUCP> training@rtech.UUCP (Training account) writes: >Also, I hate to admit that there was something in a James Bond movie >that I didn't understand, but I'm kind of baffled by one particular >scene. In this scene, Roger Moore is unlocking a window from the outside >with some sort of magnetic credit card device. That's ok, but the card >had the words "The Image Maker" on it. What is that supposed to mean? Now that you mention it, this is a rather interesting point. I believe it was supposed to be a detector/neutralizer for burglar alarms. The thing is, the name on it was "The Sharper Image", which is a company which publishes a catalog of neato-keeno gadgets and things. I saw a copy of it when visiting my folks several months ago (now what were they doing with it? And why were all those stereos, TVs and jewelry scattered all over the house? :-) ). I have no idea if such a gadget exists in real life... "You have heard me speak of Professor Moriarty?" "The famous scientific criminal, as famous among crooks as--" "My blushes, Watson," Holmes murmured, in a deprecating voice. "I was about to say 'as he is unknown to the public.'" Dr. John Watson, _The_Valley_of_Fear_ Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. UUCP: {cornell,decvax,ihnp4,sdcsvax,tektronix,utcsri}!uw-beaver \ {allegra,gatech!sb1,hplabs!lbl-csam,decwrl!sun,ssc-vax} -- !fluke!moriarty ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA