Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks")
A store has demonstrated a concept that I try to teach in class.
A rational actor in deciding whether to commit a crime will consider the rate of detection and the size of the penalty. As detection falls, penalties can be increased to preserve an ideal level of deterrence. This sign threatens a high potential penalty for careless parents. As the father of four, I can say that it should do the job.
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Add a gift certificate to Chuck-e-Cheese, and you have terrifying levels of deterrence!
D.W. You just crossed the line into “cruel and unusual”!!!
Jill
Jill,
I still remember my last visit with a shudder! I don’t know what was worse, the cacophony of a zillion hyper-excited munchkins or the curiously ominous Chuck-EE himself.
The free puppy is the nuclear option.
Fido:
“On the internet no one knows your a dog.”
Sure they do, Rover, they look to see if you like Kib[le]bytes, whether you respond to “SSI commands,” whether you like to play “cache”, and whether you “download” for any “cookie.”
Rowf!
I’ve always said that if you really detest someone you should give their four year old a harmonica. The espresso is a stroke of genius.
SadButTrue, I don’t know of any four-year-olds who would willingly drink expresso, not after the first sip, anyway. Maybe sugar cookies and coca-cola would go down better?