From: Todd E Van Hoosear (vanhoose@manetheren.cl.msu.edu)
Date: 10/24/03
Following up on my story of the Japanese researcher and inventor of BowLingual (http://www.bowlingual-translator.com - watch for MiaowLigual and maybe BabyLingual coming soon...) who presented at this and last year's Ig Nobel Awards (he won the 2002 Peace Prize - http://www.improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html#ig2002)... "The Australian" is reporting today that Vodaphone will sell a $50 chip that can go into mobile phones that will translate barks directly into SMS phone messages - "ur k9 w@nts st8k" as FARK.com puts it. Too funny... FULL STORY: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,7648025^29677,00.html See my other Ig Nobel-related stories at: http://www.vanhoosear.com/humor/0779.html http://www.vanhoosear.com/humor/0838.html And some more AIRhead humor... http://www.vanhoosear.com/humor/0160.html http://www.vanhoosear.com/humor/0260.html - Todd [Links updated on 11 Nov 2005.]
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