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Design an intelligent printer that wouldn’t waste an
entire sheet of paper printing out just a single widowed
word, the arse-end of a disclaimer or the date and time
on it. The printer would be able to make an educated
guess as to whether the word or sentence should be
included as a part of the document, and then rescale it
343tofitonasinglepage.
Iain Harrison
13 January 2002
Manufacture biros with flavoured tops to help writers to
chew over ideas. Editor’s note:
Charles Cohen
Rik Haslam objected to this idea:
‘Pen chewing is a
34414January2002 socially debilitating
problem, particularly
if one thoughtlessly
chews a pen lent by a
friend or colleague.
Rather than providing
a pleasant taste, the
product should be foul
tasting and cause the
victim to gag on a pen
end.
