On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:38:24 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:41:22 -0700 (PDT), John Kane wrote:
>
>> And as a non-food example, mace is legal in the USA and I even know
>> one woman who carries a little spray can of the it on her key chain.
>
> Haven't they invented a mace-dispensing cell-phone for women yet?
> A woman is more likely to have a cell-phone handier than their keys.
> Heck - the cell phone could triple as a stun gun, too.
>
> I don't see the mace cell phone on a cursory patent search. Anybody
> here a patent lawyer? (if they are I'm sure I just blew it).
>
> -sw

i could get behind that. a few people would surely mistakenly mace
themselves while yammering on a cell phone at the mall or something.

your pal,
blake