Former Health Secretary Pushes for VeriChip Implants 638
An anonymous reader writes "Tommy Thompson, the former Bush Health Secretary after implanting a chip into himself, is going to submit a proposal within the next 50 days to promote it for everyone in the USA. VeriChip spokesperson John Procter said 'virtually everyone could benefit from having a chip inserted.' Enjoy your assimilation in the land of the free, citizen."
Company spokesman endorses own product (Score:4, Funny)
Film at eleven.
Only if it includes DRM (Score:5, Funny)
Too easy (Score:5, Funny)
My RFID is blinking red.... (Score:4, Funny)
hacking (Score:3, Funny)
No way. (Score:2, Funny)
"We finally got it right" (Score:5, Funny)
Way ahead of you! (Score:4, Funny)
And if they decide to plant the chip in a more sensitive place, my tin-foil cup has been protecting my precious bodily fluids for years.
(Yes, I know that RFIDs respond to outside RF, not generate it themselves. The gag is funnier my way. Relax.)
Yeah... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Too easy (Score:3, Funny)
The best part is that his last name is derived from the Greek word proktos, which means anus.
Dont do it (Score:3, Funny)
Re:My RFID is blinking red.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Movie reference! (Score:2, Funny)
You seem to be having TOTAL difficulty RECALLing the name of the movie.
Re:Company spokesman endorses own product (Score:5, Funny)
If they're only thinking that, they're doing it wrong. They should be paying off some dumb-ass politician so that he can introduce legislation mandating that everyone has to buy an UmbrellaCo brand umbrella.
I can see it now... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Medical Purposes Only (Score:3, Funny)
Now where have I heard that before?
"He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666" (Rev. 13:16-18).
Re:Medical Purposes Only (Score:1, Funny)
Man the bible is like a history book but for the future. If god were like a guy living in like today he would be a novel writer person of future.
"When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her." (Deuteronomy 25:11-12)
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." (I Corinthians 11:3)
"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man." (I Corinthians 11:8-9)
Man this book is filled with a ton of morals and prophecies. Jesus you are the head of me, my bitch wife with one hand is but the servert of thee. Now taketh your implantith awaith from meith. I now understand why people base their knowledge on their bible, they never fuckin read the whole thing.
Re:No way. (Score:4, Funny)
"VeriChip and Ruffles join, create new RFID 'chip'"
FCUK! YOU! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Medical Purposes Only (Score:2, Funny)
That's funny.. so is my Cannabis.. =)
Re:Disgusting (Score:4, Funny)
B.
Re:Medical Purposes Only (Score:2, Funny)
If a man was "on" your wife (a lover/rapist/dead skydiver) you might be a bit more upset than if the man was "of" your wife (a son).
Re:You need help! (Score:3, Funny)
Clue, meet LordKazan... wait.. come back!
The fact of the matter is, you have no rebuttal but to tell them to shut up, so in effect, you've lost.
Thank you... come again.