This story on Drudge caught my eye:
The station reports that a 70-year-old Joplin man was arrested and charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm after shooting his TV set. Responding to a report of shots being fired, the station reported, the police found the man angry that he had both lost his cable and had been unable to get his new DTV converter box to work.
According to the man's wife, he had been drinking.
The rage against the promise of plug-and-play technology is as old as the first caveman to smash a piece of flint against the wall when his fire wouldn't start.
The 70-year-old TV assassin reminded me of this recent bit from The Onion. It's hilarious, and true. (Major league language advisory).
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