Drabble by Kevin Fagan for September 20, 2011
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Ralph: Sniff! Hammer hammer! Sign: Lost TV clicker Owner is heartbroken! 555-1867 Ralph: If only he'd come when I call him! Steinbauer: What, no reward?
Most readers are too young to remember when a TV’s remote control really was a clicker, i.e. made a clicking noise. It had 4 buttons, volume ↑ and ↓ and channel ↑ and ↓. Each button drove a hammer that struck a piece of metal that resonated at an ultrasonic frequency, and the user heard a “click”. Only the super-rich could afford them.