Another Word for Nerd

Avoid the “Sky Scrambler” micro remote-control helicopter sold for $19.95 (or $14.95 on Friday) at CVS/Pharmacy stores.

Not only is the wire used to charge the helicopter from the remote control way too short to plug in easily, but the unit that I bought tonight was broken out of the box and would not turn the rotor even after I charged it for the recommended half hour.

When we came out of our house around 1pm to go to lunch, our crazy neighbors down the street had set up three flat-panel TVs and a PA system with loudspeakers in order to watch today’s NFL football game.

I know this has got to be violating a rule or two about “public performances”. I was only able to find rules about Super Bowl parties, however.

For groups that want to host Super Bowl parties — other than sports bars and businesses that normally show televised sports — here are rules the NFL says must be followed:
- No admission fees (even to pay for snacks).
- Only one television (55 inches or smaller).
- No use of the words “Super Bowl” in promotional materials.
- No exhibition of the game in connection with events “that promote a message.”

I normally wouldn’t mind, but when we came out of our house we could clearly hear everything from their sound system, and we’re 4-5 houses away. They’d turned it down when I went out an hour later to take pictures, but the game may not have started yet.

Update: When the game(s) did start, they kept things to a reasonable volume, and had everything packed back up by around 6pm as far as I can tell.

The entire set of pictures is here.