Quote: Originally Posted by ErinB Funniest remote control story ever!
My uncle loves home imporvent projects and wood. He is always building something! it's become a running joke.
Well, he got tired of always losing the remotes. Because, you know, that there simply cannot be one remote for all devices. You need one to turn on the TV, cable, audio, DVD/VCR, etc.
So, Uncle Roy comes up with the solution. It involves a plank of oak and some electrical tape. He affixed one remote to each end of the board on each side, for a total of 4 clickers on this giant plank.
It's kinda hard to lose a 3 foot, 10 pound piece of lumber in the couch cushions. I will say that it did solve the problem, just in a very inconventional way. Instead of calling it a remote it's "the Wood". Can you pass me the Wood. At which we all giggle because we're immature like that. I would crack up too! I did an invention convention thing in elementary school to help with the missing remotes problem. I wrapped one end of a giant elastic band around the remote and the other end I stapled it to a pocket holder that hooked on to the couch. Talk about tacky and an eye sore. My mom decided to acutaly adopt this product for our house. A little embarrassing, but hey, it certainly worked.