I should have phrased this better. I realize it sounds like I am making a derogatory statement about people who don't know what a BB is. In fact, I was doing just that, but in jest. I'm not sure if the 'in jest' part comes through.

Some people are not raised in a place that every other kid has a BB gun. I didn't have one myself, actually, but the neighbor kid did. Also, there are so many things classified by letters, the term BB could mean a credit score or, as an AC pointed out, pencils.

I even just now googled "BB", and didn't get the explanation I assumed it would give. The top references were all about BlackBerry. All of this and more could make it difficult to figure out what "a BB inside of a balloon" means.

In light of that, and having seen my original comment for a day, it does sound like a dickish line. It wasn't meant as such.

So, for those who for whatever reason don't think of air guns when seeing "BB", I do apologize for making it sound like you are stupid or ignorant.

One in high school in the late 80s, and one college course while in the military.

Of course, I may need to freshen that up a bit.

What?? Only a socialist would suggest using a wooden nickel!

:^)

Well sure, everyone knows what a BB gun is.

I knew it! You listen to country songs. :^P

Sounds like Windward Hawaii.

That went over everyone's head, didn't it?

Did they get further in Basic Grammar lessons than you managed to do?

Or the metric system.

There's a baseball cap on top of the camera?

Guns don't shoot guns. Guns that shoot guns shoot guns.

Quite honestly, some people here wouldn't know what a BB is.

Actually, the stories in i, robot only covered a few edge cases. There could be hundreds of other edge cases where the Three Laws allowed the robots to function perfectly fine. The stories that are written are simply the cases that are notable for their failure.

Well, half the comments will be about whether you have used the correct coin.

Then someone will blame your choice of coin on President Obama.

That's funny. I could have sworn I based that comment on what I read here on /., rather than things they don't talk about on talk radio. By the way, here in south Florida, it is on the FM dial. And I haven't listened to it in quite a while.