At 11:26 AM 6/19/03 -0500, Derek wrote:
>device shaped like a small tennis racket (about the size of a badminton
>racket, actually) and powered by two AA batteries.  The "net" or "head"
>area of the device is electrified when you depress two buttons on the
>handle.

And if you're on a trip with kids along. Keep the batteries in your glove
box while driving or they'll go dead before you ever get to your camp-site
and there will be horrible shrieks from the back seats from time to time.