The not-very-subtle threat is that if they back Tsipras, they will be out on their ear.
But instead, all they have to do is, like, tug on their ear and suddenly a vote goes down.
Then headphones were placed on anthropometrically correct mannequins that had microphones inserted into their ear canals.
But with thousands of teenage fans letting out ear-splitting screams for their idols on the red carpet and inside the Echo Arena, Mobo artists now dominate the pop music world.
Cobo says a rock concert can easily exceed 100 decibels and that earplugs, depending on their quality and how well they are placed in the ear, probably could reduce the sound by 20 decibels or more.
Meanwhile everybody has their backs turned, ear plugs in and blindfolds on.
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But, despite their group hugs and kisses, they could not match the excitement of the Sugababes, one of whom let out an ear-splitting shriek on reaching the podium to collect their prize for best British dance act.
While wireless headset manufacturers battle one another to shrink their wares until they completely disappear into your ear canal, organizers of the Switched-On London lighting festival (not named, unfortunately, after the excellent column by NPD's Ross Rubin) have taken the opposite tack: for one week in February, they've transformed the famous Tower Bridge into the world's largest Bluetooth device (narrowly edging out the PS3).
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They seem to deliberately put on the ear muffs, so as not hear hear the cries of the minnows they grind up in their processing mills.
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And after beating on each other all game, I see players from opposing teams hugging and whispering in the ear of their adversary, words not intended for TV.
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