Talk:Decepticon detector

Since Jackpot has never heard of it- in 'The Purloined Letter,' Hercule Poirot recovered the stolen merchandise by claiming he has already done so, and then watching when the thief looked to check they were still there. The operative principle of causing guilty parties to betray themselves by claiming to have already discovered them is virtually identical. -Derik 06:57, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Heh. Okay, I get it now. I like mine just enough not to change it back, but if somebody else thinks the Poirot ref is better and reverts it, then that's cool. - Jackpot 04:28, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

I actually think the Poirot reference is a tad obvious (well, not obvious, but it's not funny, it's merely saying 'this operates on the same mechanism as a well-known mystery story.') The weak 'letter opener' gag isn't worth it. Keep yours. -Derik 04:56, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

My take on this though... There may not be an physical device called the Decepticon detector, but Ironhide and Red Alert both have proven they have the ability to detect Decepticons. Sarpiedon 15:24, 1 February 2013 (EST)

And then they went ahead and actually built one. (I still think it was dumb.) Takeshi357 (talk) 03:15, 7 July 2015 (EDT)