Conquest via force of arms is very wasteful in man power, equipment and
real estate. Medical costs for post-tramatic syndrone cases would bankrupt
both sides leaving even the winner a major loser.

Use of biological and/or chemical weapons have major draw backs as well.
Cleanup costs, body removal and redecorating would also be costly unless
you enjoyed working on fixer-uppers or owned a major share of Lysol stock.

Nuclear weapons would make for a quick conquest but leave the property
unusable for many years. The neutron bomb would leave property undamaged
but again there are those cleanup costs.

So after all is said a Go-Go Ray would be the best means of world conquest
next to a fixed election. While the local population is involved in having
a good time dancing the night away, your troops would waltz, err walk right
up and occupy key locations. When the Go-Go Ray is turned off the exhausted
populous would not have the strength to fight the occupying troops. Yes,
there would be mass sucides because some religous orders would realize they
had been dancing but organized religions can cause problem. Others would
not be able to face their neigbors after they have been seen go-go dancing.
So the GO-GO Ray would make an easy victory.

After the population had been conquered, they could be kept in check with
the Go-Go Ray. If the natives become restless and riot, six hours under the
Go-Go Ray would leave them happy, exhausted and all thoughts of rebellion
danced out of their heads. Crimes against the state would have an automatic
"Death by Go-Go Ray" sentence. Again for some people would prefer sucide
rather than be seen go-go dancing on nation television but there should be
enough of the condemed left to have a weekly public execution/go-go dance
marathon bash.

So yes, the Go-Go Ray would be an effective weapon for world conquest.
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Take care,

Kent Lucas

Depending on where and who this ray focused, mankind could, literally,
die laughing. On the other hand, a go-go/Viagra fusion could spawn
serious catastrophe. Yep, I think you have the sperm of an idea for an
X-rated B movie. Now, for the cast...
   On the other hand, is the movie world ready for this?

Lobo

I have to agree with the idea that while granted, through some fantastic stretch of the imagination, you might theoritically be able to rule the world by inducing it into helpless go-go dancing, it would be no world to rule. If you must rule the world that badly, an idea I had was this
 
Why not tinker with the "ray" a bit, and alter it to induce people to uncontrollably play 'Twister'? Everyone would eventually die of exaustion, or become trapped, allowing a clear path to world domination. Your feelings on this idea?
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Calder D. Holbrook
"Asbestos Felt"

               THE SCIENTOLOGY OF DEVIANCE
     (Or The 11th Commandment;"Thy Shalt Smite Go-go Dancers")

    I don't think the negative side of an indiscriminate G0-go ray has
been fully debated! What about the plumbers, contractors and Homer
Simpsons of the World,the one's who dont comprehend the half inch bum
crack limit, and if a half inch of bum crack dosn't turn you straight
off diabollically devising a dastidly destructive ray or at least send
you screaming in terror(it gave me psychological scars)then just wait
till the ray hits him and he's naked, grinding himself G0-go style
againt a cage.But, i hear you say , what makes this obviously libidinous
scientist resistant to the Go-go madness, I say definately NOT
anti-Go-go goggles, for times like these we need something ...well
...stronger and I suggest anti-Go-go underpants(lead lined for extra
protection) guaranteed to stop any G0-go interest (only $29.95 with free
stake knives...) and another thing , do you think that a non compos
mentis scientist ,who has ever even deliborated making a Go-go ray (hmmm
what shall i do, i've already started world domination
through Hanson mania, but today i think ill start a pet project...a
Go-go ray ,thats sure to bring the masses to my feet)has ever sat down
and thought about what 6 billion dancers would do to an already fragile
planet. It would produce monumental increases in seizmic activityt!
Tectonic plates would move therfore whole countries could be moved at
the whim of the the scientist by having the Go-going masses go-go in a
certain direction(hey this is starting to sound like it could
work....mwohahahaha...move over nutty professor)
And how long can this so-called scientist be interested in having Go-go
dancers as slaves ("i'll tell you again  ..STOP DANCING AND GET ME MY
DRINK....frigging A i'll get it myself...")
Sonner or later(most probably sooner )this G0-go craze is going to drive
hiom sane and he'll see that humanity was not ment to have this ultimate
power (hell because of Go-go dancing the sixties were cut short and god
forced the seventies on us!....is this like jumping out of the fry pan
into the fire or what!)
And also a little contemplation for you guys.....
                       THE (NEW) THEORY OF HISTORY
Dinosaurs rule~ God smites the Dinosaurs ~man takes Dinosaurs place ~
man Go-go dances ~ God smites man!!!

Anella Petrie

Boys, boys, boys.

Go-Go Rays are the perfect path to world domination. Let's assess the
advantages of such a diabolical device in the setting of a contemporary
world takeover plot.

1. Modern circuitry would render such a device significantly smaller.
Think of the size diminishment ratio of Univac to a palm PC. The Go-Go
ray could be be built into a wristwatch. This immediately precludes my
participation in the insidious plot, considering I have a #$$$*& wristwatch
with an alarm that I can't figure out how to set, mute or shut off.
Although the damn beeping every stinking morning might suffice in driving me
mad enough to try this plan, I have to assume that the operation of a
wristwatch Go-Go ray would be nearly as impossibly difficult as programming a
VCR.

2. With the Russians has strapped for cash as you guys will be after
stopping for lunch on the PA turnpike this weekend, we can probably get a
decent price on a satellite or two. Think of it - Go-Go rays permeating
the very fabric of reality from the safety of the ionosphere. Even Newt
Gingrich will be getting down with his bad self, although the mere thought
of Newt in Go-Go boots is probably sufficient for a world takeover while
everyone is giggling themselves sick.

3. Most importantly, if Travolta can make a comeback, why can't Go-Go
boots? I'd rather look at Nancy Sinatra than Vinnie Barbarino any day of
the week. Besides, there are several nudie bars in Northern NJ that still
have Go-Go advertised. Don't think of them as sleaze mongering porn
palaces, think of them as hotbeds of go-go insurrection.

Captain Dave

Lets face it, their are so many things you left to be undiscussed in your
introductory debate.  Does the ray have to remain on to work?  If so,
this would start a chain reaction, first the employees at the electric
company would be go-go-ized and sooner or later the power would go off
(disabiling the unit and creating thosands of pissed feminists, all
wanting to see your (fill in the appropreate word here) on a silver
platter).  This is true, even if your ray is able to run off batterys or
even solar power.  Next, what are your intenions?  Rule the world, Rob
disproved that by stateing the world would be forever locked in go-go
mode, all though this would prove to be pretty damn entertaining, no
matter what way you are (or how ever you so nicely put being a fa**ot,
I mean gay...damn pc keyboard).  This would end all civilaztion.  The
problem is the go-go.  If only the ray caused some other dance, like
something more disco, one could just make afew examples of people (ugly
people) and cause utter panick.  The populas would bow before just out of
common sense.  Also the threat of permanent disco is sooo horrible that
all the would-be heros won't even dare spit on your lawn.  Rob's little
crazy guy in the subway threoy is all that remains of the cons.  But lets
face it, if your crazy enough to go after a man with such power, your
probably not a great shot either.
     This is The Reptyle (spelled with
     a y for that orignal appearence)
     once again signing off.

Imagine, par example, the possibility of screwing up peace
negotiations.  Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to hammer out an agreement
with Yassir Arafat on the final status of Jerusalem, and in the middle
of his impassioned plea, the Chairman begins doing the "froog".

A delicate news conference with Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, with every
broker on wall street hanging on his every word, is interrupted by the
Man with No Sense of Humor's sudden shaking of booty.

With the seventy-fifth consecutive Chicago Bulls Championship about to
be sealed, His Airness stops in the middle of a layup (in his
wheelchair) to boogie.

There you are, gentleman - the security of the world, the very fabric of
the world economy, the culture we depend on to distract us from the
sadness of life, all irreparably damaged by the use of a go-go dancing
ray.  I sort of think it has immense possibilities for controlling the
world, or at the very least taking the focus off of Ken Starr.

Dan

The main problem with a go-go ray in world domination is that you can't
really use a weapon to dominate the world without many special
additions.  It would have to be able to target individuals or entire
nations as needed.  It's effects would have to be temporary or
reversible or go-go buildup would cause problems even without the go-go
effect.

Of course one also has to wonder exactly what would constitute
"dominating the world".  Do you want to be elected president?  "Vote Bob
or he will make you go-go" is not exactly an effective slogan, and the
secret ballot would prevent easily locating of the offenders if you
lose.  Storming the white house and taking the President,
Vice-President, etc. hostage would be easy, but pointless . . . the
constitution provides for a succession of presidency down to Larry the
janitor at the Des Moines chamber of commerce if need be.  Even if you
were in that chain I suspect there is some law saying you can't get the
presidency if you are the one who offs the President (or viciously makes
him go-go until he resigns).

The easiest way to rule the world would be to start a major corporation
selling something everyone needs (i.e. toilet paper) and then ruin the
competition by making them and their investors go-go every time a
financial meeting is about to occur.  When the FTC investigates you for
unfair monopolistic activity zap the attorneys for the other side the
night before the trial so they show up exhausted with no research done
(or steal their evidence while they are incapacitated).  The trial goes
to the Supreme Court?  It's always obvious which judges are firmly
against you, make sure they abstain due to go-going (or just get them to
start go-going as they pass a strip club and ruin them with the
scandal).  With nothing but pro- and fence-sitters on the trial you are
bound to get a majority.

The trick is to use the go-go ray selectively enough that nobody links
the new "disease" to you.  Or better yet, if you have an anti-go-go ray
too there will be no confirmed cases, just second hand reports.

Kurt von Roeschlab

Alan and Rob, you forget that any chemical or ray of that sort would be genetically specific. I think what these evil geniuses have in plan is truely diabolical. Something that  would even get the praise of the great world domination planner "THE BRAIN". Think of it, the go-go ray only targets the xx chromosone populus. So your thinking "okay thats only half the population", but wait think of the ramifications. What man could not resist throwing dollar bills at women go-go dancing. This evil genius would corner the world financially. Because as soon as all the existing dollar bills were handed to the go-go zombies of this evil genius, the rest of the population would be looking for a way to break their 50s or 20s . He, the mad genius, would set up a change booth where for every 20, you get 5 singles. In no time at all, he would have all the money, whereby he would invest it into a go-go screen saver to catch those who wouldn't notice these dancing go-go women. Poor bill gates would become actually poor as he keeps on feeding singles into his floppy drive to continue the on screen go-go rama. And as for the blind, the mad scientist could tie down a go-go zombie. and since the urge to go-go would force the zombie to keep on dancing in some form or another, it would dance via hand gestures. Using these hand gestures, our mad scientist would be able to conquer the world of the blind. Or if that don't work all he has to do is keep re-arranging their furniture. They would be paralized from this that they would pose no threat.
This is truely an ingenius plot, lets just hope that like Rocky VI, it will never happen.
 
oh and as for the gay community, there is no worry about them, they always love a good go-go party. and one that lasts for years would keep them way to preoccupied.

Petro

Unfortunatly everyone seems to be ignoring the advancements Go-Gology has
made over the past 30+ years. Thanks to soon-to-be legendary Go-Gologists
such as Arnold Schwarzzeneggar and The Talking Monkey, Go-Go rays can be
localized to millions of different retna types. The Mad Scientist, using a
combined Cyborg-Replacement and Go-Go Ray method (CRGGRM), could simply
restrict the ray to work on key world leaders and his/her close
associates...discard of the Go-Go bodies and replace them with loyal
cyborgs. Of course there's always the cyborg-rebellion theory...but with
new advancements, like digipets that can be your girlfriend and live
streaming sex, the cyborgs will have too much on thier minds to rebel or
even realize they're being suckered out of all thier rights (hmm...sounds
familiar....ah who cares....I heard they've added  to the Barely Legal
section).....

Final Judgement Go-Go Rays work...and the public doesn't even have to
know...

Thanks for listening Dr. Sinister

It could be worse- like a "Disco" ray

George Brackett III