"I'll eat my monitor if Qualcomm buys IDCC (unless it's just a nuisance buyout)."
This could be a person, device or a lizard.
monitor
n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor] 2: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: admonisher, reminder] 3: a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen 4: equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions 5: a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble 6: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn: monitor lizard, varan] v : keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance [syn: supervise, ride herd on]