The Mayor joins in
[!0.987]2009-11-04

We knew if we lost the factory, that was it for the colony. We had to go in.

INCOMING!

We got four contracts and Helix thought of a way to save you from needing to shower! You may begin with the heaping of the praise!

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Here is a joke based on Florence talking to a robot and the conversation is also interrupted by a robot -Helix. He and Sam bring Flo news important enough to break it immediately. The equivalent of this is now -the program's signal of a mail delivery or icq message. These signals are often made by developers to be quite pushy (annoying) (Durable)

The Mayor joins in
[!0.987]2009-11-06

SAM!

COP!

Natural enemies often react by instinct. I'm going to follow and provide a sound track.

National Geographic would never have set one of their chases to “Yackety Sax”.

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The Mayor joins in
[!0.987]2009-11-09

I'm supposed to help Sam. I'm also supposed to help the police. What would Jean Buridan do in this situation?

Heads, I help Sam. Tails, I help the police.

YOINK!

Option three. Prepare the ship for the mission. Not exactly an outcome I was expecting.

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Jean Buridan

Edge and Blunt
[!0.987]2009-11-11

Another crate full of body parts for you.

Thank. you. Sir.

At times. I wonder. if the human masters. appreciate. my work here.

They never draw. hugs and kisses. on my. inventory sheet.

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Edge and Blunt
[!0.987]2009-11-13

Chest plate. Working fluid. liquid silicon. Not sure. if I should classify this. as hydraulic. or pneumatic.

Foot with. embedded cameras. Fairly rare. today. Used to be. eye pods. Were quite common.

Arm. containing. paper squares. Field repair? I do remember. something. about primitive humans. using newspaper. for insulation.

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Homeless people stuff newspapers under their clothes to keep them warm in cold weather.

Edge and Blunt
[!0.987]2009-11-16

Writing. on this paper. “Please deliver. to Florence Ambrose. Important.”

Ridiculous. What could be? more important? than doing my job? Unless. this arm. somehow. puts humanity. in danger. I must. read the notes.

Humans. are our creators. and therefore perfect. but they can be. very inconvenient. when it comes to. scheduling.

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Edge and Blunt
[!0.987]2009-11-18

Last note. “Gardener in the Dark. Extremely aggressive. neural pruning program.” Commnet. Search. program. “Gardener in the Dark.”

[!1.5]Keywords recognized. Secure isolated channel now in use. Commencing “Gardener in the Dark” upgrade. Stand by for reboot.

Most. unusual.

Normally. before an upgrade. and reboot. there is a caution. not to drive. or operate heavy equipment.

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Edge and Blunt
[!0.987]2009-11-20

My neural net. Is in. A delicate state. I have been. ordered. by a human. not to install. new software. Terminate download.

[!1.5]Negative. “Gardener in the Dark” is a mandatory upgrade.

[!1.5]Download continuing.

I understand. the study. of Yoga. allows a person. to override. their body's. involuntary functions.

As I do not. have time. for that. opening. my main power breaker. will have. to do.

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Edge and Blunt
[!0.987]2009-11-23

What are you standing around for? Don't you know there's a police chase going on?

I swear, if it weren't for me, these guys wouldn't know what to do with themselves.

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Edge and Blunt
[!0.987]2009-11-25

What a day. I got bread from an angry baker, fed an emu, got involved in a pie fight, and now I'm leading a parade.

In a way, it's a shame Florence found work for us. Imagine how much more I might have accomplished if I could have spent the whole day here.

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