I CAN HAS ROBOTS?

By order of Sir Arthur C Clarke dr_nebula :

I am: Isaac Asimov One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject. Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales.

Which science fiction writer are you?

Which is fascinating because:

1. The last time I filled out this meme, I was declared to be Stanislaw Lem, who I’d never read, but have since and now like.

2. Just this evening, I stopped at Page One on the way home and, on a whim, because it was there, I bought a copy of The Gods Themselves. Uncanny!

FUN FACT: I haven’t read very much Asimov – just two Robot books (I, Robot and The Caves Of Steel). I enjoyed both, but typically the only other books I ever see on the shelves here are the Foundation books, which don’t really interest me. I’m not a huge fan of epic space operas as a rule. However, if any of you want to make a case for the Foundation series, go right ahead.

Anyway, not a bad result, although my current attempts to pound out science fiction bear about as much resemblance to Asimov as the average Dear Penthouse collection. That said, I do have a file full of notes for a story involving a rogue Pentagon concubine droid reprogrammed with the Shaw Brothers library and the first four Black Sabbath albums ...

And at least I get some epic sideburns.

Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space,

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BETTY IN YOYO BONDAGE

Oh that Andrews boy:



You have no idea ...

Teenage kicks,

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MY RICO, IT IS SUAVE

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The good thing about the start of the 1990s is that it meant the 1980s were officially over.

The bad thing was that no one told Gerardo.

No, no. Not Geraldo.

Gerardo.

You will rarely see jeans any tighter on a man.

DISCLAIMER: Posted for informational/historical/unintentional comedy purposes only. TFI does not endorse Gerardo. Or Geraldo, for that matter.

Whatever happened to Gerardo, you ask?

He became an A&R executive at Interscope Records and gave record contracts to Enrique Iglesias and Bubba Sparxxx.

Goddammit.

BONUS TRACK: Weird Al Yankovic’s official retort, “Taco Grande”, is worth checking out.

I felt like a gringo,

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JAPAN’S NEXT TOP MODEL

... Is a robot.

ITEM [via Pink Tentacle]: Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have unveiled the HRP-4C fashion model robot that will make her official runway debut in a special fashion show in Tokyo next week.

VITAL STATISTICS

Height: 158 cm
Weight: 43 kg
Body motors: 30
Facial motors: 8
Cost: 200 million yen (= cheaper than Tyra Banks!)

 
 

Judging from the video, she’s got a long way to go in passing herself off as a real catwalk model – her moves remind me of a go-go dancer I once knew who had to do a pole dance after getting all-over sunburn in a tanning booth.

On the other hand, I appreciate the effort. And I love the idea that she looks like an Imperial Stormtrooper when she’s naked.

Cos, you know, that’s kinda hot.

Project runway,

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