Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Dogged persistence

You now how it is when you have a really good idea i.e. "why don't we design a robo-pet that is a drinks dispenser" and everyone says "Great, put it to the projects committee and get it approved". So you do and some people say "Well it would be good if it played music too" and other people say "Incense burners are coming back in" and I say "I thought that there were muffins at these meetings?" because it is not my vision of Laddie the Helpful Pet.
And then the Product Design people say "You want it covered in Velvet? Would former packing crates be orlright? we got a ton of them"
And then you start sobbing and looking for the Gin bottle only to find that it's inside Zappy Your Party Animal Friend and you don't know the access code.

18 comments:

Jennifer said...

Does Zappy clean up after himself?

zombie rotten mcdonald said...

I HAVE BEEN VIIIIIIIINDICATED!!!


...you will just have to imagine me standing on my chair and raising my arms to the heavens.

Hamish Mack said...

Please, I do not wish to imagine ZRM with his arms up, anywhere.

Unknown said...

I saw his arms fly off.

exted, dead bear.

Substance McGravitas said...

It looks like it might crush your enemies, have them driven before you, and cause the lamentation of their women.

I approve, but I want one for phhrie.

Hamish Mack said...

Memo to Riddled sales staff:

Old Man Mcgravitas is on the prowl:
1) He did not found the company so he is not entitled to anything he likes, yes we can push him around, he's in a wheelchair.
2)You do not wish to see his valuable and rare etchings

From:Bubbles Le Fou
Marketing Executive Executator

Unknown said...

Everything's cool we got bailout monees pre-quake alot. So no need sales naw.

Smut Clyde said...

it might ... cause the lamentation of their women.

They do not like the pipe-smoke. On the other hand, they are equally complainy about the chewing tobacco so there is no pleasing them.

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!
~

Unknown said...

Yeah yeah

isura, you from quaky earths?

mikey said...

I learned eventually that the best way to cause the lamentation of women is to marry them.

Otherwise, they just run away..

Smut Clyde said...

Oh, so those are lamentations.
So much for my ego.

Unknown said...

Sometimes ululations.

fight, yeah yeah

tigris said...

This story makes me sad, but I do like how the mecha-pony is shaping up. The access code is taped to the underside of the knee hole drawer. Sadly you will find the gin bottle is empty.

Smut Clyde said...

I do not wish to imagine ZRM with his arms up, anywhere.

Elephants have a right to veterinary treatment too, you know.

zombie rotten mcdonald said...

I do not wish to imagine ZRM with his arms up, anywhere.


MWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!!! TOO LATE, MORTAL!!!


....admittedly, this week seems to be the manic portion of my cycle.

fish said...

Sadly you will find the gin bottle is empty.


Stop looking at me. It is just an expression.

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

Wow, it even looks like it has an outhouse door incorporated into the design- I wonder if a troll with busy fingers lurks inside.