Dec 06
Bibliomancer comments: (As heard in Philly) Yo Robot! How ya doin’?!
Published 1956
(Average: 4.44 out of 10)
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Bibliomancer comments: (As heard in Philly) Yo Robot! How ya doin’?!
Published 1956
(Average: 4.44 out of 10)Loading...
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December 6th, 2022 at 12:57 pm
Well, Rocky did have a robot.
December 6th, 2022 at 1:09 pm
I prefer “Oi, Robot!”
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e0/19/6f/e0196fd52a0988697500ae12ff8e79b8.png
December 6th, 2022 at 1:16 pm
I wonder if that little girl is …
AAAADRIANNNNN!
December 6th, 2022 at 4:50 pm
Speaking of robots in Philly, this reminds me of that Canadian robot that hitchhiked halfway around the world only to end up in Philly and meet its end “destroyed by vandals.” I say they were just high-minded citizens looking to put that smug Great White North in its place. “Yo, Robot, hitchhike your way out of this!”
December 6th, 2022 at 5:52 pm
God damn lazy kids, can’t even be bothered to walk when they have robots to carry them.
@Max bathroom: that robot had a long career on the cover of F&SF
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/273945589811484618/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/273945589811468385/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/273945589811468378/
December 6th, 2022 at 5:54 pm
So you can only provide two links before your comment gets kicked over to moderation? Suppose it’s some kind of anti-spamming precaution.
December 6th, 2022 at 5:56 pm
They call me Mister Robot!
December 6th, 2022 at 6:07 pm
Gloves is this weeks theme?
December 6th, 2022 at 7:07 pm
I just noticed that this is taking place thru the car front windshield.
Before Asimov runs them both over.
December 6th, 2022 at 7:10 pm
@B. Chiclitz
I only had to start googling “robot h…” before I got a link to the story!
December 6th, 2022 at 7:44 pm
@Raoul: “Nobody must know I wrote this treacly little story. No witnesses.”
December 6th, 2022 at 8:28 pm
As art qua art, it’s really pretty good. Although twee little girl is less detailed than the bot and car, so perhaps we know what José was more interested in.
@BC: Philly will destroy anything for any (or no) reason. Remember, they’re the ones who threw snowballs at and booed Santa Claus. They regularly throw batteries at their own giant hulking football players. A little robot had no chance.
@Raoul, @Bruce: GSS on the double-team LOLs!
December 6th, 2022 at 11:56 pm
Adrian was annoyed when Mum made her take the robot to school instead of riding her bike with her friends, but then one morning, that car came outta nowhere…
And I just hadta google E.D.H.A.S.A. Disappointed to find it wasn’t as nifty as I’d hoped: Spanish publisher E[ditoria y] D[istribuidora] H[ispano] A[mericana] S. A. was founded in December 1946 and is located in Barcelona, Spain.
@Max: I also like Oi, Robot, because it has unearthed things that are not commonplace/about to become extinct in the near future (insert spooky Outer Limits music here).
December 7th, 2022 at 8:58 am
@GSSxn—to be fair to the historical record, that Santa showed up drunk to an Eagles game.
December 7th, 2022 at 12:40 pm
Insults of the future:
“Yo mama is a robot…”
December 7th, 2022 at 4:32 pm
@B. Chiclitz
As I recall, that Santa was also wearing a Cowboys jersey.
December 7th, 2022 at 6:40 pm
Aw, I like this cover. It’s old fashioned, of its time, and very sweet. Except, the part where the robot’s legs meet its torso is wonky, like it’s done in Egyptian style where torsos are straight but heads and legs in profile.
December 14th, 2022 at 10:31 pm
The First Law: A robot must Keep it Real.
The Second Law: A robot must Fight the Power.
The Third Law: A robot must get up, get down and get funky.