Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for February 18, 2022
Transcript:
Bixby: Hamhock, I'm sure you heard that the F.D.A. approved the use of cloned meat as food. Hamhock: Yeah, so? Bixby: So I'm gonna clone you and sell of the duplicates as lunch meat. Hamhock: Clone me?? Have you even considered the ethical hurdles to clear for something like this?? Bixby: Of course! You get twenty-five percent of the profits. Hamhock: Oh, well, hurdles cleared...
allen@home almost 3 years ago
Money wins out over ethics every time.
davidob almost 3 years ago
New horizons in piggy banks.
nboady almost 3 years ago
Reminds me of Orson Scott Card’s short story, Fat Farm.
CoffeeBob Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Since I doubt you can clone memories, no problem!
knight1192a almost 3 years ago
How will Bixby know he’s selling off duplicates and not Hamhock? Not that he really cares, especially since it’ll mean he won’t have to give Hamhock 25% of the profits.