Drabble by Kevin Fagan for January 19, 2021

You may as well have asked Alexa to compute the value of pi to the last decimal place.

Alexis: You certainly deserve your family, Ralph.

You look less fat than usual, Ralph.

I’m sorry, I don’t know that one…

She knows him all too well…

That job is harder than it looks

Tell Alexa to “Ask the Listeners.”

“Yer money or yer life!”

I just tried it and it worked!

Bet that shirt hides mustard stains very well.

that’s pretty sad.

The food stains match the pattern on your shirt.

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A take on the Jack Benny joke. Crook tells Jack your money or your life! There is a pause. The crook says, “Well.” Jack answers, “I’m thinking…I’m thinking!”

Works for “Hey Google!”

“You’re a nice guy, Ralph, with a basically good heart.”

wouldnt happen with google home

Garbage can she goes….

Go ask Siri.

This makes me think of Jack Benny’s reply to the robber saying, " I said your money or your life!"

Works with Siri, too. She told me To me, you are perfect.

I’m sorry but I don’t recognize that command

Jack Benny echoes

Ralph: “I said, PAY ME A COMPLIMENT!”

Alexis: “First, you pay ME!”

I can’t do that, Dave.

Both Alexa & Google did it.