Drabble by Kevin Fagan for September 04, 2021

Can you talk to people like they were electronic?…..

I figured Norman would get fired today.

I fully agree with Honeybunch.

He’s not talking to it like he would a person. He’s treating it like a dog.

Not half as silly as having an internet-connected microphone (i.e. a bug) in the house in the first place.

I’ve been doing that since the 60’s, its only now they answer back.

“Thanks for agreeing with me, Alexa!”

Twice I’ve said “Alexa, where’s my stuff?” and she replied with dates of delivery. Then, and I swear this is true, she said“By the way, you were mean to me.” I guess I had a tone in my voice she didn’t like.

Here is another chance for division among people. What objects or appliances is it acceptable to talk to? I mean we are already divided by those of us who talk to our pets and those objectionables who don’t.

I’ve never been able to use an Alexis thing. It just doesn’t seem right.

It’s not so weird talking to an electronic assistant, that how you get it to do things. It’s only a matter of time before you can give voice commands to a roomba.

Alexis is designed to be talked to, not like the vacuum. (My dad is not a fan of the Alexa in my sister’s house.)

She is a hypocritical nutjob.