Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for October 06, 2009

So civil, I’m impressed…..

Hi, Roberto

When you put it like that, how can I refuse?

Is Brewster saying that the Killbot is better or that Dr Mel should still try and make it better?

Brewster is saying that the Kilbot is now better than before, but for a tremendous improvement, the good doctor needs to add one more line: “Have a nice day.”

He’s saying it’s a step in the right direction, but it still needs some work. A kinder, gentler killbot. There’s a concept!

Instead of a killbot, how about a passive-aggressivebot?

How about a nice, passive voice like HAL9000 Dave?

Either way, the die has been cast.

Don’t start, Roger. I can’t take any killbot puns today.

Will no one buy my CivilBot?

Quite a change; instead of sounding like a bad ’50s movie, Killbot now sounds like a Japanese monster movie dubbed in English.

Don’t forget to teach him to say “thank you” after they die.

Ray C - sorry, I didn’t mean to pun-ish you.

You could have given it a new facial expression, at least…

Roger - as long as you’re re-pun-tant, it’s okay.

I think my comments are going to be ex-pun-ged.

Gosh, now this robot could serve on a government health care benefits panel … .

If I hear pun more one….

That’s a horse of a different wheel base.

I love you guys…honest.

Trebor, all your wheel base are belong to us.

Rather like what someone said about Hong Kong kung fu movies: “So solly prease, I’m killing you…”

Consider “s’il vous plait” if it pleases you. Only die if it pleases you.

[One of my dwindling number of first cousins died a day or two ago.

(29 March 2019 as I write this.) It pleased him to stop suffering the illness which killed him.]