Drabble by Kevin Fagan for October 04, 2019

Alexa, pay no attention to that voice. It belongs to my neighbor Steinbauer and he’s romantically involved with Siri.

How did “snoopy Steinbauer” know that the Drabbles had Alexia? ;D

That is what you get for watching television with the windows open.

Return of the “Anti-Wilson”…

There was a letter to the editor of The Times recently by a man who would yell through his absent downstairs neighbour’s letterbox to get that neighbour’s smart speaker to turn the heat up so he would then get to enjoy the extra warmth above at no charge. Possible that was the inspiration for this.

That’s almost as good as the Powerball scene in Grumpy Old Men.

Okay, no respect anymore for Ralph. . .sitting in front of a talking box listening to a talking head.

Easily fixed – you can train Alexa to only recognize certain voices.

“Alexa, change the channel!” (like in Home Alone 3)

I don’t know anyone who has one of those devices, but then I don’t think I’d want to know any.

My grandson gave us Alexa for Christmas. I’m afraid the only thing it gets used for are the weather reports and a bit of music.

Will not “smarten” my house or vehicle, ever. It’s bad enough that we have it so easy to begin with.

I love walking into someone’s house and loudly saying “Alexa, play Bon Jovi” It does not always work but occasionally I start hearing music and I get a sideways glance from the homeowner.

With your TV blasting, whose the annoying neighbor?

What is Ralph watching?

I can remember when people had enough strength and ambition to turn their own items on and off…

I’ve often wondered what happens in households where the wife, daughter, grandmother or aunt is named Alexa…what a circus THAT must be!