NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/soc/singles/37531

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From: [e-mail] (trygve lode)
Subject: Re: Trygve's shower
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Amy Lindsay) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (trygve lode) writes:
>>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Amy Lindsay) writes:
>>>
>>>And while he was posting this, one of our Fictional Minions stole
>>>into his home and appropriated a PersonalArtifact so that our
>>>Live Psychics may track his every move.
>>
>>Oh, goody--I much prefer being tracked by live psychics than dead ones;
>>are my every moves at least being entertaining enough to hold their
>>interest?
>
>Work on it.  The Live Psychics incredibly difficult to entertain.  In fact,
>they've been after me to send the Minions to Charlie, since they think he'd
>be a little more lively.  (Can I call him that, being fictional, and all?
>I wouldn't want him to think I was imposing upon his good nature.)

Well, at least he'll probably be a little more mobile.  Of course it
depends on the tastes of your minions--Charlie has a dissertation while
I have a dungeon, so you just need to decide which they prefer.

>Anyway, having Fictional Minions is a terrible responsibility.  Maybe I
>could rent them out or something...

I can see some definite advertising potential:  "Our patented Fictional
Willing Minions (MWFs) will do anything you desire--and best of all, if
you have them fetch you hot fudge sundaes, the sundae's will be fictional
too and, therefore, 100% calorie-free!"

>>>Be good, Trygve, or the next time we'll take the soldering iron.
>>
>>Ha!  You can't frighten me with a threat like that--I've got...oh, let's
>>see now...somewhere on the order of eight soldering irons.  (I've been
>
>Make a note of that, O Minions, Trygve can only have 7 of us over there
>unless we bring our own soldering irons...
>
>BTW, I have no problem with losing the soldering iron (I've only got one)
>but those glass cutters...

Funny, I find that whenever I lose any of my glass cutters, it manages to
wander back to the way bottom of my green toolbox all by itself.  I don't
quite know how this works--sometimes I find glass cutters in there that I
don't even recognise.  (Alas, just the cheap kind so far--not the type
with the oil reservoir and the swivel tip.)

>>>Are you so sure?  If you actually WANT us to stay around maybe
>>>you'd better offer us a bit more incentive than Doritos.
>>
>>Oh, I imagine I could come up with a more effective incentive--here,
>>come closer and I'll see if I can explain it to you....
>
>Now, now.  I didn't JUST fall off the turnip truck yesterday, you know...
>
>...It was the day before that.

Gosh, that must have hurt.  Well, fortunately for you, I happen to be a
doctor, so if you'll just come close enough for me to examine you and
make sure you're OK....

Trygve   (You can trust me--I'm a doctor.)
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