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Non-essential Blob Of Speculative Form
and Function can readily be found in any
progressive home. Though its appearance
is deceptive and mostly unpredictable, it
manages to achieve some realiable
characteristics:
It randomly moves slowly about when it
wants, due to the motorised repositioning
of an internal mechanism.
It shivers when it is too cold, sweats when
it is too warm and quietly hums in tune
with ambient sounds like the fridge, or
air-condtioner.
It records segments of other sounds and
blurts them out sparodically in short,
unpredicatable bursts.
It recharges itself by searching out, and
lying on top of its induction pad once a
week.
It has a single patch of hair, which you can
groom, perm, dye and style according to
taste.
It is guaranteed to be entirely without
anything but a speculative function.
The Blob !
http://www.britfilms.tv/index.php?id=2127
sometimes it throws a tantrum [xenzag, Jul 27 2007]
The Blob !
http://www.jameshar...Images/TheBlob4.jpg
sometimes it becomes amorous [xenzag, Jul 27 2007]
Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron
http://en.wikipedia..._Glove_Cast_in_Iron
Contains a creepy pet that this thread reminds me of. [jutta, Jul 29 2007]
Kirstey Alley
http://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Kirstie_Alley
[Ander, Aug 04 2007]
Plumbus from Rick & Morty
https://www.youtube...watch?v=eMJk4y9NGvE
Inspired by this idea? [notexactly, Apr 29 2019]
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I work with one of these. |
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Anything more unpredictable than a toddler is always welcome. I want one. |
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What kind of doctor do you take it to when it's sick? |
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Nice, maybe people will show affection for this thing, and it will replace all pets as we know them |
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I'm gonna call mine Booger. |
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"Excuse me, your err, pet is lumping my leg" |
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"Yeah sorry, she gets like that when she's on the blob" |
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Does this LOOK like a dating site to you?(+) |
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//single patch of hair// Yep, sounds like your wife alright. |
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And when it gets too big, you can flush it down the toilet. |
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Sounds a bit like a surrealist Aibo, but better. |
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Hehe, [Beep], I like the sleeping kitties. maybe like a surrogate when a pet's owner loses one. although I don't see it really working. |
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My wife's cat?
Furbies
Paris Hilton? |
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I've been thinking of getting a parrot to perform the functions outlined above - then, when people speculate as to its function, I can just say "It's a parrot, it succeeds". |
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You've got to love the internet. I arrived at this idea then followed jutta's link and ended up learning about the bizarre "Kenneth, what is the frequency" attack on Don Rather of whom and about which, I had never heard. |
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Could it have "eyebrows" so we know what it's "feeling"? |
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