365 Days of Drabbles: Day Ninety-Two
Apr. 2nd, 2013 02:16 pmFor
drhoz: "Underpants Gnomes"
You made me read South Park summaries to understand what you were asking for. You bastard!
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"You. Are. In-sane," Pete stated flatly.
"It's the perfect business opportunity!" Mick repeated.
"What part of the 'Robot Apocalypse' memo did you miss?" He waved at the gleaming white buildings of the Rest & Recreation Center. "What's to sell?"
"Same stuff as always; gun, drugs and girls."
"What guns? What drugs? What girls?"
"The ones we sneak past the guards."
"The guards are robots. What are you gonna bribe 'em with?"
"I'll figure that one out. But once I do, it'll be all profit!"
"What profit?" Pete demanded. "There's no money anymore!"
"I'm still working that one out, I'll admit…"
* * *
It's hard to be a Wise Guy in a post-scarcity society.
You made me read South Park summaries to understand what you were asking for. You bastard!
* * *
"You. Are. In-sane," Pete stated flatly.
"It's the perfect business opportunity!" Mick repeated.
"What part of the 'Robot Apocalypse' memo did you miss?" He waved at the gleaming white buildings of the Rest & Recreation Center. "What's to sell?"
"Same stuff as always; gun, drugs and girls."
"What guns? What drugs? What girls?"
"The ones we sneak past the guards."
"The guards are robots. What are you gonna bribe 'em with?"
"I'll figure that one out. But once I do, it'll be all profit!"
"What profit?" Pete demanded. "There's no money anymore!"
"I'm still working that one out, I'll admit…"
* * *
It's hard to be a Wise Guy in a post-scarcity society.