Gumption.
From food day to robots
Rick: You don't know who brought what to the food day, do you? I'd like to try some of it, but I never eat food day food unless I trust the person who brought the food.
Kristi: I have no idea who brought the fruit pizza, or the rice krispie treats … I'd reckon' the bagged chips are OK to eat safely without knowing who brought them, but you never know with processed food. I mean, who exactly packages that stuff? Robots? I don't trust robots.
Rick: I always thought most of the robots on the Jetsons seemed pretty friendly, but don't know if any of them worked in the potato chip industry. Wouldn't that be funny though? If an employee wasn't paying attention, one of his or her co-workers could remove their micro-chip and replace it with a potato chip, and they could all get a good laugh as that particular robot goes into some sort of epileptic-type fit. And when the other robots get home that day, they could tell their robot spouses about what they did and end the conversation with something like "I was laughing so hard I almost oiled myself!" Maybe I'll try some of the chips…and I know that KT brought that fruit and dip stuff, so I may try that. I've been to her house…it's pretty clean.
Kristi: I'm trying to keep my laughter minimal … I don’t want the guy who sits across from me to know how much I hate robots. The truth is, I think he's a robot.
Rick: Here are some questions you could ask him to see if he is a robot. Ask quickly and see how he immediately responds. It's best if you catch him off-guard: Can you please hold this big magnet for me for a second? Gawd it's so claustrophobic in here. Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped in a tin can ... you? Who's your favorite Wizard of Oz character? I like them all, but the TIN MAN really stands out, don't you think? What's that smell? Is someone wearing WD-40?
Kristi: Yes, these all seem to be very reasonable and common questions for a Friday morning. I'll do exactly as you've directed here and keep you posted on the results. It might get ugly, though … what do I do if steam starts coming out of his ears?
Rick: Throw some sort of liquid on him. It will make his joints rust. Don't know how long it takes though. He may have your head pulled off already by the time he starts to tighten up.
Kristi: I just laughed out loud and his turned his head completely around (exorcist style) and glared at me … I'm scared!