Episode #433: The Forbidden Word
Episode Notes
Only a ginger can call another ginger "ginger" - there's even a song about it called "Prejudice" by Tim Minchin (WARNING: definitely Not Safe For Work; nor tea-parties at the Vicarage, or within earshot of your dear ol' granny). Although, now you know what it's about, it actually ruins the punchline of the song.
Transcript
- Panel 1: Isaac and Major Tom are confronted by a large robot with a freaky female head.
- Robot Messenger:
- Major Tom Cobleigh and Mr Isaac Gibson?
- Isaac:
- Argh, don't kill me, I'm just a civilian!
- Major Tom:
- {{Sigh}} yes, that's us.
- Panel 2: The robot hands over a suitcase.
- Robot Messenger:
- Here's your luggage, with love from the Space Agency.
- Only, not actually with love... more like apathy, really.
- Isaac:
- You're not a natural red-head are you?
- Panel 3:
- Robot Messenger:
- Ignoring the non-sequitur nature of your query; honey, nothing about me is natural.
- I'm a robotic avatar being operated from a remote unit in a virtual reality suite.
- Isaac:
- Clearly one of the cheaper models, from a factory deep within the uncanny valley!
- Panel 4: The robot turns around to go.
- Robot Messenger:
- Don't push it, ginger nut!
- Isaac:
- That is completely inappropriate, you do not have G-word privileges!
- Robot Messenger:
- Talk to the claw, shorty.