Sunday, October 03, 2010
Friends Discuss Alien "Language"
-Language? laughs he. We never bothered! Transmitting, as it
does, imprecision, exaggeration, and lying.
Oh? counters yours truly to him or it, how about “Bring home
a dozen eggs, Honey.”?
-Well, enunciation of the Honey depends on mood or could
be mindless--like the one of blowsy old waitresses.
-You're splitting hairs. Or breaking balls--which is the
same thing to you.
-Anyway, after your trump card, he, of course, smiles.
-Yeah! So damn superior!
-Anyway, they have no language. A chip implant kicks
in when you talk to them and handles things automatically.
In their culture, thought-recipient, aka Honey, just shows
up with the eggs.
-Big deal! Someday we'll wipe that damn smile...
-Whoa! Wanna get both of us zapped?
-Baloney! Have you ever seen anyone...?
-It's not like old Buck Rogers movies. Dissolved into visual
marmalade. It’s one nano second you're here, the next...?
-Oh yeah? Well just maybe we’re smarter than...!
-We're not.
-Language? laughs he. We never bothered! Transmitting, as it
does, imprecision, exaggeration, and lying.
Oh? counters yours truly to him or it, how about “Bring home
a dozen eggs, Honey.”?
-Well, enunciation of the Honey depends on mood or could
be mindless--like the one of blowsy old waitresses.
-You're splitting hairs. Or breaking balls--which is the
same thing to you.
-Anyway, after your trump card, he, of course, smiles.
-Yeah! So damn superior!
-Anyway, they have no language. A chip implant kicks
in when you talk to them and handles things automatically.
In their culture, thought-recipient, aka Honey, just shows
up with the eggs.
-Big deal! Someday we'll wipe that damn smile...
-Whoa! Wanna get both of us zapped?
-Baloney! Have you ever seen anyone...?
-It's not like old Buck Rogers movies. Dissolved into visual
marmalade. It’s one nano second you're here, the next...?
-Oh yeah? Well just maybe we’re smarter than...!
-We're not.
