The fairies gave the child the Blessing of the #Weeds
--May you be as bright as dandelions
--May you be as sweet as clover
--May you be as generous as milkweed
--May you be as formidable a foe as water hemlock
--May you be as soothing as valerian
--May you be as persistent as bindweed
--May you be as pragmatic as plantain
--May you be as visionary as mugwort
--May you be as joyous as asters
--May you be as adaptable as virginia creeper
And the child flourished.
There was a thump, a chitter and a screech.
My sister shouted from downstairs, "I'm sick of that raccoon screaming on the roof every night. I know you forgive the woodland creature without a woodland but I'm going to smack it with a rake!"
"That's not a good idea," I protested, staggering down the stairs.
My sister was already sprinting back in as I reached the bottom.
Whatever was chasing her, was not a raccoon. It had too many tongues.
“What kind of geological process could create a single mountain ten kilometers high?”
“Uh, it’s not a mountain, Cath”
“It fucking is. It’s got clouds halfway up.”
“Isotope scan shows it’s not from this planet”
“Bullshit, meteorites don’t stick up like that. And where’s the crater? Wait is this some kind of ancient contact-binary kink?”
“Are you ready for this. It’s a tooth.”
Metro Police Dept, how can I help you?
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We received a call made by an AI agent that tried to make an insurance claim.
Who received the call?
It was received by our customer support AI agent.
Why do you think it was a fraud?
I determined that from voice patterns and content. I am specialized fraud detection AI.
I'm sorry, as customer facing AI I can only recieve reports from humans. Goodbye!
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"Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar was playing.
Oversimplifications are dangerous, I thought to myself, as my soon to be Ex-wife rolled up the drive in a literal tank.
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