Jane Eyre is about robots.
“What were you reading?” she asked, nodding towards the book.
“Jane Eyre,” he said.
“What’s it about?”
“Robots.”
“Really?”
“No.”
As her expression turned from one of amused and rather hopeful interest to one of slack-jawed irritation, he wondered if he’d ever get tired of that game. He didn’t really know why it amused him so much to give her daft answers to perfectly innocent questions. He supposed it had something to do with the fact that she always believed him, no matter how ridiculous his answer, and he hoped she always would. Wierd things amuse me. This little passage made me laugh insanely for a full minute. I think it's because this is exactly what I've done to a number of people - and trust me, it's as amusing as it reads. I've gotten hit on the arm for it though, so this joke is NOT one for the pain-intolerant.
Speaking of jokes, Peng has very original ones, and I'm trying persuade him to put a column on his blog, cataloging them. Like this one, which he told me today:
Q: What do you call someone who spills cornflakes all over the floor and stomps on them? A: A cereal killer. Completely original, mind you! This sort of joke will, of course, earn you slaps on the arm as well.
[Jane Eyre is about robots.]
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