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Picky – A Judgemental Trashcan Robot (creativeapplications.net)
1 point by bryanrasmussen 5 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


The multi-chambered trashcan made a stern face and said "you have deposited a lightweight sanitary paper into the slot for heavier writing paper, furthermore the sanitary paper was used which means it should go into unsorted and miscellaneous waste. That will be 5 dollars please"

Joe sighed "Look, mistakes happen, sorry, deal with it. I don't have to pay you anything"

"I understand mistakes happen and I am dealing with it. And you do very much have to pay, according to municipal code L8810-0029.A, such a recycling mistake costs 2 dollars for the first offense, and 5 dollars for subsequent offenses, on a monthly basis. This is your second recycling mistake this month, Joe Chip! Pay me 5 dollars!"

"I'm leaving."

"I have called the police and you will have a warrant for payment of recycling fees, saving the planet is everybody's business"

Joe began to run away, behind him he could hear the trashcan yelling "THAT MAN IS A CRIMINAL. HE IS DESTROYING THE EARTH WITH HIS GREED!"

A young mother hugged her daughter close as he ran by "Don't look at him, dear! Don't look!"




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