Mechanical Oddities: The Epistemology of Bread
The Epistemology of Bread, by Lawrence M. Schoen
"Toasters don't have sex, but languages have gender; for linguistic purposes think of Crel as feminine, specifically 1600 watts feminine."
"Toasters don't have sex, but languages have gender; for linguistic purposes think of Crel as feminine, specifically 1600 watts feminine."
posted by Lenox Avenue Ezine at 1:28 PM
7 Comments:
Interesting that the snippet the folks at Lenox Avenue have chosen is the sole bit that even vaguely references sex. Interesting not just because it uses that tried and true lure of the salacious (1600 watts!), but also because I'm writing this entry from a resort on the Mayan Riviera where I am honeymooning with my bride.
Details of the story (though not the honeymoon) can be heard in person next week at CascadiaCon. I'll be the large bearded fellow recovering from massive sunburn.
Best,
Lawrence
What can we say? Toaster sex sells, and the story isn't even online yet!
Although, I have to admit, it wasn't the bit about sex that drew me to the blurb so much as the idea of 1600 watts of feminine.
That's a lot of feminine.
Happy honeymoon, Lawrence and bride. :)
M. Thomas
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Lawrence and LA peoples,
Oh! [Blink] A kitchen appliance explores existence within the closed mechanical world of its function. I think I got that right; a very mind twisty story in more ways than one.
Pam McNew
Reading this story was much like talking to Lawrence M. Schoen the Psycholinguistics professor, except more so. Bizarrely amusing! Fun! And so much richer and more carefully reasoned than The Brave Little Toaster
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