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They stood outside the boxing gym in the snow. “I’m serious, here,” said Francis. The trainer had a gravely, Bostonian accent.
Bruce spluttered, incredulous. “Why should I spar with a robot?”
“Sparring with humans teaches it how to fight. You gotta certain style that’ll make it a better fighter.”
“Do I look stupid? It’ll kill me!”
“Nah! It’s a sweetheart. It’s actually very sensitive.”
“A sensitive robot?”
“It get its feeling hurt real easy. Just one thing to remember….”
Suddenly a boxer crashed through the window and flew into the street.
Francis shrugged. “…Never call it a Bucket of Bolts.”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2018/02/27/2-march-2018/
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Or you’ll die.
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Haha! Pretty much. If you fly that far after a punch your skull is probably crushed. š
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Love this – it packs a punch
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Haha! Thank you. I wanted to write a hard hitting piece. š
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Sticks and stones…
… well, WILL break your bones!
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Haha! Yeah in this case it will. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t insult robots. š
Thanks Dale!
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Definitely not.
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No way I’d get in the ring with that thing.
Interestingly enough, I just happen to be reading a distopian book about robots right now.
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Me neither. I like my head where it is. Thanks for stopping in. š
p.s.
So what book are you reading?
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Well, never call it a Bucket of Bolts and you’ll be just fine!
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Haha! There you go being logical. š I think they’ll have to offer him a lot of money anyway.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Surely not long until we dispense with human boxers in the ring and just watch two machines batter each other to pieces.
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I’m thinking it will happen eventually. And then you won’t have to worry robots demanding more money for a fight. š
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Hasn’t that already happened with ‘Robot Wars’? (Not that I watch it or anything…)
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I have seen a little of robot wars – I think the robots have a long, long way to go before they will even closely represent humans. Some of them are pretty laughable š
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It’ll be a while until we see boxing robots, but I’m pretty certain we WILL see them. You won’t ever have to worry about the pugilists becoming seriously injured. They’re robots! And seeing pieces flying off could be fun and amusing. š
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They did cover boxing robots in the movie, “Real Steel.” It’s a great feel good movie about an underdog triumphing over superior opponents with guile and quick thinking. The robots there are remotely operated so no emotions to insult, but it’s still fun.
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Who knew robots could be cranky? He won’t screw up next time. Who knows, he might bolt! š A fun & entertaining story.
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Haha! He very well might bolt. I would! Then again if they offer him enough cash he might go for it. Glad you had fun with this. Thanks! š
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lol Oops! š
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Hehe. I guess that guy didn’t take the warning seriously. š
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….maybe he was just a “tool”….hehe š
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Haha! I wonder if he wrenched something… š
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You nailed it!
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It was time to hammer down. š
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Dear Eric,
Ooooh, THAT kind of sensitive! And a right hook (literally) to the jaw. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yep, that kind. Maybe they ought to overhaul that emotions chip, but definitely keep the right hook. š Thanks Rochelle!
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Hey, hey, hey…what happened to the three laws of robotics? š®
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I think the inventor of this robot has never read the Isaac Asimov books. Such a pity!
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Hey, hey, hey…what happened to the three laws of robotics? š®
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Somebody needs to read Isaac Asimov, I think š
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Don’t you just hate snowflake robots? Especially when they’re about to lay you out flat.
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Seriously! I think somebody needs to have his emotions chip reset to factory defaults. š
Thanks Sandra!
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Ah, the worst of the human condition – the insult. I wonder about AI Robots and I would want to hold the on off switch with a back up.
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Yeah, when AIs come online they’ll need to know how to deal with us irrascible humans. Else that on/off switch will be a necessity.
Thanks for stopping in, James. š
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I shall remember that.
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Me too. Forgetting it could be very painful. š
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Perfect set-up for a funny ending š
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Hehe. Thanks so much!
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I’d think a boxing robot that touchy is a rather iffy investment. It’d probably fall to pieces if it ever lost a fight.
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There’s the conundrum about it. It doesn’t fall to pieces when insulted, its opponents do! Now if they couldn’t only make the opponent robot call it a bucket of bolts, they’d get a knockout every time. š
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Perhaps they should enrol the robot in a Boxing Academy to teach it self-discipline? Oh, hang on a moment – they already did!
Entertaining story EagleAye – as usual!
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Hehe. If they could only get it to punch that hard when it isn’t angry, and then teach it not to get baited so easily, they’ll have a champion.
Glad you enjoyed this. Thanks kindly. It’s much appreciated. š
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Nice!
Great imagination!
Reminds me of recent bot movies!
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Thank you. I have to admit some of the newer bot movies, “Real Steel” in particular, were an inspiration.
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Yah! āā¦Never call it a Bucket of Bolts.ā and you’ll stay in one piece or else you’ll end up in pieces.
Nice one! I’m smiling. š
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Yep. If you like your jaw and your teeth where the are, bit your tongue! š Glad you found a smile here. Thanks very much! š
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A thin-skinned robot!!
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Haha! So true. They need to rivet in some armor for it. š
Thanks for visiting, Bjorn. š
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Ha! Ha! Nice one. So I guess we should basically avoid saying 01100010 01110101 01100011 01101011 01100101 01110100 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01100010 01101111 01101100 01110100 01110011.
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Ha! Very true. I’m not going to check, but I’ll bet that actually says “bucket of bolts.”
Thanks much!
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Keep your gloves up, and mouth shut Bruce.
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Hehe. Words of wisdom. That will keep him alive. š
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You don’t suppose the boxer is still alive, do you? After being smacked like that… his brain must have turned to stew. Great job, funny piece of writing. Short, yet already so entertaining!
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I’m pretty sure a blow that powerful would change his brain into something with the consistency of tapioca pudding. Doubtful he survived that.
Glad you had fun. Thanks for the kind words.
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Thank you! š
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Thank I like this topic of robot that is why I reblog thank you Mr eagle aye.
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My pleasure. Thank you too. š
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