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Andy Y
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Also see E.M. Forster's short story "The Machine Stops"(Pub. 1909), which describes a future Earth as one in which humanity exists underground as individuals in standard apartments which they rarely leave, their needs being met by an omnipotent machine. "Instant messaging" and video machines enable them to communicate with others and occupy themselves in passing on derived knowledge and opinions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops

Read the story at http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html

EM Forster?   What about P4 ster?  

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I'm reminded of Private Eye's Modern Nursery Rhymes, the one of which I remember was,

 

If you go down to the woods today

You'd better not go alone

'Cos in the woods are kids in hoods

Who'll nick your mobile phone.

 

That makes a change from the version I know:

 

If you go down to the woods today

You'd better go in disguise

If you go down to the woods today

You're in for a big surprise

For your Mum and Dad

are having a s**g

Your uncle Frank

is having a w**k

and your Auntie Flo

is having a go with the Milkman....

 

Is it bad that I now don't know the proper words?

 

Andy G

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