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Stumble It!Jamais Cascio
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Comments
A classic. The contrast of the smarmy sales style and the cheesy robots clinches it.
Also worth looking up: a long time ago, maybe late 70s, SNL ran a faux documentary about early cloning experiments, using a mix of stock footage and fake-old-B&W scenes.
Posted by: Stefan Jones
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July 22, 2008 3:39 PM
Oooooohhhhh, it's a friendly robot....This time.
Posted by: Michael P. Gusek | July 22, 2008 4:11 PM