In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future, There is Only Lentils

[4thofeleven]

Conversation with a friend:

A: You know, I’ve realised why I don’t like tofu.
B: Because it’s unimaginably vile?
A: That too. Because it’s the dystopic version of food pills.
B: (Blank Stare)
A: See, in the optimistic WORLD OF TOMORROW, we all eat food pills given to us by our robot maids before we head to work in our flying cars.
B: Sure…
A: But in the dystopic totalitarian future, like in 1984 or Soylent Green or whatever, you get processed unidentifiable lumps of gruel as food. That’s tofu.
B: That makes a lot of sense.
A: It’s right there in the name. To-Fu – Totalitarian Food.
B: (Brief pause) That’s not how you spell ‘food'.
A: It is in New-Speak.

Comments

[lyore.livejournal.com]

I can buy that line of reasoning. Are you A or B?

[4thofeleven.livejournal.com]

A. You can tell, because A is the one who has humourous and witty things to say, while B is contributing about as much as the second man in a Socratic dialogue... *grin*

[lyore.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course. I should have known :)

I prefer to see B as the voice of calm and reason :P

[sunnyskywalker]

A: It is in New-Speak.

Win! I'm sure some of the lower-budget diners out there are already instituting the new spelling :D