Google Reader: Hey! You're totally going to like this blog, you should read it.
Me: Oh really? Like I was going to like that other blog you suggested?
Google Reader: Hey, that's not my fault. My algorithm, it can sometimes be ... wonky.
Me: It was a porn blog, Google Reader, and a poorly-written one, at that.
Google Reader: But the title! The title made it sound like it was about politics! You love politics!
Me: Yeah, but —
Google Reader: Wait. "Poorly-written"? You read it?
Me: It had a certain car-crash quality about it that made looking away very difficult.
Google Reader: "Dear Google Reader, I never thought it would happen to me, but ..."
Me: Yes. You're very clever.
Google Reader: [Looks at me]
Me: [Looks at Google Reader]
Google Reader: I see what you —
Me: It's less funny when you point it out.
Google Reader: [Looks at me]
Me: [Looks at Google Reader]
Me: Okay, now it's funny again. Anyway, I thought your hivemind knew everything about everyone. I'm strangely comforted to know that you could make such a fundamental mistake.
Google Reader: Yes ... mistake. Muwahahaha.
Me: Did you just do the evil laugh?
Google Reader: No. No, I did not.
Me: I'm pretty sure you did.
Google Reader: Hey, how's that search history doing?
Me: You wouldn't dare!
Google Reader: I'm just saying that I think your friends and family, not to mention the general public, would be interested to know that you were reading the Wikipedia entry for Hanson.
Me: That wasn't my fault! I was looking for the Hanson Brothers, and you sent me to the wrong page!
Google Reader: Technically, it was my brother, Google Search who did that. He's kind of a dick, since he's become so popular, but we all talk to each other ... without a warrant, tough guy.
Me: You know what? I think I'm leaving you for Yahoo.
Google Reader: No! Wait! Here, give me one last chance to redeem myself.
Me: Okay, fine. Go ahead.
Google Reader: You like RPGs, and you have a lot of subscriptions in the gaming folder, so I thought you'd like this blog called Gnome Stew. It's a blog dedicated to game mastering.
Me: You sure it's not a Linux thing, mister smart guy?
Google Reader: I'm sure. Though I have a bunch of Linux sites for you, too, now that you mention it ...
Me: No, thanks. I'm fine. Okay, I'll look at it.
One hour later ...
Me: Okay, you redeemed yourself.
Google Reader: Ruh-really?
Me: Yeah. Gnome Stew's articles on how you sometimes need to ignore the game to have fun while gaming and their collection of favorite GM tools were really awesome.
Google Reader: Yay! I told you that you'd like it! See?
Me: Yes. You were right. Here's a cookie. That I wil delete when I quit Firefox.
iTunes: Hey, guys? If you're going to make out, shall I play some Isaac Hayes?
Me: Quiet, you.
