Does My Toaster Love Me?
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The post 'Does my toaster love me?' sparks a humorous discussion referencing The Simpsons, exploring the idea of inanimate objects having feelings or sentience.
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Homer: [Reading the Springfield Shopper where the headline reads "Christmas Occurs"]
Kitchen Appliance Robots: [Transform into their robot form behind homer]
Homer: "Hmm. Is there something different about the kitchen?"
Kitchen Appliance Robots: [Collectively reassuring] "No!"
Toaster: [across the kitchen] [Transforms into the word "NO"]
Homer: [Convinced] "Well, the toaster's never lied to me before."
--"Untitled Robot Parody", "Treehouse of Horror XIX" (S20E4, 2008), The Simpsons