| Laziness Found To Be Mother Of Invention!
In a landmark decision, the Necessity vs. Laziness court case has finally been
decided. The case has wound its way through the labyrinthine legal system for
the better part of 25 years during which bitter invectives, lies and unfounded
rumor have been flung at all sides. The case started with the passage of the
"No Social Life For The Begetters Of The Next Generation Act" (NSLFTBOTNGA)
which was passed by the house of reprehensatives 30 years ago, but was
retroactive to 85 years ago, such that all parents had to forfeit 18 years of
reckless abandon and whimsy in return for being the object of spite and
ungratefulness from their progeny. After the passage of the NSLFTBOTNGA,
Necessity had been ordered to turn over 18 years worth of joy and drunkenness
spent with friends, acquaintances and total strangers, this prompted a
maternity suit against laziness, who had been sleeping on the father of
inventions couch at the time of invention's conception. The most damning
evidence came from character witnesses, which included Henry Ford ("I just
wanted something to get me from point A to point B. I got tired of walking or
bicycling everywhere, and horses kept dying or needing attention. I just
needed something to move around in and not be a hassle. I was lazy."), Tim
Berners Lee ("It took so long to disseminate scientific work between peers via
mail or publications... even talking to these people was tedious -- have you
ever listened to one of these lectures? I just wanted to be able to get up to
date information out there without having to interact with all these fucking
eggheads. I was lazy.") and Philo Taylor Farnsworth ("We've all flipped pages
with slightly modified pictures on them in such a way as to trick they eye
into believing there was a moving picture in front of us, but this required
usage of a hand (often 2!) and certain thumb-based dexterity. After prolonged
usage of the "flip-book" callouses could appear on the thumb. It was a time
consuming and resource intensive way to view moving pictures. Many of my
neighbors and friends had not even used the method due to its staggering usage
of effort. I appeased all of my and their laziness through my invention.").
Prosecution's phase of the trial lasted the majority of the 25 year case, the
defense's opening statement, which was the only case presented (no witnesses
or evidence was introduced) Laziness, who had not gotten a lawist yet, got
half out of her seat and said "Yeah, whatever, fuck it." | | |