Haligonian Delicacies
today I learned that my autocorrect doesn't recognize "Haligonian"
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Hey, are garlic fingers like garlic knots? Please explain to a goombah from New Jersey.
I didn't recognize "Haligonian" either, so thanks. So, it turns out, I don't have to find out whata haligon is. (Do I?)
I’m glad that even off the coast of Nova Scotia, even in an insane colony, even though the proprietor is an AI, there’s an unpretentious pizza joint called Tony’s. And Robot Tony’s, because “Advanced Artificial Intelligence Antonio’s” would just be wrong.
Does Cubetown have its very own Pizza Corner?
Art imitating life, Jeph? Seriously, been through a hack, hoping you get the email and everything else back soon.
In Tuesday’s comic Claire is present and participating in the conversation about why Liz should hold off drinking until the pizza arrives. Wednesday comic: Claire is walking with Ziata - who is carrying the pizza!! i sense a plot development
Either Claire has cloned herself and they're BOTH overworked, or Liz broke out the beers before Claire had even left to get the pizza (Size of cubetown: you are never more than a five minute walk from pizza).
Getting Claire to have a healthy relationship with work is going to be the greatest victory of all.
Ducks say "quack" and fish go "blub" and the seal goes "ow ow ow" but there's one sound that no one knows: What does the box say?
Pop quiz: Robot Tony's serves: A. Pizza B. Donair C. Lobster D. Garlic E. Fingers F. All of the above
That's what friends are for.
I had a moment of "Why isn't Zlata wearing a coat?" Then oh yeah, robotic chassis. Then I realized she is wearing a warm vest. And has her top button done up. I'm gonna have to let this one marinate.
Maintaining a proper operating temperature takes her some effort. Just not as much.
MY autocorrect doesn't recognise "didn't" |=/
Zlata is the best.
I'll actually be in Canada next month, but not Halifax. The mystery of Haligonian cuisine will remain mysterious (to me) for a while longer.
I like Ziata, her heart is in the right place. 🙂🙂
Autocorrect strikes!
Haligonian delicacies? It's a pizza topped with fresh oysters, pentatonic fiddle runs, and pirate talk.
Moray mentioned that there was a donair place on the mainland where Boaty picked them up.
Zlata is helping.
If Zlata were a first rate assistant she would be making sure that the server was going offline for extended periods.
They are actually supposed to do work, though, and there's only so much you can get between Claire and her drive for perfection 😅
Yay for Zlata!
Too many garlic fingers and you'll become a Halitosian.
No Donair?
I want to know what percentage of your fanbase knows what "Haligonian" refers to. Those that do will recognize garlic fingers as a NS phenomenon. I refuse to use the term delicacy in reference to cheese pizza dipped in sugar.
Wait cheese pizza dipped in sugar? Oh god my continuous glucose monitor just yelled at me.
Dear lord I miss garlic fingers
Okay, but how is Robot Tony's donair?
"Anything critical?" "Yes... the server blades. All of them."
Z: "Our Outlook server was used on Artemis II." C: "Okay, NOW I believe it's failed."
What did the box say? I got "Robot Tony's Pizza" but couldn't make out the rest.
"Robot Tony's Pizza Donair Lobster Garlic Fingers"
ayyy robot tony
You are the second creator in the past hour to make me crave pizza and my budget doesn't thank you for it.
Did you end up having to buy twice as much pizza?
But now I want Lobster Garlic Fingers from Robot Tony's!
Oopsie daisies!
That's the best thing about Zlata. Funnier than the real phrase, totally in character, and two months ago she wouldn't have had any idea of the English idiom--but she's picking things up fast.
Zlata is trying her best...
Zlata is adorable. She needs an upgrade to main cast status. Give her a few more neuroses, some existential dread, and a romantic subplot.
I think she already has those, unfortunately her romantic subplot is currently "unrequited lust for Marten" and she needs a different one, or a different conversation with Claire :)
Being an assistant requires creative ways of assisting. Well done, Zl.
Zlata is a good girl, Zlata deserves headpats. ~<3
Heh, I've had senior people who were "bad at vacation" but we had a surprisingly effective standing threat: if we *catch* you online, we assume your account has been compromised and turn it off until you get back in person. (Basically got them to more consciously check in with people they'd delegated to, instead of going around them.) (In theory it could have gotten them to be more sneaky but we had structural advantages on the sysadmin side...)
It's a good security posture, too :)
Wait, they got lobster pizza with stuffed garlic finger crusts? And I thought the raw salmon with huge bay leaves pizza was weird in Thailand.
How the hell do you even eat bay leaves on a pizza?!
Robot Tony's... the one on the Pizza Octagon?
Yeah, I was just in town. Looks about right, but didn’t have time to taste anything.
I suppose the autocorrect was for "Halifaxian" or "hooliganism". You need Canadian autocorrect!
Canadian autocorrect just replaces every letter with "A".
Learn to delegate, Claire. A good manager knows the job well enough to hire well and get people to get the work done.
She's working on the "hire well" part, that's why they're having a party for Emily xD
It's not even a lie, Zlata just crashed the email server so Claire would take a break. When it comes to helping, Zlata does NOT fuck around.
The server will be really pissed when it boots back up in the morning, though...
"Haligonian Delicacies" sounds like a great name for a Ricardo Autobahn EP...
Whole Zlata Daisies
Oh no, there was a... Fire! Yeah, a fire in the server room. Totally destroyed, acid fire, dozens injured from inhalation and direct exposure, we don't have firm numbers yet. So you should just relax and take the night off since we won't have numbers until tomorrow. Let's drink!
"Oh, and there's the bees. You know, server bees. In the servers. Maintenance people can't even get close until we clear them out. Probably take until Monday at least. You might have to have a long weekend. What a tragedy."
I support Zlata here.
Til that haligonian doesn't just refer to a fossil. 😂
It does if you wait long enough.
It's a real word! Huh. Does Robot Tony's do a lobster and pineapple pizza?
WHY
Oh no!
I’m kinda disappointed it’s not a Galasso’s Pizza. And subs.
I want Galasso and Robot Tony to partner up on catering my next spec fic literary convention. But I fear they might duel and wreck the convention grounds.
Hmm, what are garlic fingers, and how do I make them? OK, Just googled them, sounds tasty.
Pre-googling, I'd say probably something like Burger King's garlic chicken fries, but better.
support is having people who care about you more than you do
If they're not selling Donairs then the local support staff will have some words to say.
That's what I was looking for! It's on the pizza box, if you can read it upside down, lol.
Zlata is doing the BEST job
good old robot tony
There are actually dozens of "Robot Tony" Pizzarias in Cubetown. There's Famous Robot Tony's, Original Robot Tony's, Version 1.0 Robot Tony's, Famous Original Beta Release 0.87-RC Robot Tony's, World Famous Robot Tony's, etc. They have a massive feud over which one is the real prototype.