My Disclaimer: My apologies to Donna and Friends from Philly!
Ok.. that said… a robot, known as HitchBot on social media, was a social experiment which originated in Canada. In true Canadian, fashion, HitchBot was to be passed around like the Stanley Cup. In its first two weeks, HitchBot had been around Canada, Europe and was just starting its tour through the United States.
HitchBot was dependent on humans to pass it around the world while it recorded it’s interactions. HtchBOT was designed to be a talking travel companion and could toss out factoids and carry limited conversation. A GPS in the robot tracked its location, and a camera snapped photos about every 20 minutes to document its adventures.
Well, it saw some of the East Coast and then it ended up in Philly… and I mean.. ENDED UP… as in never got out of the place because it’s now in pieces.
As a Pittsburgher, we don’t really grow-up to hate EVERYONE in Philly…mainly its just people in Flyers and Phillies jerseys and, sometimes, when the team intermittently becomes relevant, people in Eagles jerseys. And I’m sure the disdain is reciprocated. But, whomever disassembled ol’ HitchBot should be hated at the level that a Flyers fan would hate someone walking around downtown Philly in an “I love Sidney Crosby” t-shirt.
Hey Philly, thank GAWD you won’t get your hand on the Stanley Cup anytime soon. But, since you’re in the we-tear-limbs-off-of-visiting-robots mind set, we’d be happy to send NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman over there if you promise to greet him the way ya did HitchBot, Ya Jaaaaaaaaaagggggggoooooooooffs!!!
Thanks to @NYCMusicNerd for hitting us up about this and being our Honorary Jagoff Catcher for today!
Frankly, I think we did the world a favor. Too much technology and not enough humanity. Philly is as human as we come! Besides, the Canadians started it as a social experiment. Everyone thinks Canadians are so nice! I watch four weddings-Canada and the HGTV shows. Canadians are not as nice as the world thinks. Okay, that’s enough sticking up for Philly. Was it a mob hit?
Haaaaa.. perfect return rant, Donna! I wonder if it was an inside-canadian job to make the Philly look bad?????