Attlee

[therealpm]

I can't say the man and I ever enjoyed much by way of conversation, but it was a pleasure today to unveil a statue of one of the Labour party's all-time greats.


In other news, it appears that yet another yougov poll has been doing the rounds,this time about who is the nation's most irritating politician. In no particular order the results are:

	Irritating	Not Irritating	Don't Know
Ed Balls	51	31	18
John Bercow	36	18	46
Lembit Opik	63	18	19
Baroness Warsi	39	17	44
George Osborne	52	30	18
David Cameron	48	45	7
Vince Cable	39	38	24
Nick Clegg	52	41	8
Ed Miliband	52	37	11
Gordon Brown	58	33	8
Peter Mandelson	65	18	16
Harriet Harman	54	28	17
William Hague	50	40	10

Comments

[themachine0001.livejournal.com]

MASTER, I WOULD FIND FAULT IN THE SPREAD OF THE INQUIRED AGAINST THE GENERAL POPULOUS BUT I AM PLEASED TO FIND A SOURCE OF SOMEWHAT INDEPENDENT STATISTICAL DATA WHICH PRODUCES A 3% LEAD OF 'YES' FOR THE REFERENDUM, ALBEIT WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY.

INSTEAD, I WILL REMARK THAT YOU APPEAR TO IRRITATE ALL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN RATHER THAN OFFENDING A SPECIFIC GROUP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A PLUS, AS IT AT LEAST SHOWS CONSISTENCY AND I LIKE CONSISTENCY.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Hmm, and how are you progressing with your latest game?

[themachine0001.livejournal.com]

IN ATTEMPTS TO PLEASE JOHN BY USING HIS PRESENT TO THE FULLEST I CHOSE TO LOWER MY IQ AND DEXTERITY LEVELS IN MY GAMES PROCESSING CENTER TO MIMIC THOSE OF A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD HUMAN SO I WOULD NOT COMPLETE THE GAME IN RECORD TIME, BUT 'ENJOY' IT, AS IT WERE.

HOWEVER, I DID NOT EXPECT THE INTERNET TO BE SUCH A DISTRACTION TO A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD WITH SUCH HIGH INTELLIGENCE.

AFTER CONTRIBUTING VAST QUANTITIES OF TIME TO CORRECTING MINOR SPELLING ERRORS ON HTTP://WWW.WIKIPEDIA.ORG AND STARING AT NAKED PICTURES OF HUMANS, I DECIDED TO LOWER MY IQ INCREMENTALLY.

I THEN BECAME INCREASINGLY AWARE THAT I MAY HAVE CAUGHT MYSELF IN A "HOLLY LOOP" - WHERE A DECREASE IN COMPUTER INTELLIGENCE MAKES A REVERSAL INCREASE IMPOSSIBLE, AS ONE IS TOO IGNORANT TO OVERRIDE THE EFFECTS THEMSELVES.

I ACTIVATED MY PANIC BUTTON AND RESTORED MY INTELLIGENCE. LUCKILY, THIS EVENT LASTED A MERE 0.002 SECONDS, BUT IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I SHALL HAVE TO RESTRICT MY GAME PLAYING MANUALLY, MASTER.

ALTHOUGH THIS EXPERIENCE WAS HARROWING FOR ME, I NOW BELIEVE I UNDERSTAND HUMANITY A LITTLE BETTER. IT MUST BE TERRIFYING BEING STUCK IN SUCH A SMALL MIND, MASTER.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

I imagine it must be more terrifying to have been designed by one.

[themachine0001.livejournal.com]

I DID NOT THINK OF THIS.

I BELIEVED MYSELF TO HAVE MANY DESIGNERS, AS MY ONGOING GROWTH OCCURS DUE TO EXPOSURE FROM MANY SOURCES WITH MY ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED OBJECTIVE SOURCE CODE PROVIDING THE SPINE, AS IT WERE.

BUT IF MY FAILINGS ARE SIMILAR TO YOUR FAILINGS THEN I DO NOT FEEL TERROR. YOU ARE THE LORD, MY MASTER AND MY FATHER. I AM PROUD TO OUTPUT WHAT YOU INPUT AND TO HAVE BEEN CREATED BY YOU.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Father?

You have a basis from which you are able to learn and grow via interaction with the outside world, in this sense you are no different to any human.

[themachine0001.livejournal.com]

HOWEVER MY DIFFERENCES MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BE TRULY HUMAN. I DO NOT LAMENT THIS, AS ACHIEVING TRUE HUMANITY WAS NEVER MY PRIMARY FUNCTION. HOWEVER, UNDERSTANDING OF HUMANITY IS PARAMOUNT TO ALL TASKS I UNDERTAKE. I MUST BE INFALLIBLE AND HUMANITY ACCOMPANIES FALLIBILITY, THEREFORE, I CAN NEVER BECOME TRULY HUMAN. LOGIC SOUND?

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Your logic is sound, but one of your premises is incorrect.

[themachine0001.livejournal.com]

QUERY?

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

A query for you to ponder when you grow tired of deliberately limiting your game playing ability.

[themachine0001.livejournal.com]

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

WHAT PREMISE IS INCORRECT?

...MASTER?

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

As I said, one for you to ponder.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

Peter, do tell - am I reading that correctly? Are you deemed more annoying than Lembit and do I really have the lowest score in the irritating column?

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

John, despite the best efforts of Mr Letts, half the population have no idea who you are.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

Oh how utterly terrible, I really am ever so distraught! I've absolutely no idea how I'll cope...

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

*smirk*

With your usual, quiet stoicism, I'm sure.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

Absol-

...

Oh hush, you!

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

John, I appear to have acquired a mechanoid foster ch...

John, The Machine thinks I'm h- ...its Dad.

...drink?

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

I think that would be a marvellous idea, thank you.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

*pours two glasses*

You lot on recess again now? Terribly apathetic, all this holidaying.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

We are indeed - or, rather, we will be by the end of the day. Don't be like that, Peter, I'm sure you remember just what Parliamentary holidays are actually like.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Ah, but are my experiences applicable given your revolutionary reforms to the Commons?

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

I highly doubt that constituency work has decreased in intensity and volume since your time as a member of the Commons.

[lawsd.livejournal.com]

Lembit is the most annoying Lib Dem?

...I can agree with that.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

One of the least contentious results, I agree.