Writing great comments is an important part of being a great Ficleteer, wouldn't you agree? In my opinion, nobody gets it better than THX 0477. He'll tell you if it's good, bad, or worse, and so on - and his comments are useful, respectful, polite, and well said. I'm using this opportunity to honor his comments and _COMMENTING_ in general. Look at his writing too - the best of the best... If you want to write better, the answer is to read his stuff and comment more. Enough said! Your challenge: *I'M IN THE MODE FOR LOVE* According to David Levy, Artificial Intelligence Researcher, around 2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first to legalize marriages between robots and humans. _Your challenge is to write a story set in the year 2050, describing a romantic moment between the robot and the human..._ Was it the moment they met? Was it their vows? Was it their honeymoon? Was it sexual? It's up to you to decide... Please mark the story &quot;mature&quot; if you get too descriptive. Good luck! 2008-01-11T02:26:09Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/15513 <p>Flattered to the point of floored. I&#8217;d go celebrate, but I already ate my cookies for the evening. Thanks, thanks, and woohoo!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=33796 2008-01-11T02:26:09Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>Been gone awhile &#8211; very sick &#8211; winner of this challenge is the one and only THX 0477 . Lots of great challenges, but his really captured a lot. Congrats! &#8211; Yoda</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=33622 2008-01-10T02:25:38Z YodaOnCrack http://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrack <p>wow, thats a great challenge. i think i&#8217;ll take you up on it&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=29792 2007-12-23T16:07:10Z The Girl of his Dreams... http://ficlets.com/authors/abercandfitchxox <p>I&#8217;ll announce a winner by the end of December, 2007. Meant to mention that sooner&#8230;.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=29334 2007-12-19T22:10:33Z YodaOnCrack http://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrack <p>Wow &#8211; the featured ficlet with this!! I&#8217;m lovin&#8217; this &#8211; great entries here &#8211; esp. THX 0477 &#8217;s &#8211; very talented writing shining through with that entry&#8230; Thanks again, ficlets staffers!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=28116 2007-12-14T12:06:04Z YodaOnCrack http://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrack <p>Oh, well&#8230; I guess I&#8217;ll try. :]</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27990 2007-12-13T22:20:08Z insomniac http://ficlets.com/authors/xacoverstoryx <p>Definitely a hoot of a challenge. Always a testament to a good challenge when it inspires so many quality entries&#8212;I&#8217;ve read &#8216;em all and even did one of my own! Great stuff all around.<br />Loa</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27946 2007-12-13T17:21:12Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>thanks for doing this, it was one of my most fun ficlets to write! hope you don&#8217;t hate it</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27697 2007-12-12T00:46:16Z MeAndTheMoon http://ficlets.com/authors/meandthemoon <p>That was fun. Hope you like my entry, which didn&#8217;t turn out loving at all. u/////u</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27623 2007-12-11T19:49:52Z Spiro, Spero http://ficlets.com/authors/user_4211 <p>Nice challenge&#8212;time to think up some well oiled ideas. and the audience says, &#8220;eeew.&#8221; <br />ye, I went there.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27575 2007-12-11T10:56:02Z Tad Winslow http://ficlets.com/authors/tjd <p>futurama-ish&#8230;.OH BENDER !! Come back, my love!!!!<br />this gives me some great idea&#8217;rs, I&#8217;m just so tired right now, with too many tests tomorrow, and too long of a paper to write, I can&#8217;t do it right now (trying to use excuses to cover and avoid the bare truth &#8211; writers&#8217; block)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27566 2007-12-11T05:24:16Z Blossom Ruoqen http://ficlets.com/authors/stainedglasstears <p>Nice idea&#8230;me thinks I&#8217;ll give it a shot. I used to date a girl who behaved like a robot (cold, calculating, unemotional, Spock-like, wired, etc.) Maybe I&#8217;ll write about her.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27562 2007-12-11T04:54:04Z MRay http://ficlets.com/authors/mray <p>What a cool challenge, and oh my goodness, I&#8217;m blushing. Such kind words for little old me. I guess now I have to do this challenge, right? Sadly, I&#8217;m way behind on my comment to ficlet ratio, so I may have to get to this tomorrow. Thanks!</p> <p>LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27372 2007-12-09T22:06:58Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>This may seem like science fiction, but David Levy turned his book into an academic Ph.D. thinks it&#8217;s something we&#8217;ve been moving toward for decades now. Here is the full article if you want more ideas:</p> <p>http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/110107-researcher-humans-will-love-marry.html</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27290 2007-12-09T12:37:13Z YodaOnCrack http://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrack <p>i just got really inspired.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27261 2007-12-09T02:06:15Z Nouvelle Bardot http://ficlets.com/authors/user_bardot <p>Fyora &#8211; I would love you to try it&#8230;. Go for it!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27260 2007-12-09T02:04:40Z YodaOnCrack http://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrack <p>Strange that I had planned something like this previously, but never had the courage to have it pan out&#8230;<br />I suppose this gives me an excuse to try it&#8230;It will take some time though.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/15513?basename=27259 2007-12-09T01:53:45Z Fyora Cartagan http://ficlets.com/authors/fyoramacragge