A Boring Dystopia

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A literal child taking orders in a fast food restaurant in the US (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 42 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She pressed the little pictogram squares on her till. (Literacy was no longer a requirement for employment in these restaurants. Smiling was.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Omens?useskin=vector

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good reference to a great book. Anyone who hasn't read it, should. In a similar vein, anyone who hasn't watched the streaming adaptation with Martin Sheen and David Tennant is in for a very nice surprise!

[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Martin Sheen!?

That's President Kennedy, you idiot!

[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Well same difference! He played Kennedy once!