November 7, 2011

• Cueball

#974: The General Problem explain

[Cueball sits at a table, eating a meal.]

Cueball: Can you pass the salt?

[Cueball pauses, a bite of food on his fork, silently.]

[Cueball still has fork in mid-air.]

Cueball: I said-

Off-screen person: I know! I’m developing a system to pass you arbitrary condiments.

Cueball: It’s been 20 minutes!

Off-screen person: It’ll save time in the long run!