BR: Isaac Asimov, Short Stories

In which I review 'The Complete Stories, Vol. 1' by Isaac Asimov, and forget to point out the difference between Fantasy and Science-Fiction.

Title: The Complete Stories, Vol. I
Author: Isaac Asimov
Genre: Science-Fiction
First publushed in Great Britain in 1993
430 pages (Voyager)

List of short stories included:
The Dead Past
The Foundation of S.F. Success
Franchise
Gimmicks Three
Kid Stuff
The Watery Place
Living Space
The Message
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Hell-Fire
The Last Trump
The Fun They Had
Jokester
The Immortal Bard
Someday
The Author's Ordeal
Dreaming Is A Private Thing
Profession
The Feeling of Power
The Dying Night
I'm In Marsport Without Hilda
The Gentle Vultures
All The Troubles of The World
Spell My Name With An S
The Last Question

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[eravulgachris]

I have an Asimov related question which I may as well pose here: what is the name of the short story where two children have a robot which tells fairytales? They get bored of the fairytales and reprogram the vocabulary of the robot to tell space battle stories instead, but are finally disappointed to realise that the stories themselves are identical, only the vocabulary has changed. Thanks!

[themissingn]

@eravulgachris Yes, I know which one you're referring to. The story is called 'Someday' (because the storyteller, or "Bard", ends up getting stuck on the word 'someday').

[eravulgachris]

@themissingn Excellent, thanks a million man! Need it as a reference for an assignment on machine functionalism, haven't read it in about 15 years though!

[themissingn]

@eravulgachris You're welcome :)

[fairlyimaginitive]

So (completely unrelated to the current subject) This kid is questioning Einstein's theories and I was wondering what you thought of the subject.

Basically if you search for "12 year old questions Einstein's theories, yahoo" you should find the questions he's asking. I feel like I should have an answer for him, being as interested in theory as I am, but I don't...sadly.

[themissingn]

@fairlyimaginitive Oooh, just looked that up, looks very interesting! I have made up my mind about him, but my opinion is too long to fit in a YouTube comment. Do you want a personal message, or would you rather I made a video for everyone to see? (The latter option will take a little longer)

[angelfluf2323]

UR ACCENTS COOL HAHAHA



[fairlyimaginitive]

@themissingn Actually I think I'd like to see both. :) The message for time reasons (I'm curious about your opinion!) and the video because I'm sure others would be entertained as well.

[TerraceArchimedes]

@themissingn Fine but if this becomes a regular thing among your subscribers you have to make a video that gives me credit (please).

:)

[themissingn]

@TerraceArchimedes Ha, someone got there first ;)