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Thinko the Robot's Secret Past

stefan_jones — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:28:25 PST

Sparko is working in a Robosexual brothel in Bangkok. He is so deeply ashamed at his fall from grace that he hides in the recharging closet when Thinko comes looking for him.

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Eac_o_System — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:55 PST

@lperil: Well, that puts me in an odd position, because as little as I like political correctness, I hate firing people when they did nothing wrong in the present... these perplexing conflicts!!!

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Lynn Peril — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:41:48 PST

@Eac_O_System: If it makes you feel better, she gets fired because of her past - even though she is overqualified for the job (and takes herself and her students seriously). Van Doren gives a surprisingly nuanced performance in what is essentially a live-action cartoon.

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Eac_o_System — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:23:16 PST

a brilliant ex-stripper is hired to head the science department at Collins College.

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So, they had 'Stripers are respectable people' back then, as well as in these times? It cheezes me off, most of all.

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Gyrus — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:18:16 PST

How come they don't remake movies like Sex Kittens Go to College? Screw Cloverfield!

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strider_mt2k — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:19:43 PST

Domo

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Lynn Peril — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:02:50 PST

@JoeyTheHobo: Hey, we aim to please.

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JoeyTheHobo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:58:52 PST

io9, how else would I find out such historical facts?

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