# A very short but sweet Sci Fi story

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062 "2024-05-02T10:58:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062/21 "2024-05-03T12:15:40Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> Are all cold soups cooked?

The Andalusian Gazpacho I make is not cooked.

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**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062/22 "2024-05-03T13:22:53Z")

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If you like gazpacho i suggest you try [ajo blanco](https://www.seriouseats.com/ajo-blanco-spanish-bread-almond-cold-soup-recipe) one day. It is white, but also a soup. Cereals, on the other hand, are no soup to me. A soup should IMHO be prepared: cereals are just milk poured over stuff straight from a box.  
The story was nice but a bit sad: robots discussing food they don’t eat. No wonder one thought a calzone was a raviolo (yes! Singular of ravioli is raviolo!), when it is clearly an [empanada](https://themediterraneanfork.com/recipes/spain/empanadas/).

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062/23 "2024-05-03T13:25:16Z")

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> [@Pardel-Lux](#):
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> If you like gazpacho i suggest you try [ajo blanco](https://www.seriouseats.com/ajo-blanco-spanish-bread-almond-cold-soup-recipe) one day.

Will be trying this. Sounds like the texture I like.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062/24 "2024-05-03T15:50:18Z")

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> [@Pardel-Lux](#):
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> A soup should IMHO be prepared: cereals are just milk poured over stuff straight from a box

So… is oatmeal soup?

🙂

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062/25 "2024-05-03T15:55:06Z")

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The last two Dopers remaining on earth will be robots.

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**Author:** ![Eclipse\_Chaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Eclipse\_Chaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eclipse_Chaser)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062/26 "2024-05-04T07:52:46Z")

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The beginning reminded me of “Earth Abides” by George R Stewart, with abandoned cars on a bridge.

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