Marty stood in Aisle 3, seething, his eyes flashing yellow in impotent rage, for he had no arms and could only grimly warn passersby of the danger that lay in front of him, a dropped package of fruit rollups.
This was in the Dedham Stop & Shop tonight. Marty just glumly kept muttering "Danger!" and "Peligro!" as a robo-lady on the PA kept declaring "Cleanup in Aisle 3!" until, finally, somebody went there and ordered Marty into his corner at the front of the store so he could recharge and reconsider his existence or something (and, presumably, then bent down and picked up the fruit rollups).
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This is stupid
By Anon
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 12:36am
This robot is dumb. Literally does nothing but a publicity stunt
If it makes you feel any
By deepfreeze
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 8:35am
If it makes you feel any better, it's also likely collecting facial recognition data.
marty
By bostnkid
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 1:04am
watch out for the fruits and vegetables.
Marty Is Being Stretched Too Thin
By Suldog
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 7:50am
I've seen him at Stop & Shop in Watertown, also. I bet he doesn't even get minimum wage! Poor bastard. When will we stop mistreating our robot friends?
Suldog
Did Marty influence other hiring activity at Stop & Shop
By Friartuck
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 8:02am
Or was it specifically limited to Boston Calling?
Marty on the MBTA
By anon
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 8:44am
Marty should be hired by the MBTA to alert passengers to fires, delays, teenage troublemakers and passed out homeless passengers. He probably won't be able to ride trains or buses but neither do the Transit police.
Marty's a stalker
By anon
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 9:24am
I swear that thing was following me around in an otherwise quiet Stop and Shop.
It was always in the way.
He's gonna get them sued for profiling, and I'm white.
Brain the size of a planet
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 9:27am
And all I can do is summon non-existent employees to pick up fruit roll ups.
It's a big store, but
By noahproblem
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 11:11am
I don't think they have an Aisle 42...
I didn't know the Dedham Stop and Shop was built
By roadman
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 9:33pm
on the ruins of the legendary planet of Magrethea.
The employees are in suspended animation
By anon
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 1:16pm
Marty just guards the place until the local life forms can develop a civilization capable of restocking the lemon scented towelettes in about 10000 years.
Marty in Neponset
By anon
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 9:41am
I like to play games with Marty when he hangs in the Neponset Stop & Shop. I drive my shopping cart quickly right up to him and force him to stop. He is afraid of fast moving shopping carts.
Also, in some cases I have seen, Marty does not recognize the difference between a real cleanup needed and a merchandising display on the floor. It is clear that the employees universally hate Marty and usually just ignore him. Just because Marty is demanding a cleanup doesn't mean the employees care any more or less than they normally would. The result is that damn clean up message on the PA system just repeats and repeats and repeats.
Never gets old
By The Fox 915
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 10:35am
"Klaatu barada nikto"
In this case
By anon
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 11:07am
In this case I believe it's Marty, barada nikto...
Every time I see him
By noahproblem
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 11:10am
I mumble the DUM-DUM-DE-DUM-DUM music from The Terminator.
(And yes, I know he's a robot and not a cyborg...)
Did Marty's two buffoons force him to join the union?
By O-FISH-L
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 12:29pm
Marty might be good on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Smarter and more articulate than most of the board. They could add a greased palm or a money drop slot so he feels included. Plus, he can't testify or can he?
maybe he could replace
By redbaron
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 4:44pm
Ayanna Pressley in Congress
There wasn't time
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 5:59pm
When not patrolling the aisles of a grocery store, Marty has been moonlighting as President Trump's attache to Ukraine. Except he's recorded everything, and will be calling for Congress to cleanup on aisle 1 shortly.
video?
By cinnamngrl
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 1:18pm
video?
Stupid Overlords
By IHTFP
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 4:27pm
Is it OK to punch a robot? Asking for a friend.
First things first.
By Somebody Else.
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 1:26pm
"Does the robot have any lasers?"
Laser beam?
By roadman
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 3:39pm
No, no. That would be too obvious.
Send Marty all over to
By anon
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 8:31pm
Send Marty all over to Causeway and Portland to clean the sidewalks.
he doesn't clean anything, he
By cinnamngrl
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 9:43am
he doesn't clean anything, he just finds things on the floor and makes announcements
It seems disrespectful
By CT
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 9:02pm
to name an armless robot after the mayor.
Right
By anon
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:08pm
Even a robot deserves better.
I like to zap my self
By chaosjake
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 5:38pm
I like to zap my self checkout laser in Marty's electronic eyes and pretend it's a deadly blaster ray.
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