After seeing Jamie for the first time in four years (that's, like, ten minutes in robot time, but whatever), I thought that I would have lots of exciting new things to write on this blog. Imagine my surprise to find that Jamie is exactly the same....i.e. boring.

Sigh. I guess I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up.

26. The World's Smallest Robot

I rely on The Japan Times for approximately 99% of my robot-related news (not to mention 85% of my regular news), and it never disappoints. Today's paper links to this fascinating website about "impressive robots," such as the newly crowned (and Guinness-certified) "World's Smallest Robot."

Yes, loyal readers, Jamie Bourdon is no longer the world's smallest robot. He is, as of this posting, still the reigning title-holder for "World's Meanest Robot," "World's Most Foul Humanoid Figure," and "The Dumbest Person Jenni Knows."

But let's not fixate on loss (no one likes a loser!). Here are some photos of smaller-than-Jamie-bot doing what he was made to do:






Yeah, your guess is as good as mine.

Here's a photo of Yuki from Kei Hotoda (I've left it lying horizontally, as submitted, to preserve authorial intent).

This submission comes from pretty reader, Marti Palermo:


The caption reads: Crazed Asian tourist takes multiple digital photos of expensive toy dogs near historic Tokyo shrine.

The photo, taken during October of 2005, reminds the editor of this blog that she is in desperate need of a haircut (see recent purikura photos of Kei to further drive home the point).

Over the last few years, dog science has progressed rapidly-- faster, almost, than the speed of human imagination. May I present to you:

Bird dog!

Dog gundam! (I love that they made two different outlines for the tail, you know, for mechanical wagging and whatnot.)


DOG SALARYMAN! I'm glad that this dual-species-hybrid has assimilated into modern society and is earning an honest wage for himself.


And then, of course, there's Snuppy. Who isn't that cute and doesn't get a photo shout-out here.

For the month of February, the "I Hate Jamie Bourdon" blog will be used as a "Cute Dogs on the Internet" site.

Cute!


Double cute!


Zippy!

Dear Jamie,

It seems like it's over.

I don't know quite what to say. We've been through a lot together, you and I. There was, for example, the time Corinne dumped a glass of water on your bed and then told everyone you had bladder problems. Or the time XXXX XXXXXXX told me that you never washed your hands after going to the bathroom. Later still, the day you called me just to say, "Jenni, you are the most important thing that's ever happened to me." To which I promptly responded, "Jamie, I hate your guts."

Jamie, everyone at school thinks I'm a total bitch. Tonight, they called me the "Asian Daria." Jamie, do you know how much that hurts me? First of all, I would NEVER wear combat boots. And secondly, I am actually a REALLY NICE person.

Anyway, I could continue writing this letter as if I actually cared about you, but it's really starting to get boring. Truth be told, you've ceased to be relevant.

That's all.

Cheers,
Jenni