rasp@bmcg.UUCP (08/31/83)
Please help: I need help in locating an old science fiction story. I've not had a lot of luck at the book stores, so I'm hoping this letter strikes a familiar note. A number of years ago, probably 25 or so, I read a marvelous little story that I believe was called `IRONY'. The premise was that a comic named Hester ordered a robot with a huge memory bank in which to store jokes. The idea was that the robot would stand off stage with a teleprompter and feed `ad-libs' to Hester. The problem arose when the robot would start grabbing the punch lines for itself. The hilarious story ended with a frustrated Hester essentially becoming the robots keeper. His billing from that point on was `Lester the Pestered'. This was really great stuff. I remember laughing out loud while reading the story. My current problem is trying to locate the story again. I don't even remember the name of the author. I believe that it was anthologized more than once. I would appreciate any help that anyone out there can give me. Thank you, Ron Perloff 17040 Oculto Court San Diego, CA 19127 ..!sdcrdcf!bmcg!rasp