by crying, the machine voided its warranty
the never ending chess story

And when the AI system was perfected, he squeezed it off, wiped its residue and flushed the whole thing to where it belonged.

"Ah!" what is this mess I wondered. Water everywhere. Seeing it was the machine that caused it I was tempted to keep it. After all, how many machines have cried? But then I thought, "what if it's possessed?"

So chocolate milk jerky is what I made. It was thick and gelatinous, and I thought "wow! This would be great for..."
ergo