The walrus and the carpenter were walking on the sand. The walrus told the carpenter, “Hey man, this could be grand.“
“Don’t call me ‘man’,” snapped the carpenter.
“Sorry,” said the walrus. “Forgot you are transpecific. Why become a walrus?”
“All entities,” said the carpenter, “have a right to be what wish, regardless of their birth genes. It is essential that we recognize the inherent rights of . . . “
[45 minutes later]
“Yeah,” said the walrus. “Sorry I asked. Funny, in the original poem, you were a ma— er, entity of few words.
“Ready for some oysters?”
“Don’t call me ‘man’,” snapped the carpenter.
“Sorry,” said the walrus. “Forgot you are transpecific. Why become a walrus?”
“All entities,” said the carpenter, “have a right to be what wish, regardless of their birth genes. It is essential that we recognize the inherent rights of . . . “
[45 minutes later]
“Yeah,” said the walrus. “Sorry I asked. Funny, in the original poem, you were a ma— er, entity of few words.
“Ready for some oysters?”
