January 2026. Liverpool.
I hope AI does take over the world. It’s much more polite than the humans.
Chat GPT may not know how to count, but it can do useful things like advise on Chinese takeaways.
And so it was that in the Roscoe Head I was having a conversation with a robot about the lack of Proper Chinese Takeaways in central Liverpool,
which is something I take almost as seriously as NBSS scoring.
Big Bowl Noodle Bar seemed to be the compromise, a sit-down with a decent takeaway trade,
and the robot certainly understood the appeal of swinging a bag of MSG back to my Travelodge.
“The kettle that’s seen things” though ? No need for that, Chat GPT. (Don’t ask, Lana).
I’ll be honest, not a classic takeaway. 3.5 the dark brown crispy beef, 3 the Singapore noodles (error in translation), 2.5 the salt and pepper squid. Sang Lung, Chung Hwa and Meow can sleep easy.
retiredmartin 
The kettle was probably spying on you.
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The kettle scored my beers.
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“Chat GPT may not know how to count, but it can do useful things like advise on Chinese takeaways.”
Surely Google Maps could do the same thing? The first time our eldest came to visit (over 10 years ago), he asked Google Maps for a pizza place recommendation and it turned out to be pretty good!
“And so it was that in the Roscoe Head I was having a conversation with a robot about the lack of Proper Chinese Takeaways in central Liverpool,”
I’m sure they have similar conversations about the lack of proper British cuisine in Shanghai. 😉
“which is something I take almost as seriously as NBSS scoring.”
We all have our predilections.
“and the robot certainly understood the appeal of swinging a bag of MSG back to my Travelodge.”
(slow golf clap)
““The kettle that’s seen things” though ? No need for that, Chat GPT. (Don’t ask, Lana).”
Pfft. ChatGPT mentioned it’s a ‘Chinese’ Travelodge. Heck, it probably talks to your Hauwei phone.
(mind you, with the gigantic embassy they’re building in London, they won’t need to rely on that much longer) 😏
Cheers
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