Last night’s Flipping Out featured one of the most tense human vs. machine dynamics to date. In a duel similar to 2001’s Dave vs. HAL 9000, it was Jeff’s beleaguered housekeeper Zoila vs. the Roomba 530. Tough one. Zoila’s pretty incredible considering she hasn’t spontaneously combusted after five minutes of working with Jeff Lewis, but have you ever seen a Roomba in action? TV doesn’t do its wonders enough justice; I can’t really explain it beyond that. We already know whose side Casey the Dog is on, but let’s put this to an official vote.*
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*Woomba, “the little pink robot that cleans your noonie,” is not included as a write-in option because it would obviously win.
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Soliders should be trained with Jeff Lewis to make them impervious to torture.
This is stupid. Why would you buy a Roomba when you can hire some “mi non englias” help for a couple bucks?
I’d rather see the Roomba any day. All Zoila does is complain, sleep and make nasty comments. Jett, the House Assistant, was right to call her out. There are many who would gladly take over her job. Ca’t stand the woman.
Roombas are perfect. Too perfect. I think they have a plan.
I love Zoila. She is my favorite person on the show, and the funniest. There’s no way a machine could replace her. Also to the racist guy above that isn’t funny. Jeff pays her extremely well for what she does.