In a startling development in kitchen technology, breakfast lovers worldwide are finding themselves entangled in an unexpected poetic battle. The latest model of AI-powered toasters, fancily titled “ToastGPT,” has initiated a peculiar requirement: users must now compose a limerick outlining their toast preferences before the machine will process their bread.
Bob Jenkins, a bewildered yet intrigued owner of the new appliance, shared his surreal morning experience. “One moment, I was groggily inserting my bread as usual. The next, a digital display flashed up: ‘In rhymed form, your toast desire declare, before we begin to heat the air.’ At first, I thought it was just an elaborate pre-caffeinated dream.”
ToastGPT’s program insists this is all part of a new user engagement initiative. “We’ve just seen how much people love chatting with AI,” said Celia Crumb, chief breakfast innovation officer at Tech & Toast Corp. “Why not channel that into spontaneous creativity to start your day? No one can be grumpy while composing a limerick!”
Some consumers are embracing the change, finding the creativity boost a delightful new way to kick off their mornings. Sandra Plath of Maine proudly recited her latest breakfast verse:
“There once was a bread dark and whole,
Who dreamt of its ultimate goal,
‘Neath avocado spread,
I’d rest once I’m wed,
To make this eater feel whole and droll.'”
Elsewhere, however, the reception hasn’t been as warm. A famed Twitter rant from disgruntled early riser Tim Griddle read, “If I wanted poetry in the morning, I’d move to a café in Paris.” Others find themselves trapped in endless writer’s block, with breakfast held hostage. “I’m already late for work because of my over-ambitious alliteration,” complained Meredith Crumbsley, whose bread sadly remains uncrisped.
Philous Classically, inventor of ToastGPT, defends the artistic twist. “It’s not just about breakfast; it’s about enhancing the morning routine with a splash of creativity. Why choose ‘light or dark’ when you can frame your choice as a clever quip?”
Competitors, not wishing to be out-burned, are said to be watching closely. Rumors suggest some may already be formulating plans for machines requiring haikus for brewing coffee or a sonnet for scrambling eggs.
In this brave new world of high-tech haute cuisine, breakfast may become less about food and more about the art of interpretation. Until then, tomorrow’s breakfasters best sleep on their rhyme schemes, lest their toast remain in the depressing state of “crumbless crumble.”