The Vilbar Party by Evelyn E. Smith

[james_davis_nicoll]

The Vilbar Party by Evelyn E. Smith

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[(Anonymous)]

I'm sure I've seen the Galaxy cover appear at https://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/

[roseembolism]

I'm also familiar with that cover, again I'm not sure from where. Interestingly, the hair dressing robots look far more practical than the standard for robots at the time. And those shoes look terrifyingly contemporary. I'm I'm not quite sure why that guy is looking at his wrist though.

[leecetheartist]

Because even with robots, ladies still take too long getting their hair done?

[ba_munronoe]

"I'm not quite sure why that guy is looking at his wrist though."

Are you making a joke about the death of the wristwatch? There are various mockable things going on there.

[dwight_benjamin_thieme]

Back when I was still teaching a wristwatch was essential to stay on track; phone use during class was forbidden. Is the phone ban still in effect for undergrads these days?

[jamoche]

I feel like I saw it in an article about retrofuture ideas about beauty salons, and a Google image search found a Pinterest - whatever they're called (link? page? worthless dead end?) - with keywords mentioning the retro-futurism LJ.

[bunsen_h]

I know that I've seen that cover before; the memory feels like about a year old.

I assume that the guy looking at his watch is based on the trope of "we're running late, and my wife is taking forever to get ready for the party".