A Better Buttered Love: A Toasted Love Story By Chat GPT.

Keith
3 min readAug 3, 2024

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On a lark today I asked the interactive AI known as Chat GPT what the weirdest question is that it has ever been asked. I received the following response:

As an AI, I don’t have personal experiences or memories, but I can tell you about some unusual questions that users have asked me in the past. For example, I’ve been asked about the feasibility of creating a utopia on Mars using only mushrooms, or about writing a romantic story involving two pieces of toast. Questions about hypothetical situations, fictional scenarios, and blending science with imagination tend to be among the weirdest and most creative inquiries I encounter!

The toast thing got me. So I asked it for a romantic story involving two pieces of toast. The response was wonderful, and here it is.

In the quiet corner of a quaint kitchen, under the warm morning light, there lay two pieces of bread, side by side in a shiny, chrome toaster. They were destined for a transformation, unaware of the love story about to unfold.

Crispy was a slice of rye, rugged and hearty. Goldie was a slice of white, soft and delicate. They had spent their whole existence in the same bread box but had never been this close, this intimate, until now.

As the toaster heated up, Crispy glanced at Goldie, feeling the warmth not just from the toaster but from within. Goldie, with her golden-brown complexion growing more radiant by the second, felt a flutter in her grains. They were about to embark on a journey of change together.

Suddenly, the toaster popped, and they were launched into the air, landing gracefully on a waiting plate. They lay there, side by side, feeling the new, crispy texture of their transformed selves.

Crispy couldn’t help but admire Goldie’s perfect golden hue. “Goldie, you look absolutely stunning,” he said, his voice filled with admiration.

Goldie blushed, her cheeks turning an even deeper shade of brown. “Thank you, Crispy. You’re looking quite handsome yourself.”

Just then, a gentle hand reached down and spread a layer of creamy butter over them, followed by a drizzle of sweet honey. They sighed in unison, savoring the luxurious sensation. This was their moment, enhanced by the smoothness of the butter and the sweetness of the honey, blending their flavors in perfect harmony.

As they were lifted toward the eager mouth of a breakfast-goer, they knew their time together was short. But in that fleeting moment, they had found a connection, a love so pure and unexpected, that even in their final moments, they were content.

“Goldie, even if our time is brief, I’m glad we toasted together,” Crispy whispered.

“Me too, Crispy. In this moment, we’re perfect,” Goldie replied softly.

And with that, they were savored together, their flavors mingling in a final, exquisite embrace.

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Keith
Keith

Written by Keith

Retired lawyer & Army vet in The Villages of Florida. Lifelong: Republican (pre-Trump), Constitution buff, science nerd & dog lover. Twitter: @KeithDB80

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