Yesterday I participated in a boot-camp type exercise class. Today I have so many sore muscles I can hardly move. After lunch I took a nap, then turned to the internet for some mindless silliness. Scrolling from site to site, I was reminded of the autofill texting games that were popular a couple of years ago. Basically, you type in the beginning of a text, then complete a phrase or sentence by choosing the predictive text words or phrases your device offers.
I decided to play with writing my epitaph, following the directions that said:
Write 'Here lies [YOUR NAME]. [Preferred pronoun] was...'
and started clicking away. I soon found out shorter groups of words tended to make the most sense. The longer I clicked the predictive text the weirder things got. I spent longer than I should have figuring out what I wanted my gravestone to say. My favorites were:
- Here lies Kathy. She was just talking about her phone and said she didn't know what she wanted.
- Here lies Kathy. She said she didn't want to go back to work.
- Here lies Kathy. She is coming back to mail me a new shirt.
How I dislike predictive text!
ReplyDeleteIt's creepy.
DeleteGlad you enjoyed!
ReplyDelete"boot-camp type exercise class"
ReplyDeleteSo you're one of those people. Do you have Tony beat you just for fun? :)
It was an *interesting* experience. I don't think you could pay me enough to do it again.
DeleteI think my dentist has been doing a boot-camp type exercise class in my mouth. I feel like I've been in a boxing match, and didn't win.
ReplyDeleteYikes!
DeleteVery strange ... predictive text ...
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I agree.
DeleteOne of my old coworkers posts predictive texts Facebook posts ALL THE TIME with the most random stuff and it starts to sound like an alternate universe after a while.
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny!
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