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solso · 2019-12-04 21:49:01

works well, it would have fooled me. The quotes are as bizarre as the real ones :-)

jackowayed | karma 6154 | avg karma 4.57 · | 2010-04-01 18:10:38+00:00

It's fun. You say "No way! That was way too obviously a joke, guys." And they say "seriously, try it", and lo and behold, it actually works.

It's kind of like a 2nd-order April Fool's joke--they trick you into thinking they're tricking you.

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karlshea | karma 1830 | avg karma 2.93 · | 2023-03-21 10:54:31

That's hilarious, I guess if it works...

asimpletune | karma 4828 | avg karma 3.43 · | 2021-04-05 15:05:20+00:00

Wow that’s pretty funny. I’m going to use that someday.

marto1 | karma 450 | avg karma 1.24 · | 2021-11-16 13:25:47

this looks hilarious and I guess it works. nice one!

stefandesu | karma 274 | avg karma 1.6 · | 2023-03-22 01:57:51

I have one that replaces "God" with "Nicolas Cage" and it's hilarious.

bluetidepro | karma 5266 | avg karma 5.94 · | 2012-12-12 08:37:12

I got a quick laugh from this, especially that the demo actually worked! However, as the blog post mentioned, for the love of god people, do not do this for real. Haha

foobarbecue | karma 5011 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2023-05-16 20:53:23

Hahah love it. Don't believe you for a second though -- that's not the kind of mistake it makes.

lqdc13 | karma 1463 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2017-09-20 05:12:52

I burst out laughing, thinking they were trolling. But it's a real product.

lotso | karma 821 | avg karma 3.06 · | 2016-04-13 15:55:40+00:00

Ha, got eerily accurate results. Some funny ones as well, but interesting tech.

etcet | karma 679 | avg karma 3.06 · | 2015-03-11 21:06:43+00:00

It's totally BS but also put a smile on my face. It's pretty crafty and I can imagine this technique being used for humorous effect :)

theseatoms | karma 1449 | avg karma 2.39 · | 2016-01-08 17:39:59+00:00

This is surprisingly easy to pull off, especially if you have good senses of absurdity and perspective.

As noir_lord mentions, just don't take it personally.

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zaroth | karma 24347 | avg karma 3.64 · | 2019-04-02 04:15:30

But that is kinda funny. Probably effective too! Maybe add in a dub from Robocop.

fractalsea | karma 227 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2014-06-04 22:30:42+00:00

That works too well. I found the comment "that's pretty damn intuitive" the most funny with the image of it being a sex toy in mind.

dylangs1030 | karma 2946 | avg karma 2.65 · | 2013-02-14 22:17:58

Ha, if that's what you put on the application that's pretty funny. I like it.

pfdietz | karma 12357 | avg karma 1.45 · | 2022-11-26 05:57:55

I know. :)

I wonder if the model would have repeated the joke, having possibly been trained on it somewhere.

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joshwprinceton | karma 449 | avg karma 2.97 · | 2012-01-31 22:25:44+00:00

Lol, genius!! Wish I saw that before I put mine up :D, not the same, but pretty funny

spiritplumber | karma 3491 | avg karma 2.52 · | 2023-08-15 13:53:19

Yep. Occasionally used for silliness.

LukeHoersten | karma 1114 | avg karma 3.95 · | 2014-08-20 16:48:12

That's really clever. I had a good laugh at some of the results. Well done.

overload119 | karma 188 | avg karma 4.37 · | 2018-01-31 04:24:34

Am I the only one getting a laugh out of this? I also tried it on myself and the result was funny.