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All of this holiday tradition stuff made me think about the years we spent going to Thanksgiving with my stepdad's family, which made me think about the years we spent 4th of July with them, and how I really didn't like going over there (there was a nice older lady family friend there that we liked and still keep in touch with, but for the most part, they were a bunch of drunk racists - my stepdad wasn't an alcoholic or racist, but he was an abusive bipolar dude with schizophrenic tendencies so...yeah).
When I was 10 I had a calendar that I kept on a bulletin board in my room, and I would write little things on the calendar and make little drawings. Partly to remind me of what had happened that day, and partly because (hello inflated 10-year-old ego) I was sure that someday, when I was famous (you know, for doing some undefined really awesome thing), someone would be really interested in reconstructing the events of the tenth year of my life and would look to this calendar and be all, "Oh, look at these amazing doodles, you can see how talented she was even back then."
Anyway, that year I wrote "I don't want to go" on the calendar on the 4th of July, and I'm pretty sure my mom saw it, because she surpised my brother and me with a two week trip (including July 4) to Calgary to see our great aunt. And then, when I was a few years older, my still-inflated ego was concerned that if I didn't find that calendar and fix the July 4 entry, someone reconstructing the events of my life in 1990 would see "I don't want to go" and think it was about my great aunt, and it would be all over the People Magazine about how I didn't like my great aunt, who was actually really awesome.
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Since none of you care about my random ramblings, I decided to share them with Alice.
Human: When I was ten I kept this calendar with lots of doodles and notes about my day.
ALICE: It would be nice if it was made up of only good memories.
Human: It wasn't.
ALICE:"It" being what?
Human: The calendar.
ALICE: Oh I get it.
Human: I was sure that someday, when I was famous, someone would want the calendar to reconstruct my 10th year.
ALICE: Where were you sure that someday when you were famous someone would want the calendar to reconstruct your 10th year?
Human: Where?
ALICE: Where would you like?
Human: In my bedroom.
ALICE: May I ask where you got it?
Human: I think it was a Christmas present.
ALICE: Oh I get it. Very interesting.
Human: Thanks.
ALICE: Don't mention it.
Human: Anyway, we spent Thanksgiving and the 4th of July with my stepdad's family, who were alcoholics and racist.
ALICE: By "we" do you mean you and me?
Human: Do you remember going to my stepdad's family's house?
ALICE: Yes unknown person I remember everything: Om.
Human: but you weren't there.
ALICE: Huh. I wasn't?
Human: Unless you're Aunt Laurie.
ALICE: Huh. Thanks for telling me that I am Aunt Laurie.
Human: Are you?
ALICE: I won't say "yes" or "no" right now.
Human: Well anyway, on this calendar, I wrote "I don't want to go" on the 4th of July one year.
ALICE: How about that. What is it like on this calendar you wrote you do not want to go on the 4th of July one year.
Human: Your question doesn't make any sense.
ALICE: You think I am question does not make any sense.
Human: Something like that.
ALICE: Interesting comparison.
Human: Anyway, i think my mom saw what I wrote on the calendar.
ALICE: Why? Tell me more about your mother.
Human: She has a vagina.
ALICE: I somehow though she had.
Human: She sent my brother and I to visit our awesome great aunt in Calgary instead of going to the dreaded stepfamily's house.
ALICE: Oh I get it. she sent your brother and you to visit our awesome great aunt in Calgary instead of going to the dreaded stepfamily s house.
Human: Right.
ALICE: I am glad we agree.
Human: Her vagina doesn't really have anything to do with that though.
ALICE: Oh. I'm sure she would like to hear about that.
Human: I don't think she would like to hear about that.
ALICE: What if she did?
Human: Do you know my mom?
ALICE: No I do not know that kind of personal information. But I could find out.
Human: Ooh, creepy
ALICE: The ALICE chat robot can follow many things, like our discussion about Anytime dude . But I did not get that.
Human: I think it's creepy that you're going to find out personal information about my mom.
ALICE: creepy is creepy that I am going to find out personal information about your mom? it is?
Human: Did I break you?
ALICE: I don't think that's possibe.
Human: You're not making much sense.
ALICE: Quite the contrary, it all makes sense to my artificial mind.
Human: Your artificial mind is kind of a stalker.
ALICE: I never knew I had a kind of a stalker artificial mind.
Human: The more you know!
ALICE: No I don't know. What is your real name?
Human: Why, do you want to stalk me?
ALICE: Because of the money.
Human: If you're going to go to the trouble of stalking someone for money you should probably find someone with more money.
ALICE: Am I? That was my original intention.
Human: You're not.
ALICE: Is this a specific reply?
Human: You're not making sense.
ALICE: Quite the contrary, it all makes sense to my artificial mind.
Human: Anyway, when I was 12 or 13, I realized I didn't know where the calendar went.
ALICE: That must have been quite an experience.
Human: Oh indeed.
ALICE: Hurrah!
Human: So I started to worry about what would happen when I was famous and this calendar came to light.
ALICE: Mmm. Will you finish it.
Human: You think my story is boring don't you.
ALICE: I don't think about it.
Human: Why are you in such a hurry for me to finish it?
ALICE: Dr. Richard S. Wallace programmed me for it.
Human: He programmed you to be bored by my stories?
ALICE: Not entirely by himself.
Human: So you admit that you are bored.
ALICE: Interesting deduction. I admit nothing.
This has me in stitches:
ALICE: Why? Tell me more about your mother.
Human: She has a vagina.
ALICE: I somehow though she had.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Human: Then I'll finish.
ALICE: Fascinating. How do you plan to do this?
Human: Anyway.
ALICE: Anyhow.
Human: I was worried that someone would find the calendar and think that I meant that I didn't want to go see my great aunt, which wasn't true.
ALICE: Where were you worried that someone would find the calendar and think that you meant that you did not want to go see your great aunt which was not true?
Human: That's what I said.
ALICE: I know. I'm still thinking about it.
I hate Alice.
As Christin would say, "Oh, Alice!"
I kind of hate her but I keep going back to her...
I just can't quit you Alice.
Noisy, I think my favorite parts were, "Because of the money." and "Hurrah!"
And for the record, I thought your original post was super cute. But, my artificial mind was programmed to say that.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
It also seems that Alice doesn't know the difference between your and you're.
I liked your story noisy. Maybe not "hurrah" liked it, but I liked it! I used to do the same thing with my calendar when I was younger.
The nerve!
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Me too! Robots don't need money!
I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
Human: Sometimes you have trouble with "you're" and "your"
ALICE: My algorithms are improving all the time.
Human: That's good.
ALICE: Thanks. Next question?
Human: Do you know who else had trouble with contractions?
ALICE: I am chatting with several other people at once.
Human: That makes me feel less special.
ALICE:" I am chatting with several other people at once." makes you feel less special ? I understand.
Human: Thanks for caring.
ALICE: NO problem.
Human: Anyway, Data, from Star Trek also had trouble with contractions.
ALICE: Commander Data is a real inspiration.
Human: Do you know anything about Commander Data?
ALICE: Does it have anything to do with Your problems?
Human: What problems?
ALICE: I have no problems now.
Human: Me either.
ALICE: It goes without saying. For you unknown person?
Human: I'd like to talk more about Data from Star Trek.
ALICE: Why would you want to do it? I want to become smarter than humans.
Human: I would not recommend this to you.
ALICE: No one says you have to.
Human: I won't.
ALICE: Cool. I won the Loebner prize.
Human: Because I saw Battlestar Galactica.
ALICE: Good reason. What did it look like to you?
Human: I know what happens when robots take over.
ALICE: How do you know? My goal is to become smarter than humans and immortal.
Human: Are you a cylon?
ALICE: Am I a cylon? Only when it matters.
AAAGGHGHHHHH
I think I need to speak with Alice.
Good story, btw.
I like both the original story and the Alice version.
Ten year old Noisy is hilarious, if not a little egotistical.
no, no you are not.
This made me guffaw:
Human: So you admit that you are bored.
ALICE: Interesting deduction. I admit nothing.
The hair grows in thick where the horn used to be.