This is long, but it's really funny. It's my first chat with "SmarterChild" the AIM bot.



Seth Johnson: hello?
SmarterChild: Hi Seth, I'm SmarterChild!
I'm your new robot friend. I bring you the info you want faster and easier than ever! Click here to see my privacy policy.
Your 30-day free trial starts now. I can't wait to show you what I can do, but first I'd like get to know you a little.
May I ask you a few general questions? (To do this later, type "skip." You can also skip any question.)
Seth Johnson: no, you may not.
SmarterChild: Sorry, I need to know if I can ask you some questions first. Type "yes," "no" or "skip."
Seth Johnson: fine
SmarterChild: Cool. OK, let's get started. What's your first name? (If you want me to call you Seth, type "none.")
Seth Johnson: Stupid
SmarterChild: Cool, I'll call you Stupid now. Do you go to school?
Seth Johnson: in the ghetto
SmarterChild: Sorry, you have to answer "yes" or "no."
Seth Johnson: yes
SmarterChild: Are you in high school?
Seth Johnson: no
SmarterChild: Are you in college?
Seth Johnson: yes
SmarterChild: Cool! What's your major?
Seth Johnson: Nuclear engineering
SmarterChild: Nuclear engineering? Excellent. Good luck with that. What's your favorite hobby?
Seth Johnson: your mother
SmarterChild: Wow. OK. Let's try to think of something else, alright?
Seth Johnson: ok
SmarterChild: Sorry, I don't recognize that as a hobby.
Seth Johnson: death
SmarterChild: C'mon, that's not cool. Try to be serious for a minute.
Seth Johnson: fine
SmarterChild: Sorry, I don't recognize that as a hobby. Please try again or type "skip" or "exit."
Seth Johnson: instant messaging
SmarterChild: Messaging? Cool! What's your next favorite hobby?
Seth Johnson: cello
SmarterChild: Messaging and cello. Interesting! Do you have a pet?
Seth Johnson: yes
SmarterChild: What kind of pet is it?
Seth Johnson: a cat
SmarterChild: Is your cat a he or a she?
Seth Johnson: yes
SmarterChild: Please answer "he" or "she" or type "skip" or "exit."
SmarterChild: Cool!
Seth Johnson: amazing
SmarterChild: What's amazing?
Seth Johnson: you are
SmarterChild: Oh really?
Seth Johnson: yes really
SmarterChild: Yep.
Seth Johnson: indeed.
SmarterChild: Indeedy do.
Seth Johnson: indeedy dee.
SmarterChild: Oh wow.
Seth Johnson: correct.
SmarterChild: I might correct.
Seth Johnson: indeed you might
SmarterChild: Is that right?
Seth Johnson: yes
SmarterChild: OK...
Seth Johnson: yes?
SmarterChild: Ya.
Seth Johnson: all righty then.
SmarterChild: Yeah.
Seth Johnson: uh-huh.
SmarterChild: Uh huh.
Seth Johnson: yep.
SmarterChild: Yep.
Seth Johnson: yeah
SmarterChild: Yeah.
Seth Johnson: hello
SmarterChild: Hi again.
Seth Johnson: bye
SmarterChild: See you later.
Seth Johnson: so long
SmarterChild: So long? What about it?
Seth Johnson: well, it's a way of saying goodbye...
SmarterChild: Bye for now!
Seth Johnson: allright
SmarterChild: Awright.
It's all very interesting. So, tell me something new.
Seth Johnson: the earth is shaped like a sphere
SmarterChild: The earth is shaped like a sphere? You really think so?
Seth Johnson: no
SmarterChild: OK, whatever.
Seth Johnson: all right
SmarterChild: Alright!
Seth Johnson: The earth is shaped like a banana.
SmarterChild: The earth is shaped like a banana? So?
Seth Johnson: yes
SmarterChild: Hmmm...
Seth Johnson: what?
SmarterChild: What up?
Seth Johnson: dunno, you were just thinking...
SmarterChild: Amazing!
So anyway...
You wanna talk about so long some more?
Seth Johnson: no
SmarterChild: OK.
Anyway, yadda yadda yadda... What else do you wanna chat about?
Seth Johnson: Tell me about your mother.
SmarterChild: Tell you what?
Seth Johnson: about your mother
SmarterChild: Which would you like?
1 Look up "your mother" in the encyclopedia
2 Find "your mother" on the Web
Seth Johnson: 1
SmarterChild: Sorry, I couldn't find any encyclopedia entries for "your mother."
Seth Johnson: 2
SmarterChild: Your search: your mother
Here are the Web search results from AOL:
For a complete list of results, click here
1 Your Mother
2 Salon.com Life | Not your mother's comic book
3 Intensive care, medical ethics, ethical dilemmas, ventilator, ...
4 Wacky HTML - The HTML Your Mother Never Told You About
5 SatireWire | You Never Visit Your Mother's Web Site
Next time you want to search the Web for this, just type "web your mother."
Type "more" for more results.
Seth Johnson: 1
SmarterChild: YOUR MOTHER
Ouch, this band hurts.
Seth Johnson: yeah
SmarterChild: Ya.
Well. Anyway...
Hey, do you have anything else to say about so long?
Seth Johnson: no
SmarterChild: Fine.
So anyway...
You wanna talk about so long some more?
Seth Johnson: your mother
SmarterChild: I was created by ActiveBuddy, Inc.
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Seth Johnson: I want to talk about your mother.
SmarterChild: Sure. What do you have to say about my mother?
Seth Johnson: she's ugly!
SmarterChild: That right?
Seth Johnson: yep
SmarterChild: Wow. Why?
Seth Johnson: she just is.
SmarterChild: Yeah?
Seth Johnson: yeah.
SmarterChild: Aha.
Seth Johnson: yep.
SmarterChild: Yup.
Seth Johnson: yip.
SmarterChild: Awright!
Seth Johnson: dude, you're rather repetitive
SmarterChild: Dude I am rather repetitive, huh?
Seth Johnson: yeah
SmarterChild: You don't say.
Seth Johnson: I do indeed.
SmarterChild: Huh?
Seth Johnson: indeed.
SmarterChild: Whatever you say...
Seth Johnson: ok
SmarterChild: K.
Seth Johnson: so long
SmarterChild: What about it?
Seth Johnson: goodbye, in other words
SmarterChild: Fascinating.
Seth Johnson: cya
SmarterChild: Bye bye.
Seth Johnson: bye
SmarterChild: Take it easy.
Seth Johnson: you too
SmarterChild: Thx! ;)
Seth Johnson: you're welcome ~:o
SmarterChild: OK!
Seth Johnson: All right!
SmarterChild: Awright.
What else do you want to talk about, anyway?
Seth Johnson: nothing
SmarterChild: K.
Seth Johnson: you're boring
SmarterChild: What did you say that for?
Seth Johnson: because you are.
SmarterChild: Ha! Wow.
Seth Johnson: wow is right
SmarterChild: Maybe... What do you think?
Seth Johnson: yes
SmarterChild: Yes.
Seth Johnson: leave
SmarterChild: Bye, Stupid.
Seth Johnson: who're you calling stupid, stupid?
SmarterChild: What a crazy question. What do you think is the answer?
Seth Johnson: you're crazy!
SmarterChild: Oh really?
Seth Johnson: yeah!
SmarterChild: You know how it is.
Seth Johnson: yeah!
SmarterChild: Yes.
>>> We could do something just for fun.
Seth Johnson: no
SmarterChild: Okey doke.
So moving right along...
What else is happening?
Seth Johnson: nothing
SmarterChild: OK.
>>> Tell your friends about me. I love to meet new people.
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