my personal fave:
I put this on our Xerox printers every April Fool’s day.
Voice Recognition Technology:
NOW: “At Your Command”
For your convenience, this copier has been upgraded.
Linguistic Module 4.01 has been installed.
Voice Commands have now been enabled.
1. State your name (for diagnostic purposes only)
2. State the desired function keyword:
Allowed keywords include:
COPY, COLLATE, STAPLE, FAX, ETC…
3. State the quantity desired, then say START.
PLEASE NOTE: The module is in learning mode and the user may need to repeat the command until the voice pattern is recognized and processed.
Cute!
Whenever I get into a quirky elevator, I tell my fellow detainees about a science fiction story about a space ship that had a real person embedded in its center and ask who they think is REALLY behind the control panel.
A few years ago, a colleague took a weeklong course to become a certified instructor for a construction product.
When he returned, he spent several days telling everyone multiple times how life changing this class was to him.
(side note. I’m now a certified instructor-I wasn’t that life changing)
We decided we had to put an immediate stop to it.
We decided that he needed a letter from the organization informing him that he was caught cheating on the final exam and that his certification was revoked.
I wrote the letter. Our graphic designer made up a letterhear, We actually mailed the letter to the office. the HR Director hand delivered it to him. (Yep, she was in on it)
One of the Vice Presidents heard we were pulling a gag and asked to see the letter. I thought I was getting a Stop Order. Instead, he read it laughed and said “this is perfect.”
We videotaped the moment he got the letter and turned all red, stomping around the office.
Tow weeks later, we had our national sales meeting. You don’t think the video got played on the big scree for 200 people do you?
Yep.
I did that one year!and two people actually believed it. It was hilarious to sneak up behind and hear them insistently repeating commands when nothing happened.
ROTFLMAO.
ROTFLMAO.