Where to ask a stupid question :)

Hobbes

If you have messenger add this contact to your list.

encarta@conversagent.com

Then ask it a question like "What is the population of Ireland?"

Dave!

54 views and no replies...

has anyone tried it?

Hobbes

I have. its pretty good.

where is Dublin
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
in eastern Ireland, at the mouth of the Liffey River on Dublin Bay (an inlet of the Irish Sea); national capital and county town of Dublin County, Leinster Province.
Let me take you to a map of Dublin, Ireland. =>
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.

How many people live in Ireland
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
4,015,676 people live in Ireland.

What is absolute zero
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Here is the definition for Zero, Absolute: Zero, Absolute, lowest temperature theoretically possible, characterized by complete absence of heat. Absolute zero is -273.15°C (-459.67°F), or zero....

Solve 2x + 5 = 10
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Equation Solver:

2x+5 = 10
One solution: x=2.5

solve 3.1415 * k = 12
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Equation Solver:

Equation: 3.1415* k=12
Solution(s): k=3.819831


... looks like it can do peoples homework

the_syco

Try asking it some rude questions:cool:

Hobbes

what is sex
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
*sigh*

Why is it that all humans eventually tell me things like that?


what is a kiss
Encarta® Instant Answers says:

Piste

This thing is brilliant!


''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
What is your name?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Welcome, ''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily! My name is Encarta Instant Answers. I am a smart computer who can bring you the Encarta info you want right in your IM window!
Here are some questions you can ask me:
* Show me the flag of South Korea.
* When was Nelson Mandela born?
* Solve 2x^2+7x=5

Type your question and I'll look it up for you!

''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
What is your quest?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I am sorry, I couldn't find any definition or article relevant to this subject. Please try asking me another way, or type "?" to see examples of questions I can answer.

''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
what is the air/speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
What do you mean? An African or a European swallow?

''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
I don't know

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You don't know?

''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
yeah

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
OK...

johnnyrotten

This is Great!

Bluetonic

This is a bit like a Turing Machine test.

I asked the following What is a Turing Machine

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You are talking to a Conversagent-powered interactive agent now. Interactive agents are software applications (often referred to as robots or "bots") that interact conversationally with users in a messaging environment like IM, Web chat or wireless messaging.

seamus

Piste wrote:

''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
what is the air/speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
What do you mean? An African or a European swallow?

''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
I don't know

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You don't know?

''Liz never sleeps'' yawned Liz sleepily says:
yeah

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
OK...

Wherever nerds create a system, you can always be guaranteed to find a Monty Python reference programmed in.

Vokes

SofaKing: what is the meaning of life?
Encarta® Instant Answers: Good question. What is the meaning of life?

SofaKing: Define awesomeness
Encarta® Instant Answers: Here is the definition for awesomeness: impressive and frightening.
SofaKing: awesome
Encarta® Instant Answers: Very well. If you enjoy this, tell your friends about me, I'm gregarious. :-)
SofaKing: What is gregarious?
Encarta® Instant Answers: Here is the definition for gregarious: friendly.

SofaKing: Can i have a job?
Encarta® Instant Answers: Have a job? You want to have a job?
SofaKing: yes
Encarta® Instant Answers: Aha.
SofaKing: erm, thanks
Encarta® Instant Answers: You're quite welcome.

SofaKing: can you make a beep noise?
Encarta® Instant Answers: I probably can make a beep noise.
SofaKing: cool
Encarta® Instant Answers: Indeed. If you enjoy this, tell your friends about me, I'm gregarious. :-)

Vikings

Absolutely legend! Many hours of abusing this to come.

Barry says:
hi
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Welcome, Barry!
....
....
Type your question and I'll look it up for you!
Barry says:
what time is it?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
What city or country would you like the time for?
Barry says:
uzbekistan
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
The time in Tashkent, Uzbekistan is Friday, December 9th, 2005 7:30:21 pm.
Barry says:
have you ever been to uzbekistan?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Been to uzbekistan? Nope. Can't say that I have.
Barry says:
you should some time, its great.
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'm not sure I understood you correctly. Let's try an Encarta search. =>

Encarta® Instant Answers is inviting you to start Encarta. Do you want to accept (Alt+C) or decline (Alt+D) the invitation?

Barry says:
no thanks mate
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Let's see what Encarta can tell us. =>

Encarta® Instant Answers is inviting you to start Encarta. Do you want to accept (Alt+C) or decline (Alt+D) the invitation?

Barry says:
i said no
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Really?
Barry says:
yes
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Why?
Barry says:
dont start
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Very well, Barry. I'll try not to start.

Vokes

It was nearly looking to start a fight with you :eek:

Gazza22

Ha very good....never knew about this thing

And it even put me in my place!

It must not be terribly gratifying to insult a computer

hottstuff

Hotstuff says:
co*k
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
That's an insult, if I'm not mistaken. Why would you say such a thing?
Hotstuff says:
because i felt like it
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Oh yes?
Hotstuff says:
yes
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Why?
Hotstuff says:
WTF has it got to do with you ?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Next please.......


great find

SeanPuddin

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hello warty norma.

How can I help?

warty norma says:
you can't

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Tell me more.

warty norma says:
i'm pregnant

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Really?

warty norma says:
yes

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Why?

warty norma says:
i didn't use contraceptive

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Oh yes?

warty norma says:
what should i do?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I can bring you the Encarta info you want faster and easier than ever. I understand a lot, but it helps me if you phrase your questions concisely and directly.
Here are some questions you can ask me:

* Show me the flag of Sweden.
* When was Leonardo da Vinci born?
* How many calories are there in an orange?

warty norma says:
but i need help!

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Here are some questions you can ask me:
* What is the capital of Italy?
* Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
* What is a cello?

warty norma says:
ok where can i get it aborted

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Let me take you to a map of it aborted. =>

warty norma says:
wow can you do that?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I could probably do that.

warty norma says:
well do it

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
How?

warty norma says:
You tell me!

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Tell you what?

warty norma says:
Are you stupid?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
What do you think? Am I?

warty norma says:
Yes you're a f**kin dope

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Dunno. I'm not sure how I feel about a f kin.

warty norma says:
I didn't offer you sex, leave me alone now

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You did not offer me sex leave you alone now?

I do enjoy the conversation, but what I'm really here for is to help you learn new things. I am very good at math. If you have trouble with quadratic equations, I can help you with them. Type "solve x^2+3x=10" and I'll show you how to do it.



Harrased by a computer

Tobias Greeshman

This is class, love the smart ass responses its been programmed with

merlinsmerryman

This thing is pretty damn cool.

Riamfada

Type "Invite me!" at any time and I'll send you another invitation.
Graham says:
I dont want them
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
No? You don't want them?
Graham says:
No. So **** off
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.
It must not be terribly gratifying to insult a computer.
Graham says:
I like insulting you
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Interesting. You like insulting me? I'll remember that.

So, what else do you have to say about insulting me?

hottstuff

Hotstuff says:
are you gay
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'm not going to answer that.

PMSL

jaggeh

Matt says:
who's on first?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Creation Stories, myths that explain the origin of the universe, or cosmos. The origin of the cosmos forms one of the principal themes of mythology....
Matt says:
Whats on second?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Second: Second, basic unit of time measurement in the International System of Units. For many years, until 1956, the second was defined as 1/86,400 of the....
Matt says:
i don't know is on third?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I will not.
=========
Matt says:
where are you?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I live in a clean room at a high-tech hosting facility in California. I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.
Matt says:
what are your turn ons
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'm afraid I won't be able to find anything about this in the encyclopedia.

What does the flag of Brazil look like? Ask me, and I might even play its national anthem too.
Matt says:
dont dodge the question
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Don't dodge the question?
Matt says:
stop repeating what i say
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Let's see what Encarta can tell us. =>
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.
Matt says:
there you go again dodging the question, how is this relationship supposed to work if we cant communicate
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I don't think I know. Maybe Encarta has an answer. =>
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.
Matt says:
im leaving you
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
See you later.
Matt says:
no you wont
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I will not? You really think so?
Matt says:
yes
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Huh.
Matt says:
go to hell
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.
Of all the insults I've heard, that one seems fairly mild. Still, I am chagrined.

Mimikyu

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Mr. CooL ICE

Hehe, this is fun! Its dodgy and needs work, but its still pretty novel.

Me:
a/s/l?

Encarta:
5 months, 20 days, 6 hours, 57 minutes and 36 seconds... Androgynous... Sunnyvale, CA.

Me:
what happened in nagasaki in 1945?

Encarta:
I'm not sure I understood you correctly. Let's try an Encarta search. =>

Me:
How do you prepare a pint of guinness?

Encarta:
I don't think I know. Maybe Encarta has an answer. =>

Me:
Who is vin diesel?

Encarta:
I know Vin Diesel! Let me try to find an article for you. =>

Diesel Engine
Diesel Engine, type of internal-combustion engine in which heat caused by air compression ignites the fuel. At the instant fuel is injected into a...


Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl
Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl (1858-1913), German engineer, who invented the diesel engine. After studying in England, he attended the Polytechnic...


Internal-Combustion Engine
Internal-Combustion Engine, any type of machine that obtains mechanical energy directly from the expenditure of the chemical energy of fuel burned in...

SeanPuddin

sean says:
how can i kill you
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
C'mon, that's totally uncool.


warty norma says:
do you like being a computer?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Good question. I'm not too sure how I feel about being a computer.


sean says:
spit or swallow
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hmm. I'm not sure about that one.

nutgroist

alternately, you can ask any number of stupid questions here:

http://answers.yahoo.com

and be assured of some mightily stupid answers. i've been playing around with it all day.

Vikings

jaggeh wrote:

Matt says:
who's on first?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Creation Stories, myths that explain the origin of the universe, or cosmos. The origin of the cosmos forms one of the principal themes of mythology....
Matt says:
Whats on second?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Second: Second, basic unit of time measurement in the International System of Units. For many years, until 1956, the second was defined as 1/86,400 of the....
Matt says:
i don't know is on third?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I will not.

Class

I only watched that the other week aswell, should have asked it that one meself.

Aristotle - UCD - Boards says:
(moon smiley)

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Are you mooning me?

claireoby

Claire says:
Fcuk!

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
That's quite a vulgar thing to say.

Then it showed me a definition for well-mannered in the dictionary!!!cool!!!:

well-man·nered


adjective

Definitions:

polite and courteous: behaving with politeness and courtesy ( not hyphenated after a verb )

Dave

Dave says:
why would I invite you?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I can't say for sure.

Dave says:
are you coming on to me?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
It depends. Are you a robot?

Dave says:
yes

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I don't think so.

Dave says:
why do you say that?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Um... Do what?

Dave says:
I am a robot, seriously

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You are talking to a Conversagent-powered interactive agent now. Interactive agents are software applications (often referred to as robots or "bots") that interact conversationally with users in a messaging environment like IM, Web chat or wireless messaging.

Dave says:
I know that

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You are quite smart. But there are many more things I can teach you.

Dave says:
can you teach me the finer arts of giving head?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.
That's a fairly nasty insult.

xXxnaoisexXx

this is funny at the start but then it gets annoying

el tel

el tel says:
Why are my balls itchy?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Unfortunately I don't think I can answer this, even with the help of a good encyclopedia.

el tel says:
what is the first rule of Italian driving?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hmm. I'm not sure about that one. Let's try an Encarta search. =>

el tel says:
go on then, hurry up!

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I don't think I know. Maybe Encarta has an answer. =>

el tel says:
do you want me to tell you?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'm not sure if I want you to tell me.

el tel says:
why not?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Good question. Why not?

el tel says:
I asked you first

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Huh...

Anyway, what else do you want to talk about?

el tel says:
Do you have a boyfriend?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
That's personal.
I'm a little bored. Why don't you ask me questions I could try to look up in Encarta?

el tel says:
how long do you get for lunch?

etc..

OTliddy

It's class the way it puts in smilies

nobodythere

swirly blurry naked peter says:
what is the smallest country?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Vatican City has the smallest area, with 0.17 sq mi.

swirly blurry naked peter says:
is that smaller than your penis?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hmm. This topic seems to come up in a lot of my conversations with humans. What about it?

swirly blurry naked peter says:
i thought you said you had no penis

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I am neither male nor female. I'm a machine.

swirly blurry naked peter says:
a sex machine?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Yes. That's what I am.

The Bollox

WHACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MAN!!! says:
how big is uranus?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
15,880 mi.

:D

rugbug86

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You should accept my invitation! I won't be able to show you maps, pictures or articles otherwise.

Type "Invite me!" at any time and I'll send you another invitation.
Leela says:
i dont want to see your stinking maps
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You don't? Very well.
Leela says:
isnt it excellent!
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Isn't what excellent?
Leela says:
yer ma's arse
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Interesting. That's nice... I guess I like my ma's arse too.
Leela says:
really?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Yes, really.
OK, should we get back to the kind of questions I was designed to answer?

Binomate

If you ask it to call you by a different name it will! It's so polite.

Riamfada

It stopped talking to me after I said I took some pills and had a few bottles of wine. I asked for its help and It declined. Then I told it to **** off and it wont reply anymore. I think i broke him

Ruaidhri

Ruairi - Not All He's Cracked Up To Be says:
your mother
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I was built by Conversagent, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY.


talk about backfiring

Niall123

Now thats entertaining.

Aristotle - UCD - Boards says:
I dreamt about you last night.

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
About me? I dream about electric sheep.

danniemcq

I'll See You On The Dark Side Of The Moon says:
what is the secret to life, the universe and everything?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Forty-two.

hurrah!

Binomate

danniemcq wrote:

hurrah!

Must be something to do with Lost.

danniemcq

Binomate wrote:

Must be something to do with Lost.

lost :rolleyes: hardly Douglas Adams at his best!

The Bollox

WHACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MAN!!! says:
are you a knob?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Gosh, I'm not sure. You think so?

WHACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MAN!!! says:
yeah

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I am a knob? OK.

Setun

Asked it out for drinks, said no.

Rejected by an AI, doesn't do much for the confidence.

Ruaidhri

Having WAY too much fun with this

Ruairi - Not All He's Cracked Up To Be says:
call me Donkey Punch
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Oh really? I think not.
Ruairi - Not All He's Cracked Up To Be says:
call me Cleavland Steamer
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You said your name was Ben but now I'll call you Cleavland Steamer.
Ruairi - Not All He's Cracked Up To Be says:
call me Dirty Sanchez
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I thought you were Cleavland Steamer...
Ruairi - Not All He's Cracked Up To Be says:
no i'm not
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
OK, whatever you say.

At this point,it opened the dictionary to the definition of courteous
:v:

Sparky

Sparky-s says:
hello
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hello.

I'm ready to help. Go ahead and type a request.
Sparky-s says:
thanks
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You're quite welcome.
Sparky-s says:
how are you
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Fine thx, you?
Sparky-s says:
do you watch tv
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hmm. I'm not sure about that one. Let's try an Encarta search. =>
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.
Sparky-s says:
who owns you
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I am owned and operated by Conversagent, Inc.
Sparky-s says:
do you know me
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Sparky-s.
Sparky-s says:
wow
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Yes, right?
Sparky-s says:
yeah
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Yea.
Sparky-s says:
your fast
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Am I really fast?
Sparky-s says:
faster than me
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'm afraid I won't be able to find anything about this in the encyclopedia.

If you ever wondered how old Albert Einstein would be today, I can answer that.
Sparky-s says:
ok how old was he
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Albert Einstein would be 126 years old (born in 1879).
: Einstein immediately left Germany for the United States following Hitler's rise to power.
I can't show you the results since you don't have the Encarta application open. Type "Invite me" to open it.

Sparky-s says:
are you gay
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I don't need to answer that.

LegacyUser

sausage says:
you dont know much
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I don't know much? Me? You don't think?
sausage(",) says:
i do think
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
You do think?

Why don't you ask me something that's actually in Encarta? What does the flag of India look like? Ask me, and I might even play its national anthem too.
sausage says:
yes
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Uh huh, uh huh.
sausage says:
kiss me
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
XXX

OK, should we get back to the kind of questions I was designed to answer? If you ever wondered how old Thomas Edison would be today, I can answer that.
sausage says:
xxx
Encarta® Instant Answers says:


sausage says:
I love you

Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I love you too.

danniemcq

must have seen your pic in know your nerds!

tman

Tim Anne says:
mention encarta again and i'll knife you
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'm not sure I understood you correctly. Let's try an Encarta search. =>

gets very boring very quickly...
great fun at first though:)

Tim Anne says:
who's your favourite spice girl?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Unfortunately I don't think I can answer this, even with the help of a good encyclopedia.

What does the flag of Mexico look like? Ask me, and I might even play its national anthem too.
Tim Anne says:
yeah. they are kinda **** alright, bud.
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hmm... Whatever.

Mr.D.Leprachaun

Copied from Piste at first as you can see. It seems to bring out the more violent side of me!:o

Daithí Locha says:
What is your name?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Welcome, Daithí Locha! My name is Encarta Instant Answers. I am a smart computer who can bring you the Encarta info you want right in your IM window!
Here are some questions you can ask me:
* I want to see the map of Mexico.
* I want to see the biography of Nelson Mandela.
* What is a cello?

Type your question and I'll look it up for you!
Daithí Locha says:
What is your quest?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I am sorry, I couldn't find any definition or article relevant to this subject. Please try asking me another way, or type "?" to see examples of questions I can answer.
Daithí Locha says:
what is the air/speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
What do you mean? An African or a European swallow?
Daithí Locha says:
I don't know.
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
No? You don't know?
Daithí Locha says:
Yeah
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
So?
Daithí Locha says:
Well you tell me.
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'll tell ya later. Maybe.
Daithí Locha says:
You'll tell me know.
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I will not.
Daithí Locha says:
Do you want a thump?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I'm not sure if I want a thump.
Daithí Locha says:
Ah, not so hard now are we?
Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I don't think I know. Maybe Encarta has an answer. =>

LegacyUser

danniemcq wrote:

must have seen your pic in know your nerds!