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Comedy: October 18, 2023 Issue [#12229]




 This week: Autocorrect Hates Me
  Edited by: 🐕GeminiGem🎁 Author IconMail Icon
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2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
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6. Ask & Answer
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Hi! I'm 🐕GeminiGem🎁 and I am one of the regular editors of the Comedy Newsletter. Let's talk about our old frenemy, autocorrect.


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Letter from the editor

Autocorrect Hates Me

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I love the memes and videos that show how badly autocorrect has wronged people. The frantic attempts to get the word right, the indignant or distressed responses from the recipients...chef kiss. When autocorrect changes the word "autocorrect" to "autocucumber", I can't help but laugh at the irony.

Of course, I get deeply annoyed when it happens to me. It can also be more puzzling than funny when receiving an autocorrected text that is completely garbled. I can't tell you how many time I replied, "What?" or "Huh?" to one of my husband's or one of my friend's texts. We are all of the Baby Boomer persuasion, so I think we are particularly susceptible to sending nonsensical texts.

I apparently have autocorrect in my brain, as well. My husband truly believes I have some mechanical hearing loss, but I am convinced that my brain is just playing tricks on me. I hear just fine, but somewhere in my brain words get changed to something that rhymes with the word that was spoken. Sometimes the substituted word makes no sense, sometime is does but changes the meaning completely. I have learned to wait for context before tipping my hand...usually. If the brain-autocorrected word is too crazy, it will show on my face as my expression changes to complete confusion or vaguely offended. So much for having a poker face.

I think this happens to everyone, once in a while, but it seems to happen to me on a fairly regular basis any more. It can be a way to bring some laughter to a situation ("You won't believe what I thought you said...") but since it happens a lot, it fails to be funny to me. I can clearly see how this could be a great comedy writing technique, though. Miscommunications can be hilarious.

Especially when they happen to somebody else.

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Some words of wisdom from anonymous people struggling with autocorrect:

Dear Autocorrect,
Yes, I did mean to offer a monkey-back guarantee.

Dear Autocorrect,
It is never duck.




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Ask & Answer

Here are some comments from my last Comedy Newsletter, "Don't Talk To MeOpen in new Window.

From Kotaro
I enjoyed reading about your plane experiences. It reminded me of what my friend said to me long ago. He was alone and sitting next to a stranger on a long flight. He got upset and demanded that person put down their book, so that they could talk!
That was one thing about him, he sure liked talking.
I would have been mortified if I had been the person on the plane with the book. This is why many introverts use headphones as a shield against talkative extroverts *Headphones*

From Beholden
Thank you very much for including my short story, Repetition, in your Editor's Picks section.

I'm very much an introvert, by the way.
You are very welcome for the mention.

From 🌖 HuntersMoon
Great topic. Thanks for addressing it. I think of myself as a "situational" introvert. When surrounded by idiots, I tend to keep to myself. It's amazing how quiet I've been lately... *Laugh*
I've noticed. *Rolling*

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Newsfeed feedback! Here is a selection of answers from newsfeed on the question: Do you feel you are an introvert or extravert?

Paul Introvert. I do not do well at social gatherings.

Santeven Quokklaus Introvert... which is weird because as a teenager I was very much an extrovert. It's only been since I got married that I pulled into myself and avoided social gatherings... and this got worse when I was divorced.

Sum1's Home! Extrovert Big Time.
Me: See? I told you not all creative types were introverts! *Laugh*

SAD Holiday Potato Definitely an introvert. I'm most comfortable talking with a small group of people I already know.

tj-Merry Mischief Maker I don't feel, I know I'm an introvert; I always was, still am, and I don't see it ever changing.

Kotaro Even as a child, I hated being at the center of attention. I squirmed in the hugs and kisses from my grandparents, uncles, and aunts. In school, I made sure I was never selected in plays. I goofed off a lot. I never went on a date. Didn’t go to the prom. Didn’t join any sports or after school activities. Was a weirdo.

Nobody’s Home I learned an easy definition a long time ago: If being around people drains your energy, you're an introvert. If being around people gives you energy, you're an extrovert.

I'm definitely an introvert. I can't stand to be around a group of people for long. Covid lockdown was so easy for me! *RollEyes*

Bob
Introvert. That's why I like to read. It is a solitary pursuit.


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