Do you ever find yourself talking to machines if they are being uncooperative?
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JustCurious
ANSWERS: 37
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I do it all the time. I get the strangest looks sometimes. lol
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All the time. Of course I make sure nobody else is around if I have to resort to swearing at it.
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You mean there may be other people who do this??? Guilty.
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oh i am so glad..i always thought i was insane..great to know there are lots in the band-wagon..:)
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I usually curse at them. There's nothing like a well-placed f word to get a machine going.
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I yell at my computer/Internet connection when it hangs - "ANY fricking time!!" It never helps, but I do it anyway.
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Yes. Every day. I. Hate. Printers.
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ALL the time..
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yes, i dont think my scanner or printer like me.
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no never what the f,cks up with you now you stupid computer hey whats up with you get a grip come on WILL YOU HURRY UP AAAAAARGH
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Yes, I really hurl alot of verbal abuse at them. I have very little patience when it comes to uncooperative machines.
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o yea i do talk ta the lot of machines dat i need to work with lol... also, i find that talking nicely to the printer will get stuff printed as u like it lol but this wont work for a computer... they r obstinate fools lol
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Yes, my favorite line is...cough it up you f'n piece of shit
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Oh yeah...I will even threaten them if they are being particularly uncooperative. (oops..I didn't realize that I had already answered this..just consider it an addendum...lol)
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Yup... when my com hangs i shout at it. When that doesnt work i try the soft approach.. lol
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Talking? No screaming yes, I curse at them.
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I yell at inanimate objects, threaten then with timeouts or spanking if the do not comply.
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Definitely. Usually I try to sweet talk them before getting verbally abusive.
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lol, yes. I work at A&W, often in the back washing mugs in the mug washer. I remember several times where it would make a weird noise and I said what are you doing that for and then once one of my co-workers asked me if I was talking to myself. "No" I said, " I was talking to the mug washer. lol, he told me it would have been smarter to just say I was talking to myself
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Only sometimes.
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No. But that's cool so long as you don't hear 'em talkin' back! ;-)
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All the time! I talk to most things that arnt co operative really. Its quite embarrasing lol.
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sure do.
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You mean like economico-political machines? They only understand graft. ;-)
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It's probably nothing to worry about unless they start talking back to you.
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It's normal and instinctual to anthropomorphize everything. I assume by machines, though, you're referring to industrial and post-industrial products. I talk to chairs, I talk to the fridge, and I talk to my computer, which does, in fact, talk back. It'll be a while before it passes the Turing test though.
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I tend to be a bit more aggressive than anything else. I should probably try some sweet talk, may get me a more positive result.
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Very frequently. Even when other people are around.
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Of course, because it works! Haven't you seen any movies where if they talk to their car nicely and call it "baby" it will always start for them? I tried the same thing on my toaster this morning but no such luck. so I told it to go to hell.
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Defenitely! All my collegues talk to their computers :P Machines can really piss me off. Just standing there not being cooperative.
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Even when they're working just fine, I do. ._. Ever hear someone pour their heart out to their computer? Meh. Also, when they are being cranky, I usually end up sweet talking them and even, maybe, petting them [what the Hell is wrong with me? XD], until they do work. It usually ends up working, too! :D
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yes, I do. If the diet coke doesn't come out after I put my money in and I can't get my change I'll shake the machine and say "come on machine I put my money in you now give it back or give me my soda!!"
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I talk to machines even when they're behaving. Machines don't ridicule me or tell me what a shit I am. +5
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Yeah.... I had this whole thing in comuputer class where the girl next to me and I decided to stop being mean and rushing our computers and gently encouage them instead.... it was hilarious to hear "You can do it compy! Yay! .5% in only ten minutes!" in a room full of cussing.
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I usually tell the machine words to the effect of "Behave, you little piece of machinery." Oddly enough, more often than not the machine _does_ start working like it should after I talk to it.
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Oh yes. They are intractable and benefit from a good swearing. I've tried begging, pleading, asking nicely, and offering praise to the computer gods, but none if it is as effective as a good swear. :)
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+5 sure do
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