Signal to Noise » funny http://macvoip.com/stn Teddy Wallingford, Rock and Roll CEO Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:04:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Does PETA realize how self-satirical they’ve become? http://macvoip.com/stn/2009/07/14/does-peta-realize-how-self-satirical-theyve-become/ http://macvoip.com/stn/2009/07/14/does-peta-realize-how-self-satirical-theyve-become/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:18:02 +0000 Ted Wallingford http://macvoip.com/stn/2009/07/14/does-peta-realize-how-self-satirical-theyve-become/ Continue reading →]]>
When I first saw this image, I thought it was a pretty funny joke…  A joke pointing the lengths to which PETA goes to make arguably absurd statement about the defense of animals’ “feelings” and “rights”.  But then I found out that the PETA UNhappy Meal is actually a real thing.  It’s a ploy to keep kids away from McDonald’s Happy Meals, even sporting a satanic-looking version of Ronald McDonald brandishing a bloody knife and the catch-phrase “Chicken McCruelty”.  Good stuff.  I wonder how long their comic book hijinks will go on before PETA loses all remaining credibility.

]]> http://macvoip.com/stn/2009/07/14/does-peta-realize-how-self-satirical-theyve-become/feed/ 28 Google Voice Transcription Doesn’t Do Mumbling Toddlers http://macvoip.com/stn/2009/04/07/google-voice-transcription-doesnt-do-mumbling-toddlers/ http://macvoip.com/stn/2009/04/07/google-voice-transcription-doesnt-do-mumbling-toddlers/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:51:42 +0000 Ted Wallingford http://macvoip.com/stn/?p=887 Continue reading →]]> Nor does it do well-spoken adults all that well.  This is typical of what I’ve been getting from GV’s automatically-transcribed voicemails:

hey ted it’s pages check in with you you know everything with tonight i assume it went well really sorry i missed you but i’ve got night here you know we always have renewal company picnic i think we’re gonna do this invite you to please there and get introduction do a whole bunch of people you would otherwise fine one more quick thing and i should you ever get a response back from the okay i’ll see you like i said two outs used a stand up guy all the way through and i know it’s a go over the whole hell kind of thing so you know i hope you got a response from imminent with something to your liking hey gimme a shout some time it’s convenient an update thanks bye

Good to know that Google Voice thinks my contact wants me to “do a whole bunch of people” and so forth. Haha.

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