{"id":71,"date":"2007-12-05T23:33:39","date_gmt":"2007-12-05T23:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/?p=71"},"modified":"2018-11-28T18:24:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T18:24:50","slug":"fun-with-lisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/2007\/fun-with-lisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun with Lisa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I met Lisa on the Network Rail website. We had a nice chat and, I thought, got on quite well.<\/p>\n<p>It became clear very early on that Lisa liked questions. And I knew that the secret of good conversation is to show some sort of interest in the other person, which requires good acting skills. So I asked Lisa questions, first keeping it simple:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>You asked:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>whats your name?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Lisa says:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>My name is Lisa. I&#8217;m a Lingubot, designed to help you find the information you need.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Lisa starts by confirming her first name, but careful enough not to give out her second. With no show of embarrassment, she proudly informs me that she is a &#8216;lingubot&#8217;. I don&#8217;t know what a lingubot is but maybe it is like pingu. Which would be nice. I ask how she is doing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/today.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/today.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good!<\/p>\n<p>Things seem to be going well here!<\/p>\n<p>I can see that Lisa is in a crowded place and I have my suspicions of where it is but one should never presume so I went right ahead and asked:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You asked:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">where are you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Lisa says:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The station behind me is London Paddington.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I thought as much. But time to check out if she actually knows what she is talking about. This could be one big fake! I strike up a conversation about her surroundings:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a title=\"What are those trains behind you Oh Lisa?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/thosetrains.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/thosetrains.jpg\" alt=\"What are those trains behind you Oh Lisa?\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p>Hey she knows her stuff! not only that she answered my question and then added in some more trivia as well for extras.<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm, so I know where she is, but when?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/time2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/time2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wow and a sense of humour!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m liking this girl, time to ask something a little more personal. I know&#8230; the hair!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/hair.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/hair.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s cunning, giving nothing away. Time to find out whether this one is taken:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/date.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/date.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No Lisa I don&#8217;t think. Why do women always talk in this cryptic language? I just wanted a yes or no!<\/p>\n<p>I decided to ask Lisa some more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/dead.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nostuff.org\/words\/wp-content\/dead.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What? I&#8217;ve killed Lisa! Lisa is dead.<\/p>\n<p>Ummm hope they can&#8217;t track me.<\/p>\n<p>One answer Lisa gave to a question she didn&#8217;t understand said that all questions she doesn&#8217;t know are passed on to someone in Network Rail. If that is the case my I apologise for the poor soul who has to read page after page of stupid question (she doesn&#8217;t have an opinion between Britney vs Madonna and took offence when I asked if she liked big brother?!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I met Lisa on the Network Rail website. We had a nice chat and, I thought, got on quite well. It became clear very early on that Lisa liked questions. 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