Bot Contest

Note to those entering the Loebner contest: the Turing hub does NOT recognize PF's smileys. So if your responses depend on smileys for proper context, you may want to put a 'nose' in the smiley for a while. Then it won't turn into a graphic.

Has anyone got any confirmations yet?

I have yet to send it.

nope, but I only mailed it from Australia about 5 days ago.. should I fax as well, as suggested, or is that paranoia?

If you dont hear a confirmation by the 29th, It's probably a good idea to fax it. Probably what I'll do.

There, I faxed it. I used:

1015566 +011 44 1483 689550

(1015566 is for discount phone calls, probably the equivalent of 10 10 220 in the US)
(011 is the country code)
The rest is the number

I received confirmation today!

Me too!

Back in the day, we didn't GET confirmations! We just assumed they got there... And when you'd show up (AHEM*Loebner 2002*) you'd hope they got there.

(Ooh, I'm on a roll...)

Okay, it's time for a bit of cultural exchange--between American, Canadian, British, Australian....you get the idea.

I've been informed that 'on your bike' (British) means the same thing as 'take a hike' (USA) or 'get lost', 'go jump in the lake', 'go play in traffic,' 'get bent' (that last one's very rude, BTW). Let's share some idioms from different English speaking countries so our bots do well in the contest, which is being held in England. I'll try to find a website with translations between dialects.

P.S. What does 'ta' mean?

It's 'thanks' or 'bye'

"ta" is thanks, but "ta ta" is bye...
"cheers" is thanks as well (also could be used as a goodbye)
"Bollocks" - that's just silly/not true, bulls***
"Shag" - sex "alright mate" - Hi there how are you
"bonk" - sex "that's pants" - that's not good
"snog" - kissing with tongue
"fag" - cigarette
"to bum" - to borrow
"it's the dog's bollocks" - it's the best, it's just great

giggle - that's some of the more amusing ones I can think of off hand