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rurallib

(64,484 posts)
6. I think a lot of us play this game for one reason or another
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 09:42 AM
Dec 4

and you are right. Sometimes the 'interpretation' can be hilarious or leave us scratching our heads trying to figure out what they are trying to say.

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But hey, technology is better with more A.I.! (sarcasm intended) OldBaldy1701E Dec 4 #1
Or not. Perhaps at this point just really, really sad. Biophilic Dec 4 #2
Yes. OldBaldy1701E Dec 4 #3
Yup. Biophilic Dec 4 #7
The language recongition melm00se Dec 4 #20
LOL! applegrove Dec 4 #4
I sometimes used closed captioning because the audio is poor or absent bucolic_frolic Dec 4 #5
I think a lot of us play this game for one reason or another rurallib Dec 4 #6
Good ones! MLAA Dec 4 #8
Brilliant! Just give TACO the "pullet surprise". He lays tons of eggs and he'll never know the difference! marble falls Dec 4 #9
The same issues arise when providing transcripts for the videos that I post here. TexasTowelie Dec 4 #10
Ha! Me, too. pandr32 Dec 4 #11
My favorite CC was "Patsy Baloney" for WH atty Pat Cipollone during Jan 6 hearings wishstar Dec 4 #12
I came here to say this. That was just hilarious! Scrivener7 Dec 4 #14
I wonder how they would have treated the daughter of R.I. Politician "Buddy" Cianci DFW Dec 4 #18
We use closed captioning all the time. I turn it off only for sports. Emile Dec 4 #13
My wife and I use them too, even though I wear hearing aids. I've read that closed captions are widely used for a number Martin68 Dec 4 #15
I use them also... joanbarnes Dec 4 #16
My wife has the same problem and we often use CC. patphil Dec 4 #17
I can't recall what show it was but there was an early scene where a guy goes out to light a bonfire chowder66 Dec 4 #19
My favorite was....gang green..... dixiegrrrrl Dec 4 #21
I use it with some British or Irish shows, because even though they're speaking English, JustABozoOnThisBus Friday #22
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