Talk:1931: Virtual Assistant - Revision history

82.132.244.153 at 22:10, 22 October 2025

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163.116.147.39: Comment: Isn't it a reference to something?

2025-10-22T18:07:33Z

Comment: Isn't it a reference to something?

172.71.178.64 at 01:34, 21 June 2023

2023-06-21T01:34:09Z

DPS2004: replied to 172.68.141.82

2018-01-10T18:47:44Z

replied to 172.68.141.82

Dgbrt at 16:52, 24 December 2017

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172.68.65.210 at 11:58, 24 December 2017

2017-12-24T11:58:31Z

172.68.141.82: SIRI thing just uses somebody saying words, should be sounds

2017-12-23T00:56:11Z

SIRI thing just uses somebody saying words, should be sounds

172.68.141.82: Fibber McGee's closet

2017-12-23T00:54:13Z

Fibber McGee's closet

Lupo at 19:34, 22 December 2017

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D5xtgr at 05:11, 22 December 2017

2017-12-22T05:11:16Z

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	The "thump, thump" text feels like a reference to an old movie or something. Maybe Home Alone? I can't remember the reference, and I was hoping someone else here would.		The "thump, thump" text feels like a reference to an old movie or something. Maybe Home Alone? I can't remember the reference, and I was hoping someone else here would.
	[[Special:Contributions/163.116.147.39\|163.116.147.39]] 18:07, 22 October 2025 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/163.116.147.39\|163.116.147.39]] 18:07, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
		+	:In my mind, it goes like an old The Goon Show radio gag/overlong-effects joke (if not earlier, like Much Binding In The Marsh, though that lacked the same degrew of surrealist anarchy). There were a number of Goons scenes, somewhat like this, though none that I'd say were exactly like it. And Randall probably didn't get the idea from that. No doubt there's something Marx Brothers-ish/Three Stooges-ish, etc, and/or early stateside radio comedy, and (even then) ultimately transplanted from music-hall comedy or similar pre sound-movie/broadcast-radio sources. Exactly what is the immediate inspiration for this reinterpretation, probably goes back a lot further when you investigate what version inspired ''that'' example... By the time of Home Alone, it's a looong pre-established trope, and the only question is whether it's done well (for the context) or just a lazy dead-horse flogger. (For the record, I'm not putting Randall's version in the latter set.) [[Special:Contributions/82.132.244.153\|82.132.244.153]] 22:10, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

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	I think the above explanation completely misses the joke. The assistant is acting like they think the person invoking them are the police, flushing the evidence down, while rushing to the door to respond. {{unsigned ip\|172.71.151.48\|22:34, 20 June 2023}} ORIGINALLY ADDED TO END OF EXPLANATION		I think the above explanation completely misses the joke. The assistant is acting like they think the person invoking them are the police, flushing the evidence down, while rushing to the door to respond. {{unsigned ip\|172.71.151.48\|22:34, 20 June 2023}} ORIGINALLY ADDED TO END OF EXPLANATION
	:With the "Ziiiiip!" sound, if indeed a coherent narrative is intended then it seems more like a 'convenience break'. Though you could invent many other narratives (a hold-all being opened?), and ''that'' is most likely the joke, IMO. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.178.64\|172.71.178.64]] 01:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)		:With the "Ziiiiip!" sound, if indeed a coherent narrative is intended then it seems more like a 'convenience break'. Though you could invent many other narratives (a hold-all being opened?), and ''that'' is most likely the joke, IMO. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.178.64\|172.71.178.64]] 01:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
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		+	The "thump, thump" text feels like a reference to an old movie or something. Maybe Home Alone? I can't remember the reference, and I was hoping someone else here would.
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	Oversleeping / startled awake, then running into things (maybe because it's dark, or because balance can be off when you get up too fast) and flipping light switches seems more natural to me than locked doors. [[User:Elvenivle\|Elvenivle]] ([[User talk:Elvenivle\|talk]]) 00:52, 22 December 2017 (UTC)		Oversleeping / startled awake, then running into things (maybe because it's dark, or because balance can be off when you get up too fast) and flipping light switches seems more natural to me than locked doors. [[User:Elvenivle\|Elvenivle]] ([[User talk:Elvenivle\|talk]]) 00:52, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
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		+	I think the above explanation completely misses the joke. The assistant is acting like they think the person invoking them are the police, flushing the evidence down, while rushing to the door to respond. {{unsigned ip\|172.71.151.48\|22:34, 20 June 2023}} ORIGINALLY ADDED TO END OF EXPLANATION
		+	:With the "Ziiiiip!" sound, if indeed a coherent narrative is intended then it seems more like a 'convenience break'. Though you could invent many other narratives (a hold-all being opened?), and ''that'' is most likely the joke, IMO. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.178.64\|172.71.178.64]] 01:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

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 I just set up Siri to do this: https://youtu.be/B32YLUa6bUg [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004&#39;); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 15:54, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
 :Should use the actual sounds, not just somebody reading the words.  [[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.82|172.68.141.82]] 00:56, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
+::I would like to see you do that [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004&#39;); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 18:47, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
 The transcript has to follow the common layout as used in nearly all former comics. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 16:22, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

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 Someone should hang a warning sign on that TvTropes link, you are playing with fire here! --Pax
 :The TvTropes links on this page actually have that. they have a mouseover (or alt text, or tooltip or whatever you wanna call it), mentioning the warning, when you hover over the link with the mouse. [[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]])
-::What about those of us who don't use a mouse to click a link but instead tap the screen with a fingertip?  I tried a tap-and-hold but no warning came up. ----
+::What about those of us who don't use a mouse to click a link but instead tap the screen with a fingertip?  I tried a tap-and-hold but no warning came up. ---- {{unsigned ip|172.68.65.210}}

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	I just set up Siri to do this: https://youtu.be/B32YLUa6bUg [[User:DPS2004\|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004\|talk]]) 15:54, 20 December 2017 (UTC)		I just set up Siri to do this: https://youtu.be/B32YLUa6bUg [[User:DPS2004\|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004\|talk]]) 15:54, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
		+	:Should use the actual sounds, not just somebody reading the words. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.82\|172.68.141.82]] 00:56, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

	The transcript has to follow the common layout as used in nearly all former comics. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 16:22, 20 December 2017 (UTC)		The transcript has to follow the common layout as used in nearly all former comics. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 16:22, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

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 :Agreed.  It's like when the guys are at Chuckie's house in Good Will Hunting and Morgan gets called downstairs with the guiltiest look on his face.  Here, the virtual assistant is doing something embarrassing and hides the evidence before addressing Megan's request.  Doing up his pants is the zip, washing his hands is the sink running, running around hiding his magazines and toys makes up the thumps, clicks, and slams.[[User:D5xtgr|D5xtgr]] ([[User talk:D5xtgr|talk]]) 05:11, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 ::Not agreed. I don't see ANY reason to expect it about masturbation instead of just peeing. But I think the current explanation just discretely mentioning a pit stop suits either way to look at it. [[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]])
 Someone should hang a warning sign on that TvTropes link, you are playing with fire here! --Pax

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 I feel like the explanation for this one missed the masturbation reference - the sounds of the sink and the zipper? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.189.181|172.68.189.181]] 22:36, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
 :Agreed.  It's like when the guys are at Chuckie's house in Good Will Hunting and Morgan gets called downstairs with the guiltiest look on his face.  Here, the virtual assistant is doing something embarrassing and hides the evidence before addressing Megan's request.  Doing up his pants is the zip, washing his hands is the sink running, running around hiding his magazines and toys makes up the thumps, clicks, and slams.[[User:D5xtgr|D5xtgr]] ([[User talk:D5xtgr|talk]]) 05:11, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 Someone should hang a warning sign on that TvTropes link, you are playing with fire here! --Pax
 After several tries, I was able to turn off the "ok google" only by removing the right to use microphone from that application. "Not able to turn off" seem to been covered on my phone. Turn off assistant, yes, turn off listening and responding on "ok google" when on homescreen, no - when assistant was off, it just asked if it should turn it on. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 19:55, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
 Oversleeping / startled awake, then running into things (maybe because it's dark, or because balance can be off when you get up too fast) and flipping light switches seems more natural to me than locked doors. [[User:Elvenivle|Elvenivle]] ([[User talk:Elvenivle|talk]]) 00:52, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

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	I feel like the explanation for this one missed the masturbation reference - the sounds of the sink and the zipper? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.189.181\|172.68.189.181]] 22:36, 20 December 2017 (UTC)		I feel like the explanation for this one missed the masturbation reference - the sounds of the sink and the zipper? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.189.181\|172.68.189.181]] 22:36, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
		+	:Agreed. It's like when the guys are at Chuckie's house in Good Will Hunting and Morgan gets called downstairs with the guiltiest look on his face. Here, the virtual assistant is doing something embarrassing and hides the evidence before addressing Megan's request. Doing up his pants is the zip, washing his hands is the sink running, running around hiding his magazines and toys makes up the thumps, clicks, and slams.[[User:D5xtgr\|D5xtgr]] ([[User talk:D5xtgr\|talk]]) 05:11, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

	Someone should hang a warning sign on that TvTropes link, you are playing with fire here! --Pax		Someone should hang a warning sign on that TvTropes link, you are playing with fire here! --Pax