Adventures in Ex Post Editing
AI and Choo-Choo Jokes

Better AI Humor

While he was at ChatGPT  at my request, Daniel Dern tried a couple of prompts that produced decent results.

Here's how William Shakespeare might tell a knock-knock joke:

    Knock, knock.
    Whose there?
    Boo.
    Boo who?
    Indeed, why dost thou make such a sorrowful cry?

    Knock, knock.
    Who's there?
    Lettuce.
    Lettuce who?
    Lettuce in, tis a jest most fair and full of mirth.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

The famous riddle "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" was posed by the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll's novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.” This riddle is considered to be a paradox and has no answer, as the two objects are completely unrelated and cannot be compared in any meaningful way. The answer "because Poe wrote on both" is often given, but this is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote stories about both ravens and desks, and not a solution to the riddle itself.
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Who is buried in Grant's tomb?

Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant, are buried in Grant's Tomb in New York City. The tomb, which is located in Riverside Park, is the largest mausoleum in North America and serves as a memorial to one of the most famous and successful military leaders in American history.

Comments

Robert E. Malchman

The actual correct answer for No. 2 is "Mr. and Mrs. Grant" -- Julia is entombed next to Ulysses.

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