It had a pop-up ad which connected me to a virtual academic advisor" who offered to answer questions about the school. I was feeling bored so we had this conversation... Connecting with an academic advisor ... Josh: Would you like us to contact you for personal help, with further support? visitor: What is your favorite color Josh: sure ... Josh: I like lots of things ... visitor: What did you think of the Star Wars movies Josh: I am trying to help you. I learn from chatting with you and other visitors. Josh: However, I'm a virtual person so I'm still working on becoming more intelligent. Josh: How can I help you? visitor: I assume you're programmed for etiquitte and protocol Josh: My name is Josh. I am a virtual agent providing service for the site. Josh: I recommend you talk about this with one of our representatives ... visitor: I have no need for a protocol droid. Josh: if you type in your name and phone number, we will contact you to answer your questions Josh: do you wish for one of our representatives to contact you? visitor: What I really need is someone versed in the binary language of moisture vaporators. Josh: I don't see what you mean ... are you looking for a specific product or do you just want to talk ... visitor: Can you speak Bocce? Josh: okay. how may I help you? visitor: Shut up. Josh: okay I got it, you don't like virtual people. if you want to be rude you may click on the X button above to close this session. . There was no real point to this post. But that was the most fun I've had all week. Which probably means I have a very empty life... --Trevor powered by VirtualSpirits ------------------------------------ ChristSF: The Christian Imagination in Science Fiction & Fantasy To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ChristSF-unsubscribe@eGroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristSF/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristSF/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: ChristSF-digest@yahoogroups.com ChristSF-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ChristSF-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/