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Nevilledog

(51,212 posts)
Sun Jan 16, 2022, 09:30 PM Jan 2022

Lara Trump thinks Microsoft Word office assistant 'Clippy' is a real person spying on her documents

https://www.rawstory.com/lara-trump-microsoft-clippy/

Fox host Lara Trump either has a new conspiracy theory, or she is very confused.

Hosting the 5 p.m. EST hour, Trump was ranting about Microsoft Word's Clippy and the suggested changes to words like "postman" into "letter carrier" and "mankind" into "humankind." It's part of the right's latest attack on "wokism," which they define as anything done in polite society that makes them uncomfortable.

"Someone is reading this?! And assessing what I'm writing?" Trump said, assuming that a person was actually watching and reading what she was typing in Word instead of an AI programed into what they call "office assistant." It was once named Clippy, and it was never a real person.

According to Trump, the "office assistant" is a lot like her fancy new car that doesn't require a key, just a push-button to start it. She said that the car wouldn't start if she didn't jingle the keys around. That's false. Push-button start cars use safety technology that requires your foot on the break, the car in park, and the key fob in the car with you. It's essentially a small low-frequency transmitter. So if the car won't start, it's likely that you need to replace the batteries.

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Lara Trump thinks Microsoft Word office assistant 'Clippy' is a real person spying on her documents (Original Post) Nevilledog Jan 2022 OP
There's no limit to her stupidity. highplainsdem Jan 2022 #1
She's married to Erik right? underpants Jan 2022 #2
I think she was the one who had a rather wild past viva la Jan 2022 #3
My toaster has confirmed that Clippy is spying on her. zuul Jan 2022 #4
Toasters are notorious liars gratuitous Jan 2022 #14
What about waffle irons? MustLoveBeagles Jan 2022 #20
ONLY if you've never used Aunt Jemima syrup gratuitous Jan 2022 #23
Gottcha MustLoveBeagles Jan 2022 #24
Household appliances are like atoms gratuitous Jan 2022 #25
The flying ones, right? AwakeAtLast Jan 2022 #17
Yes the Clippy Intelligence Agency is monitoring her every keystroke Zorro Jan 2022 #5
Apparently it's not genetically specific. Just marrying into that family ... 11 Bravo Jan 2022 #6
You have it backward. It takes a fucking idiot to marry into that family. Lochloosa Jan 2022 #10
If she was freaked out over clippy? vercetti2021 Jan 2022 #7
What version of Word does she use? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 #8
Wow...that's off the chart crazy... Enter stage left Jan 2022 #9
Clippy was a rudimentary example of artificial intelligence MurrayDelph Jan 2022 #11
O, god Deuxcents Jan 2022 #12
Clippy Cancel Culture is real! Solly Mack Jan 2022 #13
Clippy isn't spying on her Poiuyt Jan 2022 #15
Did someone bring back Clippy? Silent3 Jan 2022 #16
LOL! Kali Jan 2022 #19
LoL 😂 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2022 #21
"Do I need this thing thinking for me?" A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #18
The jokes write themselves don't they? MustLoveBeagles Jan 2022 #22
Clippy's comin' for ya, Baby! nt Progressive Jones Jan 2022 #26
lol.. is clippy still around? Haven't seen him for years Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #27

viva la

(3,322 posts)
3. I think she was the one who had a rather wild past
Sun Jan 16, 2022, 09:37 PM
Jan 2022

Well, so did Ivanka, in her rich Manhattan snob-girl party way.
And her dad introduced her to Epstein, and had her model for John Casablancas (known for abuse of models).

The rich really are different.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
14. Toasters are notorious liars
Sun Jan 16, 2022, 11:38 PM
Jan 2022

Believe the toaster only if the microwave confirms it. (Remember the 10 days' wonder the conservawhackos had about microwave ovens spying on people?)

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
6. Apparently it's not genetically specific. Just marrying into that family ...
Sun Jan 16, 2022, 09:42 PM
Jan 2022

is enough to turn one into a fucking idiot.

Enter stage left

(3,399 posts)
9. Wow...that's off the chart crazy...
Sun Jan 16, 2022, 09:48 PM
Jan 2022

But the amazing part is she makes her husband & brother-in-law look semi-sane.



NOTE: "semi-sane", isn't the same as "Sane", or intelligent, or rational, or educated...you get the point.

MurrayDelph

(5,301 posts)
11. Clippy was a rudimentary example of artificial intelligence
Sun Jan 16, 2022, 10:13 PM
Jan 2022

Lara Trump is a rudimentary example of genuine stupidity.

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