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Jun 21Liked by David Weir

David, have you heard of iDump4U, a third-party service that breaks up with your partner in your stead?. For a fee, a third party calls the dumpee, after verifying evidence of a relationship on Facebook or some other site. This third party is human being, not a robot, but might as well be a robot because there is a breakup script the third party must recite when breaking the bad news. iDump4U offers different breakups for different prices. While a standard breakup costs $10 via PayPal, ending an engagement will set you back $25. I read that in the future, iDump4U plans to robotize this service.

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Wow -- the ultimate in non-mannerliness!

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Jun 21·edited Jun 22Liked by David Weir

And the ultimate in emotional cowardice.

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Jun 21Liked by David Weir

I don’t have any voice command helpers but would be polite as well. My adult kids rely on these helpers especially for cooking alerts. I made fun of them, exaggerating the way they shouted their commands & they thought it funny & cleaned up their act.

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Hmm, my Siri says "Your Welcome!" when I say "Thankyou." Then I said "Siri you seem like a nice person." And she said "Thanks John, you're nice too." Maybe it's in the tone of your voice? ;-)

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