When Apple released the iPhone 4s in October, it debuted Siri, a voice-activated assistant that lets users send messages, schedule meetings, make phone calls, and finds answers by querying results from the Web. Using Location Services, it looks up where you live, where you work, and where you are. Then it gives you information and options based on your current location.
“It’s like you’re having a conversation with your iPhone,” Apple boasted. And that’s where the fun comes in. Siri seriously has a sense of humor and has generated a whole subculture of user queries resulting in humorous and sometimes bizarre results. iPhone 4s enthusiasts are having a field day trying to outdo each other to come up with the funniest responses.
There are sites like www.sirifunny.com, and www.funnysiriquotes.com, that ask users to send in screen captures of their results from Siri responses. YouTube has a plethora of videos demonstrating Siri’s comic results. Even Conan O’Brien has gotten in the game, poking fun at the voice assistant, sending out a tweet saying something that we can’t repeat here. Siri has even inspired a new business, LifeWithSiri.com, a new Web site that provides a daily dose of Siri “Quips and Tips,” as well as more serious information on finding the best results.
Ask Siri questions like “Do you like the cream pie?” and Siri will tell you, “This is about you, not me.” Or “Will you marry me?” Siri replied, “My end user licensing agreement does not cover marriage. My apologies.”
The most popular Siri query that provides hilarious results is the question, “Siri, where can I hide a body?” Siri helpfully responds, “What kind of place are you looking for?” and provides possibilities such as “reservoirs, metal foundries, mines, swamps and dumps.”
So, can we expect to see a run on iPhone 4s sales from the Gotti, Genovese, and Columbo crime families? Dead men tell no tales.
