# Last thing you said to an inanimate object, machine, or computer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630 "2008-07-16T01:52:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ReuvenB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/41 "2008-07-17T11:33:40Z")
“If you don’t hold still, I’m going to solder you.” To an accelerometer. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/42 "2008-07-17T13:29:30Z")
Most likely “jesus fucking christ! You suck” to either work or home computer. More like work than home. ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/43 "2008-07-17T19:54:35Z")
“NEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAA” followed by a racial slur and several slang words for “testicles” to my cell phone after droppng a rather important call. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/44 "2008-07-17T21:01:48Z")
To MS Outlook (I call it Look Out): “Jeezus Hashimoto Christ you fucking piece of fucking dog shit, send the mutherfucking invitation and stop fucking around.” Yes, I need to take a fucking chill pill and calm the fuck down. Or maybe just stop using the F word _quite_ so often. ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/45 "2008-07-17T21:12:40Z")
‘Syphilitic son of a bald headed badger fucker’. Yesterday, to my speech recognition software, which I don’t have fully trained yet. Not only did this deeply confuse the software, which displayed a line of gibberish on screen, it also caused my office mate (who is 50ish, and something of a shrinking violet) to blush. Deeply. Noticeably. Probably a good thing I’m moving to another office next week. ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/46 "2008-07-18T02:26:02Z")
I often say “bite me” to animate and inanimate objects alike. I don’t believe in discrimination. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/47 "2008-07-18T03:25:21Z")
Probably “Do NOT fuck with me today.” I say that to something at least once a day. It works. Possibly “Thank you”. I say this to everything, every time I use it, or every time it performs some complicated action, like saving a file created in one application in another, or making coffee before I wake up. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630/48 "2008-07-18T04:11:03Z")
“Sorry!” Yes, I apologized to my carrier bag as I tripped over it last morning. You may laugh at me now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-thing-you-said-to-an-inanimate-object-machine-or-computer/456630.md?page=2)