# Playing with dice (test)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 29, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697 "2020-06-29T20:42:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/101 "2020-07-08T03:21:03Z")

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No? Like you won’t give me a fortune you goddamn automaton?

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/102 "2020-07-08T03:44:32Z")

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You have no fortune.

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/103 "2020-07-08T04:01:43Z")

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Will we ever tire of this thread?  
@discobot fortune

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/104 "2020-07-08T04:01:46Z")

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> 🔮 Better not tell you now

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/105 "2020-07-08T04:02:15Z")

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Well that’s not very helpful. I have half a mind to flag that post as trolling.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/106 "2020-07-08T04:07:57Z")

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@discobot fortune

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/107 "2020-07-08T04:08:00Z")

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> 🔮 Ask again later

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/108 "2020-07-08T04:08:24Z")

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Thank you. I will.

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/109 "2020-07-08T05:48:16Z")

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@discobot quote

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/110 "2020-07-08T05:48:18Z")

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> 🗨 _To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did._ —

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/111 "2020-07-08T05:48:32Z")

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I find that highly offensive. How dare you.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/112 "2020-07-08T05:56:31Z")

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@discobot fortune

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/113 "2020-07-08T05:56:34Z")

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> 🔮 Cannot predict now

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/114 "2020-07-08T05:58:04Z")

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I’ve always intimidated fortune tellers. I didn’t expect this to happen to a machine as well.

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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/115 "2020-07-08T15:57:20Z")

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You would think something named discobot would be able to do disco things:

@discobot dance

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/116 "2020-07-08T18:11:00Z")

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@discobot flip a coin

ETA: Bad discobot.

Tripler  
I’ll try this out.

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/117 "2020-07-08T18:11:03Z")

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Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/118 "2020-07-08T18:12:33Z")

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@discobot fortune

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/119 "2020-07-08T18:12:36Z")

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> 🔮 Reply hazy, try again

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/120 "2020-07-08T18:13:48Z")

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All right, I will try again:

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@discobot fortune

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