May 29: Are You Sure?

This week's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" on NPR featured a news tidbit that resulted in delightful jokes the rest of the episode. Apparently, Tinder has added a feature to alert users before they send a direct message that includes a bad pickup line or bullying with a pop-up that double checks if the user really wants to send the message. The feature is called "Are you sure?"  Helen Hong was asked about this during the panelist questions round, and she got it right on the first guess. She responded, "Oh. I wonder how I knew that." haha. (She is open about her avid use of dating apps).  Peter Sagal (the host) further explained that AI will read through messages and alert the user if "it detects certain, like, bad ideas." Panelist Jessie Klein wondered, "Is 'bad idea' a euphemism for a picture of a penis?" hahaha. Helen suggested, "What about, 'you up?'" haha. The segment ended with the best joke, delivered by Jessie: "Cut to a year from now when Tinder is like, well, according to our data, 99.9% of dudes are sure." hahahahaha.

But the "Are you sure" jokes delightfully didn't end there. 

During the limericks round, Peter described a new robotic thumb developed at University College in London that attaches to your hand next to your pinky and promises to help people do difficult things more dexterously,  It's mechanical, and you control it with a sensor in your shoe under your big toe. Jessie immediately chimed in, "Guys, I'm going to say it. Are you sure?" hahahahaha.

Also during the limericks round, Peter described "an annual grave digging competition in Siberia, which is intended to, quote, 'attract younger generations to careers in the funeral industry.'". After a funny discussion about this ridiculous event, Jessie chimed in again, "Guys, I'm having the urge to try it one more time just to see if it works. Here it goes. Are you sure?" hahahahaha.

I always delight in "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", but this episode, and this joke in particular, was especially delightful, and now my husband and I will be using it often (we did it several times on Sunday already. haha!)

With delight,

♥Jamie