Can my Mac tell jokes?

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Sometimes I just need a break from serious work. Can my Mac OS install tell me any jokes?

you might want to remove the word "good" from your sentence... — Rabarberski, Aug 10 '11 at 06:23

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 10 '11 at 03:53

Why yes, it can, as a matter of fact. Follow these steps to hear some high quality jokes on your Mac.

Open up Speech Recognition in your system settings.
Enable "Speakable Items"
Enable "Speak Command Acknowledgement"

Set up the rest however you like (in regards to key press or keyword for input). When you're ready, say "Tell me a joke." (Or, if you have a keyword " tell me a joke".)

Enjoy! (Tested in Lion, although this has been around for quite some time.)

Has been around since System 7 when Macintalk was introduced. :-) — MacLemon, Aug 10 '11 at 22:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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I vaguely recall a way to see (not hear) a joke in Terminal … maybe from before Mac OS X.

I paged through Got any tips or tricks for Terminal in Mac OS X? but can't find anything relating to jokes …

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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answered Aug 23 '11 at 09:37

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