Around 10 years ago, we had a computer that had a device where you could highlight text and it would speak it out -- in this computerized, semi monotone voice.

It was coherent enough to understand what it was saying, but "off" enough to be funny as heck too! For instance, it pronounced grapefruit as "Grapp-eh-froo-it". ;D

I used to like typing in movie lines and song lyrics for it to read back too.

Long story short, that computer is long gone. Is there any kind of similar computerized speaking program you can buy or download? I'd love to get that back. In the days of the Internet, I could find stuff instantly. Heck, I'd probably use it to read back posts on here, LOL!

Around 10 years ago, we had a computer that had a device where you could highlight text and it would speak it out -- in this computerized, semi monotone voice.

It was coherent enough to understand what it was saying, but "off" enough to be funny as heck too! For instance, it pronounced grapefruit as "Grapp-eh-froo-it". ;D

I used to like typing in movie lines and song lyrics for it to read back too.

Long story short, that computer is long gone. Is there any kind of similar computerized speaking program you can buy or download? I'd love to get that back. In the days of the Internet, I could find stuff instantly. Heck, I'd probably use it to read back posts on here, LOL!




if you go to control panel on your computer and then go to "speech"...there is a speaking device that does that....infact, YWN and I were just talking about it and we were making it say lame-o things...it was quite funny! ;D



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I just tried to make Microsoft Sam say "What up, homie?" but instead he said "What up, Hermie?"

^^ Cool thanks, I'll try that. :)

Had no idea it was so close, lol. I'll see if it works -- if it does, I can also quote Doc too!

Whoa, Beth was right!  It really does stretch out the word "yo"!

Yyyyooooooooooo.

Whoa, Beth was right!  It really does stretch out the word "yo"!

Yyyyooooooooooo.



hahhaahaa...you are too funny! LOL! ;D




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I just tried to make Microsoft Sam say "What up, homie?" but instead he said "What up, Hermie?"




it works better if you put, "what's up home E"  That crazy Microsoft Sam! ;D :D



LOL!



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I just got him to sing the chorus to "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani!   ;D

it works better if you put, "what's up home E"  That crazy Microsoft Sam! ;D :D


He accents it weird...  ::)

hahhaahaah....



he just said, "yo, home E don't play that!" and it sounded real funny! LOL!


He's such a sap....will say anything! LOLOLOL! ;D




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I'm going to get him to say that!!

I just got him to say that...

It sounded like this:

Yo, homey don't play dat!

I just got him to sing the chorus to "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani!   ;D



I like how he says the word "aint"...LOL!




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I like how he says the word "aint"...LOL!


Make him say "ain't us".  ;)

Just played around with it for several minutes - Microsoft Sam might be a little different from the one I had, but he's even funnier.

Of everything I made him say, the funniest was the chorus from "Bad to the Bone"....

Type in "buhbuhbuhbuhbuhbaddd, buhbuhbuhbuhbuh bad, bad to the bone" and it sounds just like Thorogood! ;D

BTW, is there any way to use it outside that box? Like if I wanted it to read text here, how would I do it?

Type in "buhbuhbuhbuhbuhbaddd, buhbuhbuhbuhbuh bad, bad to the bone" and it sounds just like Thorogood! ;D


So "bad" translates to "good"?  I wonder if that is vice versa.  It would certainly explain why Santa was such a hardass.

Make him say "ain't us".   ;)




damn pervert Sam....he just said "anus"...LOL!


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damn pervert Sam....he just said "anus"...LOL!


"Hey, no need to be uptight, anus friends?"

hahhahahaaa...


put it in this way...



buuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaadd  tttttoooooooo thheeeeeee booonnnnnnne


it is SO funny!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D




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Just played around with it for several minutes - Microsoft Sam might be a little different from the one I had, but he's even funnier.

Of everything I made him say, the funniest was the chorus from "Bad to the Bone"....

Type in "buhbuhbuhbuhbuhbaddd, buhbuhbuhbuhbuh bad, bad to the bone" and it sounds just like Thorogood! ;D

BTW, is there any way to use it outside that box? Like if I wanted it to read text here, how would I do it?




I'm not really sure if you can or not. I suppose you could copy and paste something...but I am not sure how much info you can fit inside the box for him to say.




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hahhahahaaa...


put it in this way...



buuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaadd tttttoooooooo thheeeeeee booonnnnnnne


it is SO funny!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D




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;D; ;D

Sounds like when you talk into a fan!

BTW, I've also noticed commas, periods and spaces make a big difference in how it pronounces things.

Also - type in about 10 or 20 "b" s (with a vowel at the end) and it'll sound funnier!

You can't paste with Microsoft Sam.

Go to My Computer...

C:\WINNT\system32\config\systemprofile\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility

When you get to the Accessibility folder, click on Narrator.  Set it to "Announce events on screen".  Go to Word, wait for it to finish talking if it is talking, and type (real fast) "oFU".  If you didn't catch it, type it again.   ;D

I just tried to make him say "baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad" and he bleated like a sheep!

Oh, I didn't know that "Thorogood" was the name of the person who sang it.

hahhahahaaa...


put it in this way...



buuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaadd  tttttoooooooo thheeeeeee booonnnnnnne


it is SO funny!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D


That made for some good yodeling!

his voice is so annoying!!




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I remember a few years back, I was messing around with some voice software at school.  I had it say "Welcome to windows you son of a bitch".  Then I saved it as a wave file and made it the Windows Startup sound  ;D

Hey I'm somewhere of the way there.

It'll announce everywhere I go (i.e. the title of the thread, and "Fore-ground win-dow") but it doesn't seem to wanna read specific highlighted words. I'll try working on it a bit.

That "window" announcement everytime you move can get annoying over time! ;D

I remember a few years back, I was messing around with some voice software at school.  I had it say "Welcome to windows you son of a bitch".  Then I saved it as a wave file and made it the Windows Startup sound  ;D




OMG>....that is hilarious!!! ;D


That would be SO funny to hear all the time!


On my computer...I had downloaded this "Ramones" packet that contains things like wallpaper, screensavers, cursors, fonts, and a start up voice"....so, when I start up my computer it says, "I'd just like to say....this gig SUCKS" in Joey Ramone's voice...it's pretty cool!



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