---
title: I try to fall in love with a magic crystal ball
date: "2001-12-06T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - chat-transcripts
wp_id: 1531
description: I tested a Magic 8-Ball bot on Yahoo Messenger to see if it could empathize with me. This transcript captures our humorous, nonsensical exchange as I try to profess my love to its scripted, randomized responses.
keywords: [magic 8-ball, yahoo messenger, chatbots, chat logs, early ai]
---

There's this ID: **magiccrystalball**@yahoo.com, and I was chatting early in the morning. Clearly a bot. I was in a fairly loving mood, and I wanted to see if this bot would have A.I. enough to empathize with me. Well, I think it was a little confused, being that early.\
**root\_node**: Hi Ball,\
**magiccrystalball**: cannot predict now\
**root\_node**: how are you?\
**magiccrystalball**: as i see it, yes\
**root\_node**: Who makes the best cola in the world?\
**magiccrystalball**: don't count on it\
**root\_node**: is there life after death?\
**magiccrystalball**: outlook not so good\
**root\_node**: Am I beautiful?\
**magiccrystalball**: reply hazy, try again\
**root\_node**: Will you marry me?\
**magiccrystalball**: it is decidely so\
**root\_node**: Do you love me?\
**magiccrystalball**: better not tell you now\
**root\_node**: When will you tell me?\
**magiccrystalball**: it is decidely so\
**root\_node**: Are you a guy or a girl?\
**magiccrystalball**: it is decidely so\
**root\_node**: Why can't you talk straight?\
**magiccrystalball**: concentrate and ask again\
**root\_node**: Why can't you talk straight?\
**magiccrystalball**: concentrate and ask again\
**root\_node**: How many chucks could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?\
**magiccrystalball**: my reply is no\
**root\_node**: You are hilarious.\
**magiccrystalball**: yes\
**root\_node**: You are an idiot.\
**magiccrystalball**: cannot predict now\
**root\_node**: I love you\
**magiccrystalball**: yes\
**root\_node**: Do you love me?\
**magiccrystalball**: reply hazy, try again\
**root\_node**: Do you still love me?\
**magiccrystalball**: yes, definitely\
**root\_node**: But what will Shobana say?\
**magiccrystalball**: yes\
**root\_node**: I don't think so\
**magiccrystalball**: concentrate and ask again\
**root\_node**: She won't say "yes"\
**magiccrystalball**: concentrate and ask again\
**root\_node**: Bye!\
**magiccrystalball**: outlook not so good

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## Comments

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- **Umasuthan** _15 Apr 2006 6:16 pm_:
  Have u checked alicebot (http://alicebot.org/)?
- **S Anand** _16 Apr 2006 7:15 am_:
  Once, long ago... Another interesting conversation log is from AOLiza (fury.com/aoliza).

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