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Michelle Elisabeth Varghese's avatar

I truly wonder what ChatGPT would do if I asked it to write like CansaFis. I think it would break. I mean that as a high compliment!

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Brandon Lee Weaver's avatar

Elves are creepy buggers.

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Brandon Lee Weaver's avatar

I think you should do it. Maybe, it would break it forever 🤞🏼

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...it's an idea i am fearing that i will have to face at some point...how well can a.i. impersonate me now...for fear of how well it will do it later...but then i remember the only to fear is elves...and i put on my wooly beast costume and make the elves leave my party...

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Matt Cyr's avatar

That video at the end is tremendous. I’m working on a post about aiaiaiai and I’m legit concerned about the jerk off comp because it’s real and spectacular. Nothing like a Substack post to put me back on my heels about a Substack post. Circular in a very aiaiaiai way.

Also, you get some major Playboy and fast food points for fitting in Bee Gees, Nina and Gordon Lightfoot all in the same post. 👊

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…thanks for all of that brother…now to be fair i would be lying if i said i never went online and watched someone jerk off before…pretty much everyone not named deion sanders would be…i bet your article will rule…rock and roll it to the world…now i am going to go back and review the articles in these playboys extra carefully while demolishing a big mac…

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Matt Cyr's avatar

Yessir! We eat the Big Macs for the articles! 👊

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Harrison Moore's avatar

OK dude 2 things:

1. 'Shriveled rereading' is a term that'll stay with me forever and

2. That video you put at the bottom needs to be at the top. You should make more of these videos and just post them around—you're great on camera and you have an infectious energy that mere words don't do justice to

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…very appreciative of such kind words…hoping to do more with video overall as time goes on…maybe even a full show at some point…just need to buy some time on the cheap while the stock market plummets…

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Ed Mirago & friends's avatar

maybe I’m just an old contrarian but I like the video at the bottom. it’s an unexpected ummm climax?! surprise!!!

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...real talk i put it at the end because i figured no one will read if given video as an option (tested theory on tiktok and tubi)...

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Brandon Lee Weaver's avatar

Ditto. Get on YouTube to monetize the hell out of the costume store. I think I'm serious. Or am I joking.

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Rick Lewis's avatar

Do you own your own costume shop?

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…could start one…good question…

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Marie Friberger's avatar

Beep beep. I need to share this with my AI friends. Thanks for the audio version.

I accidentally also pressed play on the AI voiceover. Very disturbing.

This kept me up past my bed time. Thank you, I think.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…bleep bloop blopp!…thanks so much for listening to this one…some easter eggs for those that doo…i always forget there is an aiaiaia vo tool here…need to figure out how best to bring that into a future piece…if everything i am hearing is true then on the future we won’t need sleep…ai will do that for us…do electric sheep dream of androids?…

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Marie Friberger's avatar

My electronic sheep will sleep for me, flapping its hooves, dreaming of attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion, while I am awake, commenting on all of my saved Substack posts.

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Steven Foster's avatar

The quotes interspersed throughout made this piece so good. I audibly laughed out loud reading Eckhart Tolle's name. Now if you'll excuse me this has been enough technology time. Going back to the forest. I still owe you that bag of bird seed...

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…dude you just reminded me we could use some photos and a little essay about that paradise you are in…would love to see your surrounding nature…

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Lee A Smart's avatar

Man, I never laughed so hard while simultaneously wanting to cry. Judgement day is here. Dun dun, dun, dun dun

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…i mean i wish it was judgement night instead…much better sound track… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_Night_(soundtrack) ….

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Leslie Sam Kim's avatar

This video is all I need in life rn

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Claire Coley's avatar

I think this might be my favourite thing you’ve ever written. Beautiful.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…thank you claire that is a very nice thing to say…now to be fair did i write this or did my a.i. write this for me?…

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Claire Coley's avatar

Cansaficial intelligence 👀👀👀

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Dominik Gmeiner's avatar

Sitting down to my cold overcooked steak for breakfast, I put this on. This was wonderful - thanks for distracting me from my poor cooking.

This is a keyboard equivalent of a standing ovation. Can you see it? I really like how you mixed in the music in your recording - super nice.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…i am bowing and doing that british royal hand wave thing with an awkward grin…

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Harrison's avatar

My aiaiaiai is offended. It's also confused - its attempts to determine who the "Orcacle" is and where its divine powers come from are so far unsuccessful. I hope it never finds out.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…oh maiaiaiaiaiai….confusion is the new certainty…i heard that on a podcast somewhere so it must be true…i will alert the orcacle that you have been alerted…please stay alert…

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Leo Ariel's avatar

That video at the end 😂😂

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…the orcacle needs to make a splash return soon…

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Jeff Giesea's avatar

The video is pure gold 🤣

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...the orcacle knows a-a-a-a-a-a-allllll....

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Sarah Seeking Ikigai's avatar

Hahah I both love this and feel exceedingly very triggered *grin* .... my aiaiaiaiaia isn't offended though, we both loved your video, so sparkly!

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…lolz…very appreciative…well you know i read you both (or my aiaiaia does?)…i love sparkles…hope you are having an awesome weekend!!…

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Zara Bogaski's avatar

This was really good and entertaining. The music about read me, your funny video at the end. And what a way to make a point.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…i very much appreciate you checking this out and sharing it…it is an interesting era…and by interesting i mean super repetitive and boring…

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gail smith reynolds's avatar

Unbearable pig read. Please read me and shut the funny fuck for a second…one second.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

…auto-subscribe…can’t wait to read more…snort…

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