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by Mike
Wed May 22, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

I just had ChatGPT warn me that my latest lyric translation request may be a violation of its Terms of Use or Usage Policy. It then gave me a great translation of the entire song. Then it repeated its warning. Now I can see it, but it doesn't let me copy the text or export it. I know I could retype ...
by Mike
Tue May 21, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

This ode is dedicated to the gentlemen with the formidable sound systems, convertible tops lowered, air conditioning with the most advanced cooling mechanisms. When he enters the establishment, he makes a striking impression, possessing substantial wealth as though he were diligently saving. He is ...
by Mike
Tue May 21, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

I got Baby Got Back right away, but both of Phoebe's stumped me. I suspected the first one was Material Girl, but none of the lyrics lined up without the one verse I could remember. Turns out, if you ask the AI what popular song this is, it is very good at that. It WAS Material Girl. And it says the...
by Mike
Tue May 21, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

Your proper English gentleman is way better than mine lately. What prompt are you using?
by Mike
Tue May 21, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Im attributing it to Justly Spake Frederick.
by Mike
Tue May 21, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Motherfucker! The BEST! I'm alone in a bathroom at work and am stifling laughter, because I know it will echo. I love that so much.

I think I need to print this out and post it somewhere. It's my new motto.
by Mike
Tue May 21, 2024 6:00 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] Space and Beyond
Replies: 5
Views: 28

Re: [CYOA] Space and Beyond

Let's do it, then! This is the one we finally win!
by Mike
Mon May 20, 2024 9:44 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

It's a two-fer! A couple easy ones: A clandestine paramour, perpetually concealed beneath the bedclothes, until I conversed with your father, who remarked: He said, "You haven't experienced anything until you've encountered a muffin, then you'll surely amend your ways." I made the acquaint...
by Mike
Mon May 20, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Dr. Feelgood -- Motley Crue

I thought I knew lyrics to Drm Feelgood, but apparently I only know the chorus. I had to Google two-time loser down on his luck to get it. But then I felt like I cheated, so I waited a bit before posting the answer.

The translation is brilliant though.
by Mike
Mon May 20, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] Space and Beyond
Replies: 5
Views: 28

Re: [CYOA] Space and Beyond

I'm a Croyd stan, but I can be convinced. My thoughts are that this isn't likely to be an arbitrary instant death choice right here at the start. So is this a choice that sets up two completely separate stories, or is it irrelevant, and no matter which one we choose, we get the same plot and choices...
by Mike
Sun May 19, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

This one may be too hard. I asked it to rewrite the lyrics of a popular song as if they were a monologue in an Elizabethan play: They spake unto him, "Ne'er shall thou return hither, Desire we not the sight of thy visage, henceforth vanish!" In their eyes burneth a fire, and their words ri...
by Mike
Sat May 18, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Palette cleanser:
You know our love was destined to be the kind that endures eternally, and I desire your presence with me from this evening until the end of time. You should know that wherever I go, you are always in my thoughts, in my heart, and in my soul, my dear.
by Mike
Sat May 18, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

DMDarcs wrote:Southern Cross by Crosby Stills and Nash?
Yes! Good work! That was a tough one!
by Mike
Fri May 17, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti
Replies: 22
Views: 58

Re: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti

Tahlvin wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 5:18 pm Wow. Once again, we seem to select the shortest path through the adventure.
Winners!!
by Mike
Fri May 17, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti
Replies: 22
Views: 58

Re: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti

You have died of dysentery. Now bugger off!
by Mike
Fri May 17, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

We'll put it all together now: Consider how often I have stumbled. Spirits guide me, with more profound voices calling. The bond that heaven forged between you and me is indelible. I have traversed the globe. I have journeyed around the world in search of that remarkable woman, who understands that ...
by Mike
Fri May 17, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Mike wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 11:21 am who understands that love can endure. And indeed, you know it shall.
That's the key, but I'll get you more...
by Mike
Fri May 17, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

I'll feed you, baby bird:
I have journeyed around the world in search of that remarkable woman, who understands that love can endure. And indeed, you know it shall.
by Mike
Thu May 16, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Consider how often I have stumbled. Spirits guide me, with more profound voices calling. The bond that heaven forged between you and me is indelible. I have traversed the globe.
by Mike
Thu May 16, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

9 to 5! 9 to 5! Is that it? I think it is!

It was the cup of... Ahem, enthusiasm that threw me off. I thought for sure it was something dirty. I've been stewing on this one all day.
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Akiva wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 7:31 pmLike a Virgin?
Damn, son! That's gotta be exactly what it is. I'm impressed. I was lost.
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Select it, pack it, ignite the herb, join me, and partake in a draw from the water pipe. Set the cigar aside momentarily; allow me to clarify, this method is not novel. Inhale deeply, then exhale slowly. I have recently acquired an ounce via mail delivery. While I appreciate a cigar or a generously...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

A-Ha, Take on Me! That's fantastic, Tahlvin! I was stumped, but I translated "say it anyway" from the third line. And I knew I had it, but all I could hear was that line. I couldn't feel any words around it. After I finally distracted myself with something else, the whole song just started...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Kyle wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 3:36 pm Goddammit. I thought it was Insane in the Membrane, but I couldn't remember the band. But now I do. Cypress Hill. Is that right?
Yes! 100%! Go Kyle!

I actually intended to search for Hits from the Bong, but I forgot that these aren't the same song.
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

You know this song. This is the third verse. I picked this verse because I realized I didn't recognized the lyrics in the first two. I mean, like, I recognized the sounds and rhythms, but figured out I had never known what the words were. I'll give you the chorus: A deviation of the mind, A state of...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Kyle wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 3:06 pm So I'm guessing rap...
You're 40% of the way there!
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti
Replies: 22
Views: 58

Re: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti

Sure, I'll meet with the king of Zamunda.
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

As if written by the bard himself... Similar to the legendary Louis Armstrong, who masterfully played the trumpet, I shall indulge in a moment of leisure with a bong, offering you a taste of something exquisite. It is imperative that I secure my reputation and belongings swiftly, for law enforcement...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Affection resembles an explosive, my dear; do indulge in its allure, living akin to an ardent admirer equipped with communication apparatus. Appearing somewhat disheveled, akin to a cinematic seductress or a formidable force of destruction, might I humbly inquire: may I earn the honor of being your...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Sorry... it's Walk Like an Egyptian, the Bangles.
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

I read this several times and nothing jumped out at me. Genuinely puzzled. Somehow, actually translating the words wasn't my first (or even fourth) approach to solving it, but I finally decided to break it down: "Venerable artworks? What, like old paintings..." SNAP! There it was! It doesn...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 7:35 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Crisis in Gaza
Replies: 0
Views: 6

Crisis in Gaza

The Biden administration is continuing to take carefully small steps in the right direction while also trying to continue assisting Israel. At the same time, Lindsey Graham said the following, out loud in front of cameras, on NBC news: When we were faced with destruction as a nation after Pearl Harb...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 7:25 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Hell yeah!

Someone else's turn.
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 6:59 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

I think we cross-posted. Indeed we did. Purple Rain. You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party. That's one's beautiful. You wake up late for school, man you don't want to go You ask you mom, please? but she still says, no You missed two classes, and no homework But your teacher preaches class like yo...
by Mike
Wed May 15, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Indeed! Points for Tahlvin!
by Mike
Tue May 14, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

On the auspicious occasion of your birth, celestial beings convened to fashion a vision of perfection. With delicate care, they adorned your locks of gold with lunar powder and bestowed upon your azure orbs the radiance of twinkling stars.
by Mike
Tue May 14, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Yeah, give it away is obvious.

The second one is Faith by George Michael. Lovely!

And no, you weren't cheating.
by Mike
Tue May 14, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti
Replies: 22
Views: 58

Re: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti

Back to the wall? I'm torn on this. My gut says get the good view of the place, but I also see the value of having a quick exit. It's like a DM who's never asked about marching order before suddenly needing to know everyone's exact positioning.
by Mike
Mon May 13, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti
Replies: 22
Views: 58

Re: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti

I say we go. Either a magic premonition is showing us the path to our true destiny, OR the jewels are manipulating us so that they can return to their rightful owner after which we will be cast aside (possibly in deadly fashion) once we are no longer useful.

Either way, I'm down for it.
by Mike
Mon May 13, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

This is easily my favorite so far. It might be too hard, but one more line would give up the game: Presently, in the thoroughfare, one observes discord, and a considerable amount of labor to be undertaken. Alas, there lacks a suitable venue for our laundering pursuits, and I cannot attribute all inc...
by Mike
Mon May 13, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

And sometimes the poetry is so good that Proper English Gentleman makes nary a dent: In the comfort of his abode, he indulges in sketching scenes of towering peaks, where he envisions himself atop, basking in the glow of a lemon-yellow sun, arms outstretched in a triumphant V. Below, lifeless forms ...
by Mike
Mon May 13, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Short People -- Randy Newman

Right from the first sentence, that's an absolute classic!
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Observing my own visage, when abruptly it undergoes a tumultuous transformation (oh dear). There exists no recourse at this juncture. You have stirred the infernal spirit within me. Rise, I implore you, descend into the grip of ailment.
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

No, but I added the opening lines which I originally skipped, and it altered the remainder slightly: Might you perceive the sensation? Oh dear, alas! Submerged within the depths of my profound disdain, as a fractured servant, I humbly prostrate myself. (Would you succumb to my bidding?) It appears t...
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Kyle wrote: Sun May 12, 2024 5:07 pm Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn't.

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia?
No, but that is a fabulous guess.
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

And I don't know if Meta AI does this, but I tried the same thing with ChatGPT, and it even reframed my request as part of its reply: Allow me to articulate those verses in a manner befitting a proper English gentleman: "In the depths of my despair, as a shattered servant, I humbly kneel. (May ...
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Lose Yourself -- Eminem
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 103
Views: 275

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Wind Beneath My Wings -- Bette Midler
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti
Replies: 22
Views: 58

Re: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti

I see where this is going: Peter? And Lucy? P and L? Peginald Lesmit? Aha! My old nemesis is at it again. But we'll head him off at the pass. To the plane!
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman
Replies: 25
Views: 179

Re: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman

I blame everyone but myself.