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March 16, 2001

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Can computers crack funny jokes?

    A. Computer whiz Kim Binsted, Ph.D., created the program JAPE (Joke Analysis and Production Engine) for generating punning riddles — by the thousand! The program uses templates such as “What do you get if you cross an X with a Y?,” and fills in from lexicon lists.


     
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