One time when I laughed so hard I cried

I was working in telecommunications as an order processor. It was a very relaxed environment so when it was slow we were allowed to read, dick around with Minesweeper, what have you.

Anyway I was just typing stream of consciousness gibberish on Microsoft notepad and then I noticed in I believe it was the accessories menu something called "narrator". This was 2006 so I was introduced to Microsoft Sam.

Oh my god I almost pissed my pants. I muted my microphone because I just could not stop laughing, I had never heard anything like that before, and I was actually having to laugh somewhat quietly-I was at work after all-but have you ever had the experience where lets say it's late at night and you see something funny on 4Chan for instance, but you know your roommate is asleep so you're trying to laugh but keep it inaudible? That was my experience that day.

I mean the tone and inflection and the way it pronounced some of the curse words.

Thankfully I was minutes away from a designated break, I went out and walked to the edge of the parking lot and completely guffawed. I think it was one of the only times I doubled over as well as guffawed. I swear my face was so red while I was still in the call center if someone saw me they might have thought I was crying or needed medical attention.

A couple of years later I discovered a talking avatar demo from sitepal. It's funny but I swear nothing compares to good old Microsoft Sam.

The earlier versions of Google translate had their moments too until they wroked the bugs out of the program. I really wish they'd bring Sam back though. I used to love the "Fun With Microsoft Sam" videos on You Tube.

I don't think Bill Gates realized this but Microsoft Sam when used in a humorous context could almost be a cure for depression-definitely a complimentary/holistic alternative to medication...