One of the supposedly useful functions of the Google home thing is that it can start timers for you. This is real handy when cooking, until it isn’t.
Me: OK Google, how much time is left on the timer?
Googlebitz: There are four timers. One is a six minute timer paused at thirty seconds. One is a fifteen minute timer at zero. One is a seven minute timer paused to two minutes. One is a twenty five minute timer at zero.
Me (making a face, cause none of these were the timers I was looking for, and I wasn’t in the mood for Google mind tricks): How much time is left on the thirty minute timer?
Googlebitz: That timer is t minus four minutes.
Me (sourly with volumes of sarcasm): Thank you so much.
Googlebitz: You’re welcome, I’m here to help.
Rick (bursting out with laughter): I think Google just flipped you off.
Me: That’s it, I’m watching you!
Rick (still laughing): But she’s so polite with her British accent.
Me (still glaring at the bitz): Aussie!
Rick’s still laughing. Googlebitz is sitting in a cloud of smug silence.
Curiouser and Curiouser 