Filed under: Time-Wasters
Stuck for a Status? Try Generatus - Time Waster
by Nik Fletcher Nov 14th 2008 at 1:00PM
Enter a couple of particulars [namely, your name and select 'Boy or Girl'], hit generate and before your very eyes a status suitable for Twitter or Facebook is made for you. There's also the ability to filter by tag [for example 'Monty Python' or 'Movies' or 'Manias'] and an absolute bucketload of hilarious, ironic and generally very excellent phrases that you could be assigned, should you have the urge to press refresh a few [dozen] times.
The only oversight with Generatus seems to be that, unlike most webservices, it lacks an API. Twuffer, combined with the hilarity of Generatus would make for an epic all-singing, all-dancing autonomous Twitter bot that would allow you to never once tweet into awkward, unfunny silence again.
OK, so maybe I'm kidding when I say I'd prefer to read tweets from Generatus all-day: but very seriously, if you're looking for a little bit of laughter, and want to lose a few minutes of your day, Generatus is an excellent Time Waster.
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Rocketboy said 2:06PM on 11-14-2008
Status... snicker snicker...
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Status,-Please.aspx
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Riley said 3:10PM on 11-15-2008
"before you very eyes"
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