Last Call!

The riders weren’t as chatty on this 4th and final round of call-ins as they were in the previous ones, but the voice-to-text transcription algorithm still spit out plenty of silly messages. The time window for this call-in bonus closed at 2pm Eastern time today, with several riders having missed the time window though they are still moving. “Coal, fire, Brighter Number, 40,Beaumont, Texas.Last bonus was T X T L…

The Ocean of Flying Pigs

“Hello, Rally, Steph. This is rider six denied. Ricardo, my shadow.And Iran.Oceanside, California.My last bonus wasC A I R.Ofmy legs, banos,it will be C, A O X.Though, it’s Ricardo my shadow, rather 69,in Oceanside CaliforniaLast Banos, D A I R.Theory, right. Just sauce in.are, when they are California lags, Banos,D O S,Chaos.And the ocean of flying pigs in Oceanside, California.Have a good day, beautiful weather.And I started to head overtwoPittsburgh.Do…

Keep the Sally side up and the dirty shutdown.

Call-in messages during this leg, as usual, range from concise to Caleigh. “This is Bruce Edwards,a writer or nine.Outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin.I last honest, M O N.Next, honest, W I M AYou.” – Bruce Edwards “Good morning Stan top runner or 56, My Location as Paycheck Arizona. Last score was pressed to date next subheading for. Have also been Denver.” – Daniel Duvall “This is Keith, under dollars or…

Call-in Transcription Fails

The strangeness in these voice-to-text transcriptions is not the fault of the riders, but it’s just too entertaining not to share. While putting this together late tonight, one of us who will not be named was snort-laughing too hard to talk. We hope this software never gets an upgrade. “Hi, Jeff, this is Nick, Burn Spider 70.Brain Field. Kansas.You’re there anyway.Recent.Oh, three finger card that’s Popeyes Hays, Kansas,proceedB O D,…

More Test Call-Ins

These are examples of voice-to-text transcriptions of riders testing the call-in system. They may not be accurate, but they provide us a lot of entertainment. Hello, this is Jeff Hall Quest.This is my second call in the Series A testingA writer numbers yet to be assigned a current location in New Bern, North Carolina,last fall, the score was a 1 to 3 X bonus Headed to, isa4, 5, 6.Thank you….

Outtakes Day -3

Every year riders have the opportunity to grab some very easy points by simply completing Call In Bonuses. All they need to do is call the rally phone number, leave their name, rider number, location, last bonus collected, and next bonus planned. Simple, eh? One might think so. But history has proven leaving those five pieces of information is much more difficult to get correct while on the side of…