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Randomthought

(1,000 posts) Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:51 PM 14 hrs ago

Watching MSNOW with sound off earlier. Every time Jen Psaki said "ICE is" , the closed captioning printed ISIS. It made me laugh.

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Closed captioning truth (Original Post) Randomthought 14 hrs ago OP

I believe all, or almost all closed captioning PoindexterOglethorpe 13 hrs ago #2

And then there was "Patsy Baloney" madamesilverspurs 11 hrs ago #3

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1. Closed Captioning also seems to be quite fond of using "Rhonda Santis" for that guy from Florida.

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:37 PM

13 hrs ago

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2. I believe all, or almost all closed captioning

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

13 hrs ago

is some kind of thing that purports to immediately translate sound to text, but it doesn't always work that well.

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3. And then there was "Patsy Baloney"

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:39 AM

11 hrs ago

when the captioner typed that instead of Pat Cipollone. That one still brings giggles.

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