I Think I Broke the Text Analysis Machine

So I came across one of those text analyzing thingees, and subjected this blog to it. The site predicted that this blog is "written by a male somewhere between 36-50 years old." OK. So far, so good.

Then the writing style was described as "academic." I suppose that's right, but not too many academic papers use the word fuck too often. And then things went off the rails, as my writing style was described as...

....happy?!?

I work very, very hard to be cranky and curmudgeonly. And that stupid fucking computer calls me happy? I have a reputation to uphold.

Anyway, here's what it spat out about this blog:

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The computer bot has spoken, from hence you shall be known as "Mike the Chirpy Biologist Who Uses the Word 'Fuck' Every Now and Then".

By Cynic View (not verified) on 17 Oct 2010 #permalink

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION!

the WORLD TRADE CENTER PROPHECY - THE DANCE OF DEATH

youtube.com/watch?v=X0Hez25fFrg

the ungrateful bastards full of hubris...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris

a bullet for your head, traitor

And finally, the *only* man in Minnesota who says there is no God has suddenly become an arbiter on mental health...

unfacts.org/factsforum/viewtopic.php?t=4080

COME SEE A PHOTO OF MABUS AND AN EXPLANATION OF IT!

Dude ... your male/female thingy is like a little on the iffy side. I recommend you mention monster trucks more often, include some fart joke, and talk more about how your going to 'sooo totally nail that broad with the huge rack'. Like ... even if your not.

This will also help with the personal/academic thing.

Was it including only the blog posts themselves, or the comments as well? If the latter, the results would be expected to be erratic and not very representative.