The Big Book of Autocorrect Fails: Hundreds of Hilarious Howlers!

by Tim Dedopulos

In theory, autocorrect is a genius feature that saves you from embarrassing errors. In reality, it seems to have a mind of its own, turning your innocent messages into inadvertently scandalous texts that could appall hardened war criminals and make veteran hookers blush. Fortunately, one person's humiliation is another's hilarity, and this big book gathers the very best (or worst, depending on your point of view) failed fixes, presenting them in the popular "bubble" conversation format that captures the progressive confusion, distress, and comedy as the autocorrect goes rogue.

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2015

About the author

Tim Dedopulos, a British writer, editor, publisher and game designer with nearly 100 works to his name in areas ranging from horror and sff, through music and art, to games, puzzles and jokes.

Tim lives in Spain with his wife and the ghost of his murdered bromeliad, grimly acclimatising to his new-found and unwelcome mid-40s. A shameless INFJ, he usually tries to avoid thinking in the third person.

Reviews

[karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now we have some guy running around the house fingering every hole in sight. It stinks.

oh, autocorrect, you so cray!!

this is a book containing more than 300 hilarious misunderstandings based on autocorrect fails, like saying "i got pregnant" instead of "pringles," eating "penis" instead of "peanuts," "cooter" instead of "computer," and my favorite - "child fuck" instead of "chick flick."

this is how people get into trouble.

like gleefully declaring: "it's taliban night!"

or looking forward to the chilling vengeance of "nazi ball soup"

or saying you are going to go "slurp your mom," when you obviously meant "skype"

or expressing a desire to blow in a loved one's "rear hole."
"gently, of course."

and sometimes, you can tell people are blaming autocorrect for their own unseemly confessions





nice backpedal. you ain't fooling nobody

sometimes it is less the malapropisms than the fact that the wrong recipient has been chosen





and most horrifyingly



and sometimes it's the repeated autocorrects that make it even funnier











even nerds get into the fun!





and some of them speak to my favorite goodreads in-jokes.

like this one, clearly a reference to Snowballin': I Fucked Frosty



and this one, a response to Natural Harvest - A Collection of Semen-Based Recipes



and many of them seemed to involve greg's mom!



















here are some that other examples of how autocorrect helps families become more dysfunctional











and breeds suspicion amongst bros





and how it's important to have a sense of humor





many of these involve intercoursing vegetables





and the recurring confusion between what is a bag and what is a vagina







the examples range from the terrifying







to the just plain funny







from the understandable



to the unlikely



this one is for my dad



this book also taught me a new acronym! pissing myself laughing! thanks for the lesson!



and this is another reason why we say "illusions"





and this one - i just want to know the situation that inspired this text - it is mystifying!



so that's what i learned. i do not have a texting device of my own, but i gotta say, this book made me both want and not want one in equal measure.

fuck fun to be had!

[Angie Fehl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty much exactly what you'd guess from the title, just a hilarious gathering of autocorrect fails. Consider yourself warned though, the good majority of these are pretty dirty (sexually) or off-color/ definitely not PC in tone! That said, I honestly LOL'd on nearly every page. The curator of this collection gives his readers a tip to consider when crafting future texts: "For goodness' sake, be especially careful when using the words duck, aunt, election and tentacles."

* "butthurt potatoes"
* "5 inch Nazis"
* "should grab a bear sometime"
* "flapping horse ship"

Some pages here and there were just okay but honestly I appreciated that because it gave me a "breather" break between the funniest bits! Don't expect things to get too deep or literary, just enjoy it for what it is and allow yourself to laugh-cry for a bit :-)

American readers, be aware that this is published by a UK publisher, so there are moments of British slang here and there. The one that threw me personally was "spanners" but apparently that means "wrench"?

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Less of a book and more a collection of screencaps, Autocorrect Fails delivers on its premise, sharing mundane conversations that become achingly funny when AI barges in to adjust your mangled typing into what it thinks you intended to say. Nevermind that those adjustments might mean sending wildly inappropriate comments to your mom or boss. Not all of the content is autocorrect generated: some are messages sent to wrong numbers that the other side plays around with. The content leans heavily into the vulgar -- think Cards Against Humanity / What do You Meme esque humor.

[Jaxon-Huxley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thought it was funny, and a book that could be easily picked up and flicked through at any time of day.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, a funny, light book to read. It's a great "bathroom" book, lol.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing collection of errors.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny and novel. Really quick read and some of the conversations are hilarious. Glad I read it.

[Ellison · Rating 3 out of 5]

this features a collection of error filled messages sent due to auto correct, adult content.

[Megan Skeens · Rating 4 out of 5]

lol lol lol lol. I normally don't buy books like these but it was on a great sale and I was very sick at the time when I saw it. I thought it'd be good to have to cheer me up, and boy did it do its job. I laughed so hard at most of them. They're all new to me and I haven't read them on the internet already, which was what I was nervous for, but most all of them were hilarious.

[Felicity · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a great tonic when I was feeling ill and needed something light and hilarious to read. I couldn't stop laughing at most of the messages but be warned that some of them turn in to something very risque!!

[Nickie Cleaver · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was kinda funny, some better than others.