based upon the search results I provided this morning.Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018 — Chapter 8 of 21 · 1'34" · B2
KnowsMore Finishes Your Sentences, Explained: put Humpty Dumpty together again
KnowsMore is a search bar with a habit of finishing your sentences: ask about ballet, and it lists tights, classes and shoes before you do. "My autofill is a touch aggressive today," it admits, while still guessing exactly what its visitors want and finding only "one result" for the query that matters.
What happens
At KnowsMore, the search bar greets regular customers and welcomes a stranger with no search history. It auto-completes so eagerly that it answers for people before they speak, guessing everything from ballet shoes to a single eBay listing. Its autofill is, as it admits, a touch aggressive—and it seems to know more than it should.
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a touch aggressiveput Humpty Dumpty together againsoft-boiledIsn't that interesting?
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Phrase of the scene
put Humpty Dumpty together again
to restore something that is beyond repair
The search bot mocks Ralph's jumbled speech with the nursery-rhyme egg man.
After the split, nobody could put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Also in this scene
- a touch aggressive
slightly too pushy or forceful
- soft-boiled
literally half-cooked; figuratively spineless or muddled
- Isn't that interesting?
how curious—said with suspicion, not admiration
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based upon the search results I provided this morning.I hope this lasts longer than the soccer phase.how curious—said with suspicion, not admiration
The bot feigns polite interest when it finds something suspicious about Ralph.
Isn't that interesting?They never say thank you.liaison
They never say thank you.Interesting, you don't seem to have a search history.Well, let's start one for you.to restore something that is beyond repair
The search bot mocks Ralph's jumbled speech with the nursery-rhyme egg man.
Looks like no one put Humpty Dumpty together again.literally half-cooked; figuratively spineless or muddled
Right after the egg riddle, the bot calls Ralph a little soft-boiled.
This guy's a little soft-boiled.This guy's a little soft-boiled.I'm pretty sure he's just trying to guess what you're gonna say.present continuous
I'm pretty sure he's just trying to guess what you're gonna say.slightly too pushy or forceful
The search bot admits its autofill is being slightly too pushy today.
Yes. I'm sorry, but my autofill is a touch aggressive today.Let me try. (CLEARS THROAT) ebay Sugar Rushelision
Let me try. (CLEARS THROAT) ebay Sugar RushI only found one result for your query.only
I only found one result for your query.liaison
I only found one result for your query.Ah, the Internet's very intuitive.Redirecting to ebay.I like her. What a delightful girl.I like her. What a delightful girl.KnowsMore Finishes Your Sentences, explained
What's really going on
The scene turns a mundane tool into a character, and its joke is about how much the Internet already knows. KnowsMore is unfailingly polite and a little unsettling, because his guesses are so accurate: he greets a woman by assuming the ballet tights are for a child named Madeline, and he opens a search history for a visitor who has none. His one apology—"my autofill is a touch aggressive today"—is also a confession that the machine is doing more than it was asked. The most pointed beat is the search that returns "only found one result," delivered with the same fake-cheerful "Isn't that interesting?" as everything else. By the end, even the system is charmed: "I like her. What a delightful girl."
Theme
IdentityA search tool infers and files who people are before they say anything, tracking them without being asked.
DeceptionIts polite manner hides how much it watches, and its cheerful lines carry a note of suspicion.
What you'll learn
- Notice how "put Humpty" changes the exchange.
- Listen for the attitude carried by "put Humpty".
- Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.
Listen for
- say thank you — liaison
- Let me try — elision
- one result — liaison
I hope you were able to find a satisfactory breakfast burrito...The search bar's over-polite small talk, treating a search query as a personal relationship.
Oh, little Madeline's trying ballet now, is she?It infers a whole family story from one search, which is both charming and creepy.
I'm pretty sure he's just trying to guess what you're gonna say.A plain explanation of autofill: the system predicts your words as you speak.
I only found one result for your query.The line that matters: a single, specific result exists, which is how the plot moves forward.
I like her. What a delightful girl.The machine's cheerful verdict on a user, showing how it judges the people it serves.
Questions about this scene
What is KnowsMore?
It is the personified search bar that helps users find things on the Internet; it greets customers, predicts their searches and redirects them to sites like eBay.
Why does KnowsMore embarrass its visitors?
Its autofill guesses so aggressively that it answers questions before they are asked, and it even tracks personal details like a customer's family and habits.
What does KnowsMore say about its autofill?
It apologizes that its autofill is a touch aggressive today, admitting that it is doing more predicting than the visitors asked for.
What search returns only one result?
A search on eBay for a Sugar Rush steering wheel, which matters because it is the replacement part the friends need, and only one listing exists.
How does KnowsMore treat the girl who searches for the steering wheel?
It approves of her, saying it likes her and calling her a delightful girl, right before redirecting her to eBay.
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Chapter 1riddle me thisRiddles on the Rooftop
Chapter 2agree to disagreeThe Arcade Gets Wi-Fi
Chapter 3go out of businessRalph Breaks Sugar Rush
Chapter 4That's the stuffVanellope Asks Who She Is
Chapter 5beggars can't be choosersFelix and Calhoun Adopt the Racers
Chapter 6on the houseRalph Mishears eBay
Chapter 7Not on my watchRalph and Vanellope Enter the Internet
Watching · Chapter 8put Humpty Dumpty together againKnowsMore Finishes Your Sentences
Chapter 9going once, going twiceRalph and Vanellope Win the Auction
Chapter 10I got a guySpamley Pitches Loot Hunting
Chapter 11mess with the bullStealing Shank's Car in Slaughter Race
Chapter 12go viralShank Offers to Make Them Viral
Chapter 13saturate the marketYesss Explains Hearts Are Money
Chapter 14like shoes and socksRalph and Vanellope Say Goodbye
Chapter 15the million-dollar questionThe Princesses Vet Vanellope
Chapter 16bring out the worst in someoneRalph Reads the Comments
Chapter 17a kick in the faceVanellope Wants a New Home
Chapter 18keep a low profileBuying a Virus in the Darknet
Chapter 19an empty gestureRalph's Clones Chase Vanellope
Chapter 20hold someone backRalph Says Let Her Go
Chapter 21don't be a strangerRalph and Vanellope Say GoodbyeChapter 8 of 21 · about 49 min to go