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That was a fascinating read thank you.

Can you expand on why it was so shocking or maybe impressive by the Obama response. I'm confused what the significance of it is.

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It's not that different from other questions. It had to know that Barack meant Barack Obama because of the connection with the presidential category; it had to know that llamas are pack animals; and it had to know that "Obama" rhymes with "llama", and that a category with rhyme in the name probably needs a rhyming answer. I think that's extraordinarily impressive, but standard compared to what it does for other answers.

We were just shocked because it answered before we could even think the question through, and it happened in front of us. It's an irrational thing, but being physically present for the act makes it more impressive.

Probably a reference to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXX6kuk_XQ

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