Torrefaction

LJ's writer's block questions so rarely seem to apply to my life, or the lives of many of my f-list, today's "involved with a co-worker" one notwithstanding.*  This got me thinking about what sort of questions would be more in line with the kind of things I ruminate about.

• Hypomania: useful, or annoying?
• Why did you abandon the career plans you made in your early 20s?
• Which is more convenient to live near: a bar, a library, a farmer's market, or a hospital?
• Describe the last time you met or hung out with Neil Gaiman.
• How many chronic illnesses do you have, and how do treatments for each one interfere with treatments for the others?
• Which is more inconvenient, PTSD or GAD?
• If you go to the mall with your family and/or household, how many people will stare at one or all of you?
• What are your thoughts on the new Heinlein biography? If you did not receive an ARC, why not?
• How much do you hate Wonder Woman's new origin story?

Etc.

*Mike was my co-worker, back when we started dating

Ok, various people are feeling insulted by the "I write like" analyzer.  Let's go pick on it!

If you put in a string of 5 to 10 words, that's enough to get it to tell you an author.  I'm certain it's looking for keywords, not analyzing structure.

To get Dan Brown, I put in this string: 

"crucifix mountain scientist handsome foggy climbed archives raced"

James Joyce was even easier to get:

"the west song bridal faded potato"

And to get Shakespeare:

"thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee" (it won't let you post a single word, but apparently repeating it is ok)

Go on, try it, and post your strings here if you're willing.  I know it has Hemingway, Lovecraft, Ian Fleming, and Bram Stoker, but I'm sure there are a bunch more results that can be extracted.  Anyone get Jane Austen yet?