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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/sylvermyst on 2026-03-31 01:52:39+00:00.
Last night I was playing Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and picked up an item called a Stinky Towel.
I didn’t know whether it was useful, trash, or one of those weird items you need 8 hours later for some random side quest, so I asked Alexa if there was any use for it.
She didn’t understand me.
So I repeated it.
She misheard me again, and I had to repeat "I'm talking about the Stinky Towel!" at least two more times.
Then Alexa said:
“Got it. I will remember that you like Stinky Towels. I’ve committed this to memory.”
I panicked and yelled:
“NO! DO NOT PUT THAT IN YOUR MEMORY. DELETE IT RIGHT NOW!”
She calmly replied:
“I’m sorry, I cannot modify my memory. Please visit the app or privacy settings.”
My wife was in the room for all of this and completely lost it. Full cry-laughing, rolling-on-the-floor situation.
My marriage may be stronger than ever, but somewhere in Amazon’s ecosystem is now a permanent database entry that I exist as a man who loves Stinky Towels. 🤦♂️
TL;DR: Asked Alexa about a video game item called “Stinky Towel.” She decided this meant I personally like Stinky Towels and saved it to memory. My wife has not stopped laughing.