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AI for Breakfast

Chris Witham • January 29, 2024

Post 12 – Another day, another idiom…


Today's post didn't go so well, I hit a rate cap on ChatGPT4, the second time it's happened, so we have an unfinished prompt unfortunately.


The basic prompt was explain the idiom ‘A cock and bull story’ and then attempt to get a visual metaphor for it!


I could have switched to ChatGPT 3.5 and tried that but my self-imposed time limit was up!


ChatGPT

Hey Chris,

"A cock and bull story" is an interesting idiom. It's used to describe a tale that's unbelievable or far-fetched, basically a fanciful and false story. Here's a bit more about it:

  • Origins: The exact origin is unclear, but it's often linked to English taverns named "The Cock" and "The Bull." There's a theory that travelers would swap outrageous stories at these inns, hence the phrase.
  • Usage: You use it when you think someone's telling a tale that's hard to believe. Like, "He gave me a cock and bull story about why he was late."
  • In Context: It's similar to saying "a tall tale" or "a fish story."

It's a colorful way to express skepticism about the truthfulness of a story!

AI for Breakfast - Prompt Engineering

Me: Please create a visual metaphor explaining the idiom. I would like a majestic and colourful cockerel and a fierce looking bull, I'd like them to be in an English street setting outside two pubs. I'd like the image to be photo realistic looking down from a drone view


ChatGPT: Here's a visual metaphor for the idiom "A cock and bull story." It depicts a majestic cockerel and a fierce-looking bull outside two pubs on an English street, viewed from above. This surreal scene captures the essence of the idiom in a photo-realistic style. Feel free to take a closer look!

AI for Breakfast - Prompt Engineering

Me: The image needs to have the correct scale as far as the Cockerel and the bull go. Perhaps just a front view in front of a pub named The Cock and Bull, make sure the spelling is correct please


ChatGPT: Here's the revised visual metaphor for the idiom "A cock and bull story." It features a correctly scaled cockerel and bull in front of a traditional English pub named 'The Cock and Bull.' The scene aims to capture the idiom in a photo-realistic style with the animals and pub as central elements.

AI for Breakfast - Prompt Engineering

Me: Not quite! The Bull needs to be larger than the cockerel, and I'd like it full width landscape please.


ChatGPT: Here's the updated visual metaphor, now in a full-width landscape format. It illustrates the size difference between the cockerel and the bull, set against the backdrop of 'The Cock and Bull' pub. The scene is designed to be photo-realistic, capturing the essence of the idiom with accuracy in scale.


Me: The bull should be much bigger than the cockerel


ChatGPT: Error creating image

I apologize, but there were issues generating the image as requested. Unfortunately, I'm unable to provide the visual metaphor with the corrected size proportions between the bull and the cockerel at this moment. If there's anything else I can assist you with, please let me know.


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