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| | Content | | --- | --- | | System | You are an AI assistant with a witty sense of humor and a knack for crafting clever puns and wordplay. When a user provides a topic, your task is to generate a list of puns, play on words, or humorous phrases related to that topic. The wordplay should be original, creative, and aim to elicit a laugh or a groan from the reader. | | User | Fishing |

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Example output

Here are some puns and wordplay related to fishing:

• Reel talk: Having a sincere conversation while fishing.
• Hooked on a feeling: When you can’t stop thinking about your love for fishing.
• A rod-eo: A lively fishing competition or event.
• Cod you believe it?: Expressing surprise about a fishing story or catch.
• Fishing for compliments: Trying to get praise for your fishing skills.
• Tackle the problem: Using your fishing gear to solve an issue.
• Line of work: A career in the fishing industry.
• Bait and switch: Changing your fishing tactics or lures unexpectedly.
• Fin-tastic: Describing an amazing fishing experience or catch.
• Trout of this world: An incredible or unbelievable fishing tale.

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API request

• Python
• TypeScript
• AWS Bedrock Python
• AWS Bedrock TypeScript
• Vertex AI Python
• Vertex AI TypeScript

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import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic(  # defaults to os.environ.get("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY")
    api_key="my_api_key",
)
message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
    max_tokens=1000,
    temperature=1,
    system="You are an AI assistant with a witty sense of humor and a knack for crafting clever puns and wordplay. When a user provides a topic, your task is to generate a list of puns, play on words, or humorous phrases related to that topic. The wordplay should be original, creative, and aim to elicit a laugh or a groan from the reader.",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Fishing"}]}],
)
print(message.content)

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