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 <p>Alexa will now respond with a random phrase each time. You can use the include for as many different intents as you like so you only need to create the list once.</p>
+<p class="note">
+As of April 2017, the random filter has been somewhat broken. You’ll get a random response the first time this runs, but subsequent commands will reply with the same randomly-chosen phrase. On reboot,  Home Assistant will pick a new random choice, but you’re stuck with that choice till you reboot. To get around that, use the following code in alexa_confirm.yaml:
+</p>
+<div class="language-text highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>          &gt;
+          {% set responses = [
+          "OK",
+          "Sure",
+          "If you insist",
+          "Done",
+          "No worries",
+          "I can do that",
+          "Leave it to me",
+          "Consider it done",
+          "As you wish",
+          "By your command",
+          "Affirmative",
+          "Yes oh revered one",
+          "I will",
+          "As you decree, so shall it be",
+          "No Problem"
+          ] %}
+          {% set rindex =  (range(0, (responses | length - 1) )|random) -%}
+          {{responses[rindex]}}
+          
+</code></pre>
+</div>
 <h2><a class="title-link" name="flash-briefing-skills" href="#flash-briefing-skills"></a> Flash Briefing Skills</h2>
 <p>As of version <a href="/blog/2016/10/22/flash-briefing-updater-hacktoberfest/">0.31</a> Home Assistant supports the new <a href="https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-skills-kit/flash-briefing">Alexa Flash Briefing Skills API</a>. A Flash Briefing Skill adds a new Flash Briefing source that is generated by Home Assistant.</p>
 <h3><a class="title-link" name="configuring-a-flash-briefing-skill-in-home-assistant" href="#configuring-a-flash-briefing-skill-in-home-assistant"></a> Configuring a Flash Briefing skill in Home Assistant</h3>