<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
    <title>Silly story generator</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div>
      <label for="customname">Enter custom name:</label>
      <input id="customname" type="text" placeholder="">
    </div>
    <div>
      <label for="us">US</label><input id="us" type="radio" name="ukus" value="us" checked>
      <label for="uk">UK</label><input id="uk" type="radio" name="ukus" value="uk">
    </div>
    <div>
      <button class="randomize">Generate random story</button>
    </div>
    <!-- Thanks a lot to Willy Aguirre for his help with the code for this assessment -->
    <p class="story"></p>
  </body>
</html>
body {
  font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;
  width: 350px;
}

label {
  font-weight: bold;  
}

div {
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}

input[type="text"] {
  padding: 5px;
  width: 150px;
}

p {
  background: #FFC125;
  color: #5E2612;
  padding: 10px;
  visibility: hidden;
}
const customName = document.getElementById('customname');
const randomize = document.querySelector('.randomize');
const story = document.querySelector('.story');

function randomValueFromArray(array){
  const random = Math.floor(Math.random()*array.length);
  return array[random];
}

const storyText = "It was 94 fahrenheit outside, so :insertx: went for a walk. When they got to :inserty:, they stared in horror for a few moments, then :insertz:. Bob saw the whole thing, but was not surprised — :insertx: weighs 300 pounds, and it was a hot day.";

const insertX = ["Willy the Goblin", "Big Daddy", "Father Christmas"];
const insertY = ["the soup kitchen", "Disneyland", "the White House"];
const insertZ = ["spontaneously combusted", "melted into a puddle on the sidewalk", "turned into a slug and crawled away"];

randomize.addEventListener('click', result);

function result() {
  let newStory = storyText;
  const xItem = randomValueFromArray(insertX);
  const yItem = randomValueFromArray(insertY);
  const zItem = randomValueFromArray(insertZ);
  
  newStory = newStory.replaceAll(":insertx:", xItem);
  newStory = newStory.replace(":inserty:", yItem);
  newStory = newStory.replace(":insertz:", zItem);
  
  if(customName.value !== '') {
    const name = customName.value;
    newStory = newStory.replace("Bob", name);
  }
  
  if(document.getElementById("uk").checked) {
    const weight = Math.round(300/14) + " stone";
    const temperature =  Math.round(((94-32)*5)/9)+ " centigrade";
    newStory = newStory.replace('94 fahrenheit', temperature);
    newStory = newStory.replace('300 pounds', weight);
  }

  story.textContent = newStory;
  story.style.visibility = 'visible';
}
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