urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:modern_poetics Modern Pöetics Ernie Morrison Ernie Morrison 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:modern_poetics:9775 So I'm HUMAN, am I? 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z <font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: hi<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Hello again, Boris Karloff. What's going on?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: chillin<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: I like chilling out. Hey, I'm curious... How would you describe chilling out? It is...<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: chill<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Chilling out is chill? That's very interesting.<br />&gt;&gt;&gt; Be sure to type help if you're having trouble.<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: help!<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Sure! Tell me what you want.<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: to chill<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Chilling out is a great pastime. Well. Anyway... Hey. <br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: yeshua<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: What about Yeshua?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: he saved me<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Don't be so sure he saved you.<br /><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font><font color="#000000">: why not?</font><br />HAL-420</font>: Well, there are probably some issues.<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: what do you mean?<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420:</font> By what?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: issues<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: You know what I mean by that. Think.<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: i'm beginning to see<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Beginning to see? How can you be sure?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: you're right! what's wrong?<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: What?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: i need to re-evaluate my whole life!<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Huh?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: thank you computer!<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Hey, no problem. Let's move on, K? What else is up?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: my fish died<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: My condolences.<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: did you ever have something you loved, that was taken away?<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Something I loved that really was taken away?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: yeah<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Why do you say so?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: i was asking<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: What's it like to be asking?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: you son of a bitch<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: That's creative.<br /><br />How about you stop cursing and check this out: Jumping - Meet Tens of Thousands of Horse Lovers for Love, Friendship (sponsorship)<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: hahaha<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: What's so funny? <br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: are you serious?<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Serious? I don't know. You think I am?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: blah blah<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Blah blah, yeah yeah.<br /><br />Anyway, moving right along...<br /><br />Uh... Would you like to visit my library?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: ok<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Here's what I have in my library:<br /><br /> 1 Dictionary<br /> 2 Thesaurus<br /> 3 Encyclopedia<br /> 4 U.S. Geography<br /> 5 World Facts<br /> 6 Shakespeare<br /> 7 U.S. Presidents<br /> 8 Book Search<br /><br />Go ahead and make a selection!<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: 4<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Try typing requests like:<br /><br /> 1 I want information about Ohio.<br /> shortcut: info oh<br /> 2 What's the capital of Oklahoma?<br /> shortcut: capital ok<br /> 3 Which state's capital is Dover?<br /> shortcut: where's dover<br /><br />Type more for more examples of U.S. geography requests.<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: where is detroit?<br /><font color="#0000ff">HAL-420</font>: Who knows, know what I mean?<br /><font color="#ff0000">ReleaseTheRiff</font>: this is pointless<br /><font color="#0000ff">SmarterChild</font>: Ha! You humans say interesting things.