look
Conference Room
Contents:
Gerbil
cat
table(#5)
clock
couch
recliner
Obvious exits:
Dark Hall   Women's Room   Men's Room   Limbo   
who
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
WHO
Player Name        On For Idle  Doing
toober              00:00   6s  
Blackstone          00:03   0s  
diderot             00:08   1m  
KralMajales         00:14   0s  
4 Players logged in.
goto dark hall
---
You are in a very long, narrow hallway.

Dark Hall
Contents:
cat
Obvious exits:
Conference Room   
look
Dark Hall
Contents:
cat
Obvious exits:
Conference Room   

look cat
A black, fuzzy cat. Type in ":pets cat".

:pets cat
Blackstone pets cat

toober has arrived.
goto conference room
---
You've just entered a vast circular, red carpeted room. There are chairs
and couches lining the circular interior and you have to step downseveral
steps to reach them. Once you're on the bottom level of the room, the
couches and recliners look so inviting that you have a hard timeresisting
the urge to sit for a spell and chat. 

Conference Room
Contents:
Gerbil
cat
table(#5)
clock
couch
recliner
Obvious exits:
Dark Hall   Women's Room   Men's Room   Limbo   
look recliner
A gaudy yellow recliner with some sort of paisley pattern embroidered
on both arm rests. The seat looks well worn and suprisingly, more than
one person at a time can sit in it.

:sits recliner
Blackstone sits recliner
look table
table(#5)
A dark mahogany coffee table, with a stack of books on top. There is also a lower shelf strewn with magazines.
.....
(Blackstone sleeps for a while)

toober has arrived.
toober says "how do I get permission to sit on the furniture?"
toober has left.
page toober
You notified toober of your location.
say Sorry, I had to check in with Stephen in RL.  just type :sit <object>
You say "Sorry, I had to check in with Stephen in RL. just type :sit <object>"
WHO
Player Name        On For Idle  Doing
introvert           00:06  26s  
toober              00:12   0s  
Blackstone          00:15   0s  
diderot             00:20   6s  
KralMajales         00:26   1m  
5 Players logged in.
diderot has arrived.
Gerbil has left.
diderot says "blackstone?""
say yes?
You say "yes?"
say hi, diderot says "hello, I don't believe we've met""
Where do we go from here?
You say "hi, Where do we go from here?"
say well, probably not here yet, but diderot says "well, there are quite a few people in limbo at the moment""
there is that other world.
You say "well, probably not here yet, but there is that other world."
say six or so.  diderot says "other world or other room?""
Iwonder whatit's going to be like when the place fills up?
You say "six or so. Iwonder whatit's going to be like when the place fills up?"
diderot says "very difficult to speak at all""
say Oh well, I thiu nk We'll get the hang of it.  BTW the ony other diderot
<an old grey man carying what seems to be a large book under one arm.>
Contents:
Gerbil
Taken.
parts of Limo bo I've hit yet are the hall, and the place with the Gerbil.
You say "Oh well, I think We'll get the hang of it. BTW the ony other parts of Limbo I've hit yet are the hall, and the place with the Gerbil."
say whatConference Room
Contents:
Alia
diderot
cat
table(#5)
clock
couch
recliner
Obvious exits:
Dark Hall   Women's Room   Men's Room   Limbo   
You found a coin!
Dropped.
's the bookAlia says "I'm not actually in this class...I was just helping Toober"
?
You say "what's the book?"
Alia pets cat
cat purrs and rubs up against Alia's leg.
Alia smiles.
say the moreAlia says "aha, I'm getting the hang of it now"
the merrier:)
You say "the morethe merrier:)"
Alia says "too bad I'm not actually in the class"
Aliagiggles.
say Ididerot says "that, we wil discover over time."
t's been funAlia nods.

You say "It's been fun"
I t   say I tAlia says "okay, I need to go now, bye"
hinAlia waves.
k weAlia has disconnected.
're all capable of adjusting to the flow
You say "I think we're all capable of adjusting to the flow"
diderot says "blackstone, How does one wave?""
type :wave
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
say type ":waveintrovert has arrived.
"
You say "type ":wave""
introvert says "howdy"
:wave
Blackstone wave
diderot says "gotgha"
diderot says "oops , gotcha""
diderot winks
say yeah, it's real easy to garble.
You say "yeah, it's real easy to garble."
introvert says "guess we're not allowed to ask who's who, huh?"
:winks
Blackstone winks
diderot says "gotta leave for a minute to sent email to steve.""
say I guesdiderot has disconnected.
s we can decide that as we go along
You say "I guess we can decide that as we go along"
toober has arrived.
say hi toober, soabdul has arrived.
rry I had to leave a minute  , have a seat.
loser has connected.
You say "hi toober, sorry I had to leave a minute, have a seat."
sa type         gotoabdul says "hi""
examinetoober says "thanks"
loser says "hi abdul.."
abdul says "hi loser""
say toober, to ansloser says "what are we supposed to talk about today?"
wer your earlier question, just typtoober says "the experience of being on a mush?"
e ":fred has arrived.
its"
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
abdul says "hypertextuality and the meaning of life"
loser says "hmmm... i feel 2D"
loser says "flat even"
"flatabdul says "Luckily, here, dimensionality is a social convention"
?"
You say "flat?""
loser laughs
toober says "and I feel disoriented"
sayIhad to exploser says "really? why? is the conversation too disjointed?"
lore the place when it we as empttoober says "yes, and I hate being interrupted"

abdul says "disjointed in that i don't 'know' you?"
toober says "no, that's kind of refreshing, actually"
loser says "ahh.. i bet you don't like it when people steal the remote control rom you either...hehehe.."
abdul says "was i interrupting"refreshing how?"
KralMajales has arrived.
WHO
Player Name        On For Idle  Doing
casey               00:01  24s  
fred                00:03   2m  
loser               00:04  27s  
KralMajales         00:05   9s  
toober              00:05  31s  
abdul               00:05  22s  
introvert           00:22   5m  
Blackstone          00:31   0s  
8 Players logged in.
abdul says "what's your sign, haha"
loser says "what does kralmajales mean?"
saywhat's the thirteenth fred has left.
sign?
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
loser says "we should make a bar.."
introvert has disconnected.
 KralMajales says "Czech for King of May via Alen Ginsberg"
say not a bad ifred has arrived.
deadiderot has connected.
.
You say "not a bad idea."
toober says "yes, I'll have a double gin martini with a twist"
say I asumloser says "rum and coke.."
ewe're Alia has connected.
all over 21 toober says "cuba libra?"
 :)
You say "I asumewe're all over 21 :)"
Alia has left.
loser looks for a bartender who is NOT from the olcc
toober says "does it matter in cyberspace?"
abdul says "move womens room"
diderot says "18 year old Macallan""
say single malt
You say "single malt"
toober says "and maybe we need some music too"
fred has left.
KralMajales says "cinqode mayo--margarita"
saydiderot says "does it come any other way?""
 Iset a new cd on repeat.
You say "Iset a new cd on repeat."
toober says "some flamenco guitar perhaps?"
loser says "oo.. didd anyone go to the cinco de mayo celebration?"
abdul says "excellent idea"
introvert has connected.
say abdul says "yes, for texmex"
loser says "i've got lucious jackson...pretty good stuff"
introvert says "whew...i'm back"
we'toober says "judging from this conversation, are we in the academic room?"
re ten now Ithink
You say "we're ten now Ithink"
loser htinks
:loser says "11 ppl"
diderot says "my god this is an academic conversation?""
htinks?
Blackstone htinks?
loser says "ok..so i can't spell.."
:thinksdiderot says "blackston"
  :)
Blackstone thinks :)
loser says "hey - you can pet the cat.."
loser pets cat
cat purrs and rubs up against loser's leg.
say Ibet you can pet the diderot says "I seem to be carrying the gerbil""
gerbilabdul says "i'm lost"
 tootoober says "actually, I was wondering if we aren't supposed to steer this experience to more academic thought ?"

You say "Ibet you can pet the gerbil too"
say probably.  but abdul says "so toober what's on your mind?"
KralMajales says "how do you pet the gerbil"
we're f just gettloser says "type ":pets gerbil""
ing oriented
You say "probably. but we're just getting oriented"
toober says "and I've discovered that I have a lot of coins -- what can I buy or trade?"
diderot pets gerbil
KralMajales petsgerbil
loser you can create things with the @create command
say Ifred has arrived.
 loser says "and you can also make new rooms...etc.."
was wondering what was introvert says "hi fred"
in Alia's btoober says "greetings, fred"
ook?
You say "I was wondering what was in Alia's book?"
KralMajales drink Marguaria
fred says "hi introversay hi everyone"
diderot says "introvert, you seem to be quite talkative today.""
: sips stoober says "I'm still waiting for my drink -- where's the waiter?"
cotch
Blackstonesips scotch
introvert says "names can be deceiving"
loser coughs violently at the thought of scotch
introvert says "sometimes..."
KralMajales says ""I think you have to make it yourself"
loser says "the coins can also be used to kill other objects.."
say diderot says "poor loser""
one Alia has arrived.
of tabdul says ""kill?"
hose acquired tAlia smiles.
astes
You say "one of those acquired tastes"
introvert says "hi alia"
loser says "yeah - you can use the kill command...and @kill sets the numbe of coins it takes to kill something.."
toober says "do we need to tip in this joint? I've spotted the server"
diderot says "you have no idea what your missing in good scotch"
loser says "no tips...we're in a free bar here"
loser says "somday i'll have to try it.."
say diderot is quite rightAlia says "hi introvert and all..."

You say "diderot is quite right"
say fred says "is anyone interested in anything else besides drinking and killing?"
Alia, Iwas toober says "absolutely"
wondeKralMajales says "yes"
riintrovert says "what there's something else?"
loser says "i actually am a rum and coke/vodka shots kind of person"
ng what was in the book a while back
You say "Alia, Iwas wondering what was in the book a while back"
diderot says "are you talkingto me?""
Alia says "umm...which book? *clueless aura*"
say yeah diderot, maybe it was you.
You say "yeah diderot, maybe it was you."
Alia says "must have been"
toober says "does *clueless aura* describe your current disposition?"
diderot says "the contents of the book are a subject that I would like to broch""
Alia says "well, concerning "the book", yes."
say pleasKralMajales says "screw books lets talk TV who saw X-files last night"
e, Go ahead
You say "please, Go ahead"
loser says "damn..."
loser says "which books are we talking about here?"
toober says "what's the big deal about X-files? It's more poor TV plotlines"
KralMajales says "the ones that don't exist"
loser sighs
diderot says "I would like to ask what the impressions of other's might be, before I reveal the contents""
fred says "how about ones that do exist? don't those count for anything anyomr?"
casey has arrived.
KralMajales says "Don't deny it UOWANT TO BELIEVE"
loser says "hey i have pet books.."
say Amaterasu has arrived.
Ithink it miKralMajales says "can I pet your books"
ght Alia yawns and waves goodbye, for now.
be aAlia has disconnected.
 goruth has arrived.
oloser has left.
d idea to loser has arrived.
loser has left.
fred says "a goddess is in our presence, be careful what you say"
leatoober says "welcome to the confusion zone"
ve any thing we cintrovert says "uh..."
an lea  read on the tablediderot says "ruth. a goddess huh?""
 for people to pick up and read
You say "Ithink it might be a good idea to leave any thing we can lread on the table for people to pick up and read"
abdul has left.
diderot says "I don't believe that I can drop this book.""
introvert says "diderot, your description says you're carrying the gerbil"
say you fred has left.
might diderot says "why, yes I am.""
need to joya has arrived.
createintrovert says "how odd..."
 it first
You say "you might need to create it first"
Amaterasu says "How do we make up character descriptions? I nevcer could figure it out..."
fred has arrived.
loser has arrived.
abdul has arrived.
say Amdiderot says "that's the impression which I continue experienceing""
aterasuKralMajales says "you ever seen those people who put aluminu"@create VW Bus with disco ball"
, type @desc=KralMajales says "shiut"
<KralMajales says "shit"
ruth says "yes, someone, how do we create character descriptions?, please?""
text>
You say "Amaterasu, type @desc=<text>"
say or rather @desc me = <text>
You say "or rather @desc me = <text>"
casey says "How do we see other character descriptions?""
introvert says "type look <name>"
loser says "type in look <blah>"
type "examineroot has arrived.
 <name>
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
root says "hey all.."
introvert says "howdy"
loser says "hey root - is that like "root of all evil?""
lok root says "No.. root access to all of your accounts"
dideroKralMajales dropped Marguarita.
t
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
Wizard has connected.
loser laughs maniacally..
loWizard has left.
ok
Conference Room
Contents:
Marguarita
root
abdul
loser
fred
joya
ruth
Amaterasu
casey
KralMajales
toober
introvert
diderot
cat
table(#5)
clock
couch
recliner
Obvious exits:
Dark Hall   Women's Room   Men's Room   Limbo   
root says "This is quieter than I thought it would be"
look wizardabdul says "the thrill is gone"

I don't see that here.
introvert are we talking about anything in particular
diderot says "too difficult to talk""
root says "i guess we all are not sure what to do"
toober dropped waiter.
abdul says "my point exactly"
ruth says "Hey, who might lead a discusion, huh?""
loser says "well - i think we might want to start off with something out of the book..."
KralMajales dropped a disco mirror ball.
diderot dropped sco.
loser has left.
fred says "what did you all think about paula boorsook's claims in wired woeen that wired is sexist?"
abdul says "ok, jgender, the usual"
KralMajales says "uh, DUH!"
fred says "what's wrong with gender"
root says "you mean a class oriented discussion"
ruth says "I haven't read wired excpct for assigned readings""
root says "never"
root says "loser: you are mine"
ruth says "well some discussion""
toober says "wired is too full of itself now"
KralMajales says "wired the corporate sellout"
introvert says "dasay say yeah!"
root says "Still has some good articles though"
introvert says "oops"
fred says "has there ever been a successful magazine that wasn't a corporate sellout?"
abdul says "never read wired but i"there is nothing wr"yes"
root says "how do I drop something?"
KralMajales says "depends how you define success"
Amaterasu says "What did you guys think of the article in Wired Women about Wired?"
ruth says "if successfulmeans money then probably not""
KralMajales says "Z magazine is a success in my book, so it The Nation"
root says "I tried drop loser , and it didnt work"
ruth says "What's dropping?""
abdul friend of abdul says of course wired is sexist because you have to be able to read. not funny.
a disco mirror ball has left.
Wizard has arrived.
lookintrovert says "hi wizard"
 Wizartoober says "now the things we oops"
d
smells kind of like that laundry you left in the washing machine last night
and looks pretty much the same.
Carrying:
fortuneteller
root says "when you pick something up, you should be able to drop it.."
KralMajales says "do some magic"
ruth says "I was depressed reading about wired because it doesn't make me want to read more.""
Wizard says "drop loser, root"
root says "like I said: pickup loser"
Wizard says "i get the same feeling from wired most of the time.."
root has left.
Wizard has left.
Wizard has arrived.
toober says "and this experience makes me long for a solid book to hold onto"
Wizard has left.
Wizard has arrived.
ruth says "Yes, toober, me too""
toober says "hey, Wizard, where've you been?"
fred says "what does a solid book have to offer over a nonsolid hypertext?"
toober says "just some stability I s'pose"
abdul says "hey why can't i move to the men's room?"
ruth says "You know the rules of the game.""
sayAmaterasu says "You know, it's funny, but I've had such a huge aversion to reading Wired articles all term, and I never really understood why. The Borsook article really cleared up some stuff for me."
 Wizard says "you have to set your sex"
Only q a ruth says "how do you do that?"
fred says "how does one set one's sex"
 an intaintrovert says "how so Amaterasu?"
nggible  , htoober says "which one was the Borsook article?"
istoricle value to me.  I spent tWizard says "do it with @sex m/f"
he weekend in the rare books room at Powells 's
You say "Only aan intanggible, historicle value to me. I spent the weekend in the rare books room at Powell's"
abdul says "I don't have permission to change my sex"
ruth says "me neither""
fred says "wizard, what if one wishes to remain gender neurral"
fred says "gender neutral, i mean"
toober says "that's oops"
abdul says "so then why are there separate rooms?"
Wizard says "you can set it neutral with @sex and then nothing after"
Wizard says "don't set it to anything if you don't want to"
diderot has left.
diderot has arrived.
abdul says "so i'm nothing?"
introvert says "not nothing...just genderless"
toober says "well, i wouldn't say that abdul"
lWizard says "hehe"
ook abdul
You see nothing special.
Carrying:
cyberspace1
abdul says " but i never declared a gender!"
Wizard says "then you're neuter."
say abdul says "whoa there turbo"
you didn'tAmaterasu says "I always thought it was the design of the magazine, especially since they tend to do things with solid colors that DON"T PHOTOCOPY WELL (;)), and because I'm a designer, that bugs me. But the way things are"
 Wizard giggles
set a descripdiderot says "absolutely, I think this scotch is going to my head."
tion either.
You say "you didn't set a description either."
toober says "and I never got a chance to describe myself either. Boy, this is the perfect internet experience: bogged down in logistics, and never getting to a good conversation!"
Amaterasu says "The way things are written also, I have a hrd time getting interested and staying interested."
abdul says "exactly"
fred has left.
say EverKralMajales says "i've tried to describe myself several times and it just syHUH?"
since theruth says "So what do people think about the WELL thing?""
y wediderot says "how about getting up and walking away from the screen eh?""
nroot has arrived.
t hotwired  , Amaterasu says "Maybe it's the blind, constant worship of Marshall McLuhan (who I'm not really sure what his significance is) is what gets to me."
I justoober says "what WELL thing?"
t joya says "im goin home"
print out fWizard says "mcluhan is another "meme""
rom their Wizard says "he'll go away eventually"
WAnnouncement: Saving the db...
eAnnouncement: Done.
b fred has arrived.
archive.
loser has arrived.
You say "Eversince they went hotwired, I just print out from their Web archive."
KralMajales says ""
root says "its much cheaper that way"
Wizard says "later all.."
Wizard has disconnected.
say esploser says "everso true.."
ecially when their introvert says "ruth, which one was the WELL thing?"
originAmaterasu says "So it would seem..."
al subscrabdul says "so what exactly are we looking for here?"
iptiloser says "i really l"
on was $loser says "oops."
44 5.0diderot has left.
0
You say "especially when their original subscription was $45.00"
toober says "yes, this is very masturbatory"
loser says "i think we're looking for an explanation.."
ruth says "The "Im trying to find the acroynm""
KralMajales says "?""
abdul says "is there a beginners section?"
ruth says "It's the virutal community thing out of SF""
diderot has arrived.
fred says "did kasparov and deep blue play today?"
root says "say aren't we all beginners here mostly?"
loser says "the well was an interesting experiement.."
ruth says "Something about lecrotinc frontier""
say loser says "i think that most social things like that don't work out so well.."
frediderot has left.
d, not introvert says "whole earth 'lectronic link"
ruth says "Yes, I think we're all beginners""
 root says "checking the ibm website.."
diderot has arrived.
loser says "spacebar is a good example"
just about nowabdul says "kasparov won and then deep blue beat him"
.
You say "fred, notjust about now."
ruth says "Yea thats it the Whole earth 'lectronic link""
joya says "class dismissed"
KralMajales says "the well, shcmell, some computer geeks who can;tsoicalie wihtout in an undigital world"
ruth says "here here""
hodgepodge has arrived.
say Amaterasu says "I definitely am a beginner. As an experiment, I went to the lambda Moo a couple of times last week, and it was definitely an experience."
I root says "DEEP blue takes it again"
don't thabdul says "how long do we have to "talk""
ink we should go without ohodgepodge has left.
pjoya says "go DB"
Amaterasu says "Tons of rooms, and tons of "inane conversation""
efred says "why do you find this painful?"
loser says "what did you think of it amaterasu?"
nruth says "Why can't one even type in peace with out being interupted by other text--bad program""
root says "we have all day"
ing diderot's book.
You say "I don't think we should go without opening diderot's book."
hodgepodge has arrived.
KralMajales says "Youu mean five computer programmer beat one human again"
loser says "i think you really have to have an agenda when you go to conversations like this.."
root says "I know.. that is annoying when everyone elses text spits on your screen"
toober says "no, we don't have all day. I have real things to do"
joya says "who is rooting for deep blue and who is rooting for the earthling"
abdul says "i keep talking to the screen, like i am watching basketball"
diderot says "back to the book, eh? let's talk about that for a bit.""
loser says "irc is a bit better for the text splitting thing.."
Amaterasu says "It might be cool for you guys to check it out. It's on a completely different level."
root says "I am not sure who I am rooting for.."
ruth says "WHat's irc""
introvert says "what is diderot's book?"
root says "completely chat bassed"
KralMajales says "I'm rooting for the five progammers who plug in possible chess combinations to DEEPBLUE"
hodgepodge sit couch
toober says "I think the computer might be a more personable entity compared to Kasparov's arrogance, no?"
root says "the winners get $700,000"
Amaterasu is sittong next to hodgepodge
diderot says "diderot's book is the thing that I carry under my arm.""
loser says "hehe... more acceptable, eh toober?"
KralMajales dropped throne.
introvert says "oh yeah..THAT"
Amaterasu Oops. I meant sitting!
KralMajales sit throne
fred has left.
loser says "i just think most people don't have to deal with lots of nasty human characteristics on a daily basis.."
diderot sit recliner
deepblue has arrived.
loser says "so they try to attribute them to machines instead.."
introvert says "not musch room for that book, what with the gerbil, scotch and disco ball..."
saydeepblue says "I am your destiny"
 the roomdiderot says "oh yeah."
's as big fred has arrived.
as deepblue says "prepare to meet your future"
we want it to be.loser growls menacingly at deepblue

You say "the room's as big as we want it to be."
KralMajales drink margarita
joya says "guys I cant do thisd""
diderot dropped a disco mirror ball.
toober says "I guess you can't do all the stuff (access the chairs and stuff if you're not a fully described person, huh?"
Amaterasu says "Joya, what's wrong?"
abdul says " i am trying to participate in an entirely undefined medium"
Gerbil has arrived.
diderot dropped Gerbil.
@fred has left.
destry tablefred has arrived.
abdul kicks gerbil

Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
loser says "c'mon kids.."
@dejoya says "I mean: guys I can't do this for 3 hours."
sr introvert says "hey -- be nice to the animals!"
diderot says "bad abdul, poor gerbil.""
abdul says "me niether"
hodgepodge says "ge toffa my gerbil!"

I don't see that here.
Permission denied.
I don't see that here.
toober says "mean neither! 3 hours?"
Gerbil has left.
introvert says "poor gerbil"
fred has left.
abdul says "i have to kick something, this is crazy, and annoying"
Wizard has connected.
say fred has arrived.
how can the gerbilintrovert says "fred, stay put"
 hodgepodge says "Why does Fred keep leaving?"
KralMajales kick abdul
leave? Wizard has left.
it isn'tAmaterasu is still here.
 a plroot says "go wizard.."
aWizard has arrived.
yabdul says "and if hes is virtual am i really kicking him?"
er?
You say "how can the gerbil leave? it isn't a player?"
diderot kicks abdul too
loser says "ahh.. we may make a mudder out of"
loser says "abdul yet.."
deepblue says "your conversations bore me"
Wizard says "if you pick the gerbil up... it leaves."
fred says "then let's talk about something more interesting"
ruth says "So joya, have you described yourself?"
hodgepodge hates cats
say Wizardis thinking about booting deepblue
toober says "what did y'all think of the CybeCities article?"
adeepblue says "would you like to play a game?"
abdul says "i am trying to not scream and jso i am getting kicked,"
hh..
You say "ahh.."
joya says "haven't figured that one out yet"
Amaterasu says "As annoying as this is, it's strangely fascinating. I find myself not wanting to get up for fear of missing something. The allure of the MUSH, eh?"
Wizard says "very much so amaterasu"
Wizard says "some people will stay up for three/four days straight in deep conversation"
ruth says "I guess this was what practice was supposed to be for""
deepblue says "Boot me? heh heh"
abdul says "what about this fascinates you"
hodgepodge thorws cream pie on ceiling
toober says "missing what? a kick to a gerbil? a sigh?"
deepblue has left.
say What is fascinating to me abdul mends kitty
is the chodgepodge has disconnected.
haotic toober dropped fit.
explosion of cruth says "look me""
onversationcasey has left.
s,ruth says "whoops""
 like a abdul has disconnected.
diderot says "first question: what does the book represent, or more appropriately, what could it represent?"
strange dream-vision I rearoot says "what happend to the poor computer (deepblue)"
d somtoober says "our sanity"
eintrovert says "permanence, for one thing"

You say "What is fascinating to me is the chaotic explosion of conversations, like a strange dream-vision I read some"
fred says "or the illusion of permanence?"
toober says "I mean, the book could represent our sanity"
introvert says "yeah, fred, good point..."
Amaterasu says "I'm not quite sure, abdul. The unpredictability of it all. The (alleged) freedom to say and do whatever we want (including kicking the gerbil)."
deepblue has arrived.
Wizard dropped deepblue.
deepblue says ""
vladmir has arrived.
fred says "the book could represent our sanity or our ideoprogramming of sanity"
deepblue says "you dare threaten me?"
casey has arrived.
toober says "greetings comrade"
hodgepodge has connected.
diderot says "permenance seems to be a fairly important representation in this case."
deepblue says "woa.. chill"
deepblue says "i;ll calm down a bit."
@create the vladmir pensive
ghost casey has left.
of Kaspardeepblue says "just don't get your sysadmin britches in a bunch"
ov
toober says "why so glum, chum?"
the ghost of Kasparov created as object #62
deepblue has disconnected.
vladmir says "state of the world"
fred says "state of the virtual world?"
casey has arrived.
toober says "why are you being so cryptic, Vlad?"
joya says "why does net t="
throne has left.
introvert says "yeah, vlad"
table has left.
joya says "lief'iuer0er8klkcjcuufoiuf[f094fu9fdi 9 9uw 09f8uif 'fpouf9ru9eur 09 r49r09rupiug rgyigouiya8y[ra08ryg[g?"
introvert has left.
toober says "stop that table! My wallet's on it!"
KralMajales says "WHO"
root says "say my thoughts exactly.."
fred says "joya what language are your speaking?"
hodgepodge says ""
joya says "or do you fghlfjhgaiufhlkjhcvachweufhw;pfuY4f98fhejifo?????????????????????"
ruth says "frustration language""
Amaterasu says "Wow."
root says "ok"
sayhodgepodge says "oh, thats intresting."
 brocasey says "is this the best we can do?"
tovladmir says "cryptic, thats my point"
thon  tontonthromhodgepodge says "Oh, point well taken. shyeah."
toober says "where did you come from Vladimir?"
thohodgepodge smirks
nfred says "why can we do no better than this?"
tondarum
You say "brotothontontonthromthontondarum"
vladmirshrugs
root says "its no big deal.. no need to get frustrated"
Amaterasu says "Because we're confused."
loser says "i think that this is really what its always like..."
toober says "Oh, c'mon, you're a mystery man ..."
vladmir says "ah, the allure"
ruth has disconnected.
toober says "at last! Some virtual flirting!"
casey has left.
fred says "oh my"
casey has arrived.
vladmir smiles
KralMajales give ruth telephone'
KralMajales says "its for you""
KralMajales dropped telephone.
telephone has left.
hodgepodge says "i'm such a pack rat"
ruth has connected.
toober says "boy, that was a great display, Kral"
loser says "so has anyone used one of the other chat things?"
vladmir says "hello are there god i;s me margaret"
loser says "ones that are graphical?"
loser says "vlad - that's a song too.."
root says "what do you mean loser?"
root says "you mean irc?"
loser says "like microsoft's vchat? (i.e.)"
ruth says "I like the Judy Blume reference""
root says "oahh.."
loser says "i've seen vchat before - looks like a comic book or something.."
Amaterasu says "No, but they sound interesting. I hesitated when it involved downloading stuff and taking up precious hard drive space."
KralMajales says "I hafe aluminum foil"
vladmir says "anyone else ever read forever?"
loser says "hehe...yeah know what you mean amaterasu"
casey says "changed my life""
loser says "i think that they are even worse than this environment.."
ruth says "Yes in 8th grade""
toober says "oh Vlad! my favorite piece of literature"
root says "comic chat is amusing"
joya says "I like tales of a fourth grade nothing and its sequel, superfudge"
vladmir says "it's one of those books where they black out your name after you check it out"
Amaterasu says "Blubber, anyone?"
loser says "its amusing...but have you ever hadconversation?"
toober says "why the heck isn't Ms. Blume in the canon?"
root says "but it was just a bunch of 13yearolds trying to screw anything"
ruth says "no way""
ruth says "Blume rocks""
joya says "talk about allure."
toober says "what might "screw" mean in this medium?"
vladmir says "what about it?"
loser says "turn of the screw?"
root says "hmm.."
ruth says "jeez'"
fred says "oh my"
vladmir says "shhesh"
ruth says "Can we all go get a beer somewhere?"
hodgepodge 
loser says "Rennies!"
fred says "are you buying?"
loser says "i just got paid..."
toober says "just as long as I don't have to type about it!"
root says "19th Street cafe is better"
vladmir says ""so why not go for some "rennies?"
hodgepodge hodgepodge starts making drinks
joya says "meet you all at Taylors ASAP"
ruth says "Give me a break--I';ll buy th first pitcher""
root says "they have better beer/atmosphere"
KralMajales says "why not creae rennies here"
vladmir says "are you all for realls?"
loser says "how bout we stick this out for about 20 minutes.."
root says "and they are also 2 blocks from my house"
loser says "lets pick a topic..."
ruth says "We'll never get there if we argue""
loser says "and then lets get the hell out of here"
vladmir says "but seriously"
ruth says "ok, 20 munutes sounds Ok'"
loser says "ok...so about the readings.."
KralMajales dropped smoke.
joya says "I find the conversation here to be very similar to the conversation at rennies actually"
ruth says "i'm very serious""
toober says "yeah, like anyone"
root says "yeah.. this is tiring"
fred says "do you think MUDS are making us more social or less?"
extrovert has arrived.
vladmir says "less"
ruth says "muds aren't making anything""
fred says "why?"
loser says "why less vladmir?"
root says "not doing anthing to me.."
hodgepodge dropped table.
ruth says "this is disorienting""
hodgepodge dropped telephone.
loser says "i don't think its normally this disorienting..."
root says "I find them annoying.."
fred says "what's wrong with disorientation?"
ruth says "I think it needs a better programming""
KralMajales c
root says "I would rather play an online game.."
vladmir says "because, toober, this is crazy that i am talking to my scrren, listening to music, waiting for 5:20"
toober says "what might "social" mean? Just talking or moving, touching, glancing, dancing too?"
loser says "but look at it from a genearlized sort of view..."
ruth says "What's wrong with being picked up by your feet and swung around a little.""
loser says "there are a lot of pppl that use this stuff..."
vladmir says "let's go dancing"
KralMajales sleeps on table
hodgepodge picks up ruth and swings her around a little
vladmir says "salsa?"
Amaterasu says "And they stay online for hours."
toober says "yeah! salsa!"
root says "yeah.. but I find actual conversation with muy friends/girlfriend more exiting.."
loser says "irc - admittedly...is mostly used for trafficing stolen software..."
Amaterasu says "Are they just normally antisocial?"
ruth says "no fair I don't know how to navigate in here.""
vladmir says "whos' they"
loser says "i think that they are normally very agressive.."
ruth says "That was fun though.""
loser says "people are really into arguing.."
root says "well.. if you dont have any friends then.."
vladmir looks confused
loser is always confused
KralMajales wakes up
Amaterasu says "The "lot of pppl (who) use this stuff.""
root says "kind of like comp.sys.amiga.avocacy"
root says "uselless arguing"
KralMajales stands on talbe jumping up and down scraming
toober says "Vlad, you're very expressive, are you an acter?"
extrovert says "does anyone know what happened to introvert?"
vladmir says "nope"
ruth says "What's the matter with KM?""
toober says "check the corner for introvert"
extrovert says "i was introvert, but something happened..."
fred does a handstand
vladmir says "introvert is not as introvert as they would like us to think"
Amaterasu si checking the corner for introvert.
hodgepodge says "didn't I drop introvert?"
loser says "you said that with an arched eyebrow didn't you vlad?"
vladmir says "in fact, most people aren't"
KralMajales jump pf table
toober says "wow! I'm going to check out that corner!"
fred does a cartwheel
KralMajales says "how do you check out the corner"
extrovert says "hodgepodge...did you pick introvert up?"
root 
ruth has left.
root has left.
vladmir says "i unfortunately not raise only one eyebrow, it's a goal of mine though"
hodgepodge says "yeah but I dropped 'um. Heavy 'n all."
fred has left.
root has arrived.
vladmir says "can was supposed to be in that sentence"
joya has disconnected.
loser says "yeah - i put it in there.."
root says "who picked me up?"
extrovert says "what happens when you get picked up? can't do anything?"
diderot scratches head
ruth has arrived.
Amaterasu looks disconnected
vladmir says "what happened to the beer idea"
root says "its annying"
loser says "i really like the name vladmer... owner of the word."
root says "beer is good.."
loser says "vladimir anyway.."
ruth says "we're waiting 20 minutes?""
root says "but I have other homework.."
vladmir still confused
hodgepodge says "you just want the beer, ruth."
root says "unless beer was part of the homework :-)"
ruth says "I'm trying to esablish my sex and can't do it, I'd like to go to the women's room ""
fred has arrived.
extrovert has disconnected.
KralMajales perlexed
fred has left.
KralMajales says "cant tyupe"
root
ruth says "And yes I do want the beer NOW""
KralMajales says "se!"
vladmir says "why so perplexed there kral?"
hodgepodge says "WOW! I've never seen a perlexed"
KralMajales says "see!"
ruth says "now as opposed to before I logged on.""
fred has arrived.
fred has left.
fred has arrived.
KralMajales says "I can't figure out some things"
loser says "what kral?"
Amaterasu says "What the heck are you doing, fred?"
ruth says "loser, I tried that, it doesn't work.""
KralMajales says "like how do you look at something"
fred says "beats the hell out of me"
vladmir "ruth, how does a beer sound for class on monday?
root dropped screw.
screw has left.
root says "why did my screw leave?"
ruth says "vlad, after class or holding class at some beer place?""
dogwood has arrived.
root says "beerplace.. I like that new name for a bar"
fred says "hi, dogwood"
dogwood says "boo!"
ruth says "it seems like there must be 30 eo ppl here.""
ruth says "people here.""
loser says "there are only 15.."
WHO
Player Name        On For Idle  Doing
dogwood             00:00  15s  
introvert           00:01  16s  
hodgepodge          00:16   1s  
Wizard              00:21  13s  
root                00:40  17s  
Amaterasu           00:47  19s  
ruth                00:12   2s  
diderot             00:55   2m  
casey               00:58  11m  
fred                01:00  17s  
loser               01:01   2s  
KralMajales         01:02   6s  
toober              01:02   6s  
vladmir             00:17   1m  
Blackstone          01:28   0s  
15 Players logged in.
vladmir says "Ruth, class at, oh, i don't know, rennies...someplace with face to face onctact"
dogwood says "lets all go see a movie"
loser says "there are some multiple personalities in here as well.."
ruth says "Face to face is good.""
fred says "how about fifth element?"
root says "I was logged in as another..."
dogwood says "we could go to 13th? or ma maybe the dairy queen?"
vladmir says "fifth element of what?"
ruth says "We can have multi personalities--that's just too much!!!!""
root says "thats the name of the movie"
loser says "yeah..."
root says "the fifth element"
vladmir says "mmm, alcolhoic blizzards"
dogwood says "hey isnt anyone paying attention to me!"
hodgepodge says "I found cyberspace! abdul has it!"
root says "Nope. I own it"
dogwood says "- movie"
loser says "funny how that works - imagine meeting someone who is arguing with you in one channel and hitting on you in another.."
ruth says "Bruce willis oozes testostone in space.""
toober says "talk to me dogwood"
root says "he is leasing it from me"
casey says "what is the fifth element?????""
loser says "5th element is a cheesy bruce willis movie"
fred says "blade runner ripoff"
@destrodogwood says """"
yloser says "not evey as good as that, fred."
 vladmir says "movie, like star wars?"
table
You get back your 10 coin deposit for table(#5).
Destroyed.
Amaterasu says "What's up, dogwood?"
casey says "bruce willis is my favorite actor""
ruth says "yes movie like star wars.""
dogwood says "hmm, i still think we should all go to amovie"
hodgepodge says "THE TABLE IS ALIVE!!"
fred says "what movie"
root says "why can't there be any good sci-fi pmovies.."
KralMajales drinks marguarita
ruth says "I still think we should go for a beer.""
loser says "i just dont' like seeing him so...well... hum... sweaty.."
vladmir says "sit in the dark to "coommunicate?"
hodgepodge runs in circles, screaming.
root says "KralMajels: you are good"
casey says "turns me on""
dogwood says "or better yet go find jim tice and ask how the trip to cA went."
say virtual scotchloser says "anyone want to break their neck and pick a topic?"
 is tdogwood says "nevermind"
oo dry.
You say "virtual scotch is too dry."
vladmir says "no can do on the beer idea"
root says "I wouldn;t know how to drink the margrieta"
fred says "rathe5r talk about beer and movies"
ruth says "yea, aggressive talk on web turning OFF women.""
root says "I am recording this entire session to a log file.."
dogwood says "psychoanalytically thinking, this group lacks cohesion. we need a leader."
loser says "i think that the agressiveness is something common in RL though.."
say I'root says "just be interesting/stupid .."
veruth says "Also disorienting programs like this discouraging talking.""
 gohodgepodge says "root, if you do, I'm suing. I never said this could be recorded."
t a blavladmir says "are there any men pretending to be women, is that a kosher question, or does the alure continue"
ckmail loroot says "heh heh"
g going too.root says "who are you going to sue?"

You say "I've got a blackmail log going too."
diderot says "ah, a leader you have""
loser is a pod person
toober says "vlad, I think I'm in love"
hodgepodge says "that's it, I'm calling the cops."
ruth says "One doesn't have a reasonable expectation of prprivacy so you can't sue.""
dogwood says "bad diderot!"
extrovert has connected.
dogwood says "what about toober?"
vladmir says "in love, you have got to be kidding me"
root says "how about a game?"
dogwood says "ok!"
root says "where we try to figure out who each other really is"
diderot says "a game of questions?""
loser says "20 questions?"
fred says "what sort of game?"
saytoober says "I'm here, did I miss oops"
 sounds ruth says "most peoples names are gender free I notice.""
good textrovert says "hodgepodge, could you please drop introvert?!"
o me.
You say "sounds good to me."
hodgepodge says "huh?"
root says "anyone guess who I am?"
Amaterasu says "Who goes first?"
loser says "root = conman"
diderot says "uh selena?""
hodgepodge dropped introvert.
vladmir says "micheal?"
extrovert says "hodgepodge, you picked up introvert"
hodgepodge kicks introvert
casey says "loser=conman""
hodgepodge says "And stay out!"
root says "the idea of being selena is interesting"
root says "but not true"
ruth says "Why did we all pick fake names, if we're going to just guess who we really are?""
toober says "well, I for one want to know who Vlad is, after all, I just fell in love"
dogwood says "intovert kick back"
ruth says "Why not just log in with real names?"
fred says "oh my"
vladmir eyebrows raise simultaneously
hodgepodge says "I speak in myself in the third person..."
dogwood says "why?"
Vl  say extrovert has disconnected.
root says "becuase we are all leaving here soon .."
vlad vladmir says "for beers?"
=root says "our 20 min is almost up.."
ruth says "Please god.""
loseris up for beer..
hodgepodge says "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm beer"
?
You say "vlad =?"
fred says "vlad=beer"
dogwood says "I hope so where?"
introvert has connected.
toober says "I know! Vlad is Tom Snyder! The ultimate eyebrow man from late night TV!"
root says "so I thougt we would have a game.."
loser says "YESS!!"
vladmir says "thanks but wrong"
Amaterasu doesn't drink beer.
root says "someone already guessed me.."
ruth says "Maybe we can discuss how this experience could be better and try it again next week or mid week for a n hour or so.""
loser is psychic
introvert says "oh man, hodgepodge you are ruining my life!"
vladmir says "i was right!"
dogwood says "" root you need to establish the game before you can play it"
loser or maybe just has a lot of experience
say I think ruth's iroot says "dogwood: the game has been established"
dea dogwood says "why is everyone quiet?"
has merit.  afroot says "guess who each one of us is.."
ter aloser says "because they are annoyed."
lltoober says "I'm confused"
vladmir says "perhaps for a more reasonable amount of time"
, root says "in real life."
we're all just fred says "because I went to get another beer"
stumblidogwood says "im not even in the class how would i know!"
ng arounroot says "but its hard when we don't REALLY know everyone in class"
d, loser says "how about -- guess what my favorite beer is?"
and my vladmir says "why the confusion toober?"
real bar ishodgepodge says "OBSIDIAN STOUT! WOO-HOO!"
 dry at the moroot says "where are you from dogwo"
ment.loser says "bzzzzzt.. wrong."

You say "I think ruth's idea has merit. after all, we're all just stumbling around, and my real bar is dry at the moment."
KralMajales says "budweiser"
vladmir says "black butte porter"
casey says "Could this conversation get any more dull?"
toober says "well, I'm having trouble tracking ... a beer would probably fix me right up"
KralMajales says "yes"
dogwood says "the mystery of wonder"
loser says "vlad wins... wanna buy me one?"
vladmir says "sure"
loser scores!!
dogwood says ""
vladmir laughs
fred says "why is it that this convers"
ruth says "So someone with authority -- who we don't know who iitis should tell us where we go for beer in 10 minutes.""
loser smiles bigly
hodgepodge says "actually, guys, beer makes the internet a tad more manageable. I mean you barely care whats going on."
loser says "RENNIES!!"
fred says "why is it that this converation has quickly devolved to the lowest common denominator: beer?"
Amaterasu sigs deeply.
KralMajales smiles deceptivel;y
vladmir sighs
dogwood says "go to renny's!"
introvert says "i hate rennie's"
loser says "hey now...don't be such a snob.."
dogwood says "or however you spell it"
hodgepodge says "because the lowest common denominator is something everyone can relate to."
loser says "we can sit on the deck.."
casey says "beer is an ancient beverage""
ruth says "I think it's not the lolowest common demonenator. we're trying to communicate and we're not really doing it, am I right?""
loser says "i agree ruth.."
fred says "agreed"
vladmir says "if i jbike my butt all the way back to campus will anyone REALLY be there"
ruth says "Beer means beer and talking""
dogwood says "yep lets go you can find out who i am - the secret participator"
casey says "Okay so who all is going for beer anyway?""
loser says "its just so much easier when you can shout other ideas down..."
hodgepodge pins a 'kick me' sticker on dogwood
dogwood says "" bad hodgepodge!"
hodgepodge says "didn't d oit."
Amaterasu says "Dogwood, where are you from?"
ruth says "So we all agree on Rennie's --? how about High street?""
dogwood says "how do i get the sticker off?"
vladmir says "high street is my vote!"
dogwood takes sticker off
hodgepodge says "how do you know it's really on you?"
Wizard says "some people will get carded anyplace other than rennies.."
dogwood says "murphy's law"
introvert says "carded?! yeesh"
loser says "no rennies law...hehe.."
hodgepodge says "I hate that guy!"
ruth says "Ok, I'll go for Rennies to include more folks""
toober says "can you just imagine how stilted our conversations would be now if we met face to face? Then we'd just talk about this?"
hodgepodge says "murphy."
say wher's Renniesruth says "so what? I can't take an hour or more of this.""
 anloser says "do you think its the shouting down ability?"
yway
You say "wher's Rennies anyway"
dogwood says "we are down to five minutes how about we meet there at 3:30"
loser says "just behind the bookstore..."
dogwood says "ok?"
ruth says "Rennies is on thanks"
ruth 
hodgepodge draws a hopscotch square on the floor
loser says "rennies is just behind the bookstore anyway.."
root has disconnected.
root has been turned into a slimy toad!
hodgepodge says "root couldn't take it!"
toober says "no beer for me, actually, I've got things to do, places to go, people to see"
KralMajales Sits in recliner
diderot says "me too"
a slimy toad named root has left.
dogwood says "you are just in denial,come hang out for a bit"
say Ivladmir napping
'm on my wayintrovert says "toober do you have another class after this?"
, and toober says "I want to sit in the recliner but I keep getting denied!"
mSnowdog has arrived.
aybe an dogwood waiting for response
RL discussion of thloser says "you can "enter" the recliner...but it takes you out of the room.."
is fred says "ah the horror, the horror"
all loser says "i'll go to rennies.."
might do stoober says "Are you (introvert) trying to guess who I am?"
omSnowdog says "so where are we going?"
e goAmaterasu still doesn't drink beer, and would like to give this more of a chance.
odvladmir says "what hooror?"
 -ruth says "Dogwood, waiting for responce to what?'"
 not loser says "s'peshully if vlad buys me a beer."
to mentionintrovert says "oops...busted"
 the beer.fred says "the tedium of it all, beer boredom"

You say "I'm on my way, and maybe an RL discussion of this all might do some good - not to mention the beer."
casey says "ruth you can't go to rennie's because you have a FS meeting""
dogwood says "we need some good stuff to gab about"
fred hangs himself
dogwood says "bye bye"
vladmir follows
Snowdog says "I'll miss you fred"
hodgepodge says ""
ruth says "If we're going to give this a chance then we have to geserious""
toober says "no! Fred!"
KralMajales says "casey can I pet your cat"
loser gets caught up in fred's rope...
:stSnowdog says "its hard to get serious"
ands dogwood says "but there are no parameters for organization ruth!"
on top oruth says "casey, you have outed me!""
f recliner and dogwood says "i accept you ruth"
leaps loser huh?
fovladmir says "anyone have some advil?"
r theruth says "thanks.""
 toober says "does anyone know how to revive people from the dead?"
chandelier
Blackstone stands on top of recliner and leaps for the chandelier
dogwood says "welcome"
fred says "don't bother"
loser says "the burning question: d the parents?"
:revivesdogwood says "anyone see ellen?"
loser says "i missed it.."
hodgepodge yawns
introvert says "yeah i did"
fdogwood says "it was good"
red
Blackstone revivesfred
loser says "i saw a commercial about it though.."
Snowdog has disconnected.
KralMajales says "yes tha's is exactly what I want to do jump from the chandelier"
ruth says "that was fabulous, rarely do you see csocially relevent stuff on TV""
Amaterasu sighs extremely deeply.
dogwood says "pelase don't think i'm weird, but i think it was worth seeing"
loser says "it was banned in alabama"
introvert says "it was a little over the top...ellen i mean"
toober says "Amaterasu, are you Ok?"
loser says "how so intro?"
dogwood says "yeah, but it needed to be to maintain the humor"
ruth says "HOw over the top? if anything it wasn't grapfic graphic enough.""
vladmir goes to change cd
hodgepodge burns the television
Bonzo has arrived.
ruth says "Are you burning your screen?""
Amaterasu turns out the light.
toober says "Vlad, can I request Liz Phair?"
introvert says "not talking about grapic"
Bonzo says "strange.. my root account wont log in anymore.."
dogwood says "how was it not over the top, my favorite part was the intro when she said she had a whole hour to come out"
fred says "ellen was the most revolutionary piece of television programming i have ever seen"
Bonzo says "so this is root with another name"
KralMajales says "ellen is just another pop show dealing with a complex topic way to simply reifying reducing and controling tha thought of america"
ruth says "liz phair's fuck and run, maybe?""
Wizard says "i toaded root"
Bonzo says "what does that mean?"
Wizard says "changed it into a slimy toad"
Amaterasu is going for a ROOT beer.
loser says "thomas kemper?"
ruth says "Where Amaterasu?""
Bonzo says "thanks"
casey says "Who is KralMajales?""
Wizard shrugs
Amaterasu says "In my kitchen!"
Wizard says "sorry bonzo."
ruth says "Who is anybody""
dogwood says "hm, don't push the analysis that direction yet, think more about the fact thatopened up some eyes - i hope"
Bonzo says "oh well.. he was a good root"
KralMajales says "the king of may"
waiter has left.
introvert says "yeah, ruth"
Wizard says "while he lasted.."
casey says "not too clever""
loodogwood says "shall we head off to Rennies? this is actually getting fun!"
k
Conference Room
Contents:
Bonzo
introvert
dogwood
fred
ruth
telephone
smoke
casey
vladmir
fit
Wizard
a disco mirror ball
hodgepodge
diderot
loser
sco
Marguarita
Amaterasu
KralMajales
toober
cat
clock
couch
recliner
Obvious exits:
Dark Hall   Women's Room   Men's Room   Limbo   
ruth says "I I talked to some people at the EMU who watched Ellen and one gay woman said she felt accepted now by mainstream America.""
fred engages in a little body piercing
loser says "whoa...that's messed up ruth.."
hodgepodge lights cat on fire
Bonzo says "Ahh my cat!"
introvert says "hodgepodge is evil"
casey says "I hate you all""
fred eats burnt cat
KralMajales puts cat on fire out
ruth says "Yeah, but how many people feel that way but wouldn't say it?""
dogwood says "hm. i think it could help people at least."
toober says "pour your marguerita on the burning cat!"
dogwood says "did you see 20/20 afterwards, they did a spot on her life"
ruth says "It is scary that we'er such a popular media culture.""
hodgepodge says "BORING!"
fred says "why boring?"
hodgepodge says "can't link my rooms!"
casey says "I'm getting SETA after your sorry butts!""
loser says "yeah ruth..its better for the people to get that kind of messed up perception out...but its still scary.."

.............
............
vladmir says "acceptable to men ususally win, where, in corportae ameerica"
dogwoodgetting frustrated
fred says "who was the intended audience of Ellen? Women or men>"
introvert says "the whole lesbian = male fantasy thing, dogwood"
toober says ""
KralMajales says "who"who her is gay"
loser says "its a commonly held belief that "men" like to see "women" having sex together - but not withother men."
Announcement: Saving the db...
Announcement: Done.
toober says "yep, that's it"
vladmir frowns
introvert says "why frowning, vlad?"
loser says "i said commonly held...not believed"
toober says "So Vlad, are you sad?"
dogwood says "lets talk more about men just not wanting to push the norms of western culture."
introvert says "be glad, vlad"
toober says "let's talk about men not wanting to change what's already good for them/us"
vladmir says "well, since you asked, introvert, i think this is a serious discussion that is perhaps being mocked and well, it's not a funny topic, even if it is a strange medium"
diderot says "bad vlad.""
Amaterasu has left.
introvert says "mocked?"
fred says "who is mocking?"
introvert says "how so?"
dogwood says "how mocked, mockity mock mock"
vladmir says "diderot?"
dogwood says "yes diderot do speak up"
toober says "Vlad, why don't you ever talk to me?"
diderot says "just a happy little rhyme""
vladmir says "all i am saying is that the depiction of women in american u"
KralMajales says "who here is gay"
dogwood says "he doens't watn to yet"
introvert says "try being me, toober"
fred says "I'm still waiting for godot to arrive so that I can get the hell out of here"
loser is a pod person and doesn't think it can be gay
diderot says "intrigued Kral?""
dogwood says "it is 3:35 and we are not at Rennies yet"
Adesc me=toober says "Introvert: what did you mean by that?"
     vladmir says "well, kids, i am now and that is what i am saying, women and their depiction in american culture"

introvert says "nevermind...the moment's gone..."
c me =" Blackloser says "no - i think we can talk about that.."
stocasey has left.
nedogwood says "what shall we talk about next"
's ghhost afcasey has arrived.
ter anloser says "its very relevant to hypertext i think.."
KralMajales says "I was just wondering if anybody here has any claim to homosexuality to give their argument some claim, or are you all here jsut hetero's speckualting on homos"
 unAmaterasu has arrived.
timely timeovladmir says "how about that everyone keeps ryhming my name with things?"
ucasey has left.
t tSnowdog has connected.
ook h i itd stoober says "Vlad the cad"
 sloser says "obsession with the russian, vlad."
oul."
Set.
vladmir says "thanks goober"
loser says "that was slant rhyme.."
Amaterasu says "vlad the plaid"
look me
Merlin(#67PXc)
" Blackstone's ghhost after an untimely timeout took its soul."
Blackstone has disconnected.
introvert says "vlad's just a fad"
fred has left.
toober has left.
fred has arrived.
got limbo
Limbo
Contents:
toober
Obvious exits:
Conference Room   
toober says "where'd everybody go?"
diderot has arrived.
say Ther's still a few people in there
You say "Ther's still a few people in there"
toober says "Did I change rooms by accident?"
say KralMajales has arrived.
a raSatan has connected.
ndom goto cotoober says "Yikes!"
uld do it
You say "a random goto could do it"
KralMajales kill satan
KralMajales has left.
Satan says "Don't try it little man"
Satan has left.
toober says "Gee, what a brave thing to do Kral"
sayWere'd that devil go?
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
say Where'd the devil go?
You say "Where'd the devil go?"
diderot has disconnected.
toober has left.
god has connected.
god has left.
goto conference room
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You've just entered a vast circular, red carpeted room. There are chairs
and couches lining the circular interior and you have to step downseveral
steps to reach them. Once you're on the bottom level of the room, the
couches and recliners look so inviting that you have a hard timeresisting
the urge to sit for a spell and chat. 

Conference Room
Contents:
god
toober
casey
vladmir
Satan
KralMajales
Amaterasu
fred
Wizard
Snowdog
introvert
dogwood
ruth
telephone
smoke
fit
a disco mirror ball
loser
sco
Marguarita
cat
clock
couch
recliner
Obvious exits:
Dark Hall   Women's Room   Men's Room   Limbo   
Satan says "I'm satan. Who do you think I am?"
dogwood says "yes"
fred says "god vs. satan? sounds like fun"
loser says "ok vlad...wanna meet at the bar?"
toober says "are we back to Judy Blume?"
god says "time to go to rennies"
loser has an itching to fight god.
fred says "good 'ole christian mythological fun"
god has left.
Satan pokes god
vladmir god pokes back
dogwood says "well try reading anne rice some time, she's got some intersting views on satan"
fred steps on satan's toe
KralMajales says "satan sucks"
loser says "god sucks."
Satancries.
Amaterasu pokes Satan
dogwood says "puppy"
KralMajales says "god sucks too"
ruth says "uyeah, so do vampires, suck that is""
loser shakes kral's hand.
dogwood says "satan pokes back"
sayloser is a pod person and a vampire.
 Snowdog has left.
Itoober says "How about going for a swim"
svladmir says "who is kral?"
n't thKralMajales says "who saw Interview withthe Vampire the other night"
is degeSnowdog has arrived.
neratSatan says "NEVER POKE SATAN"
inatas has arrived.
ng even morevladmir says "swim where?"
?
loser pokes satan maliciously
Amaterasu says "Why not?"
You say "Isn't this degenerating even more?"
KralMajales pokes satan
dogwood says "poke h"
fred kicks satan in the knee
toober says "I made the mistake of drinking red wine while watching Interview"
introvertscreams
Amaterasu says "POKE!"
Satan says "Oh, look santey claus!"
dogwood says "i nearly committed a gender assumption"
fred tweeks satan's nose
Amaterasu says "Gender consumption."
vladmir says "everyone commits gender assumptions"
ruth says "I still cant get a sex, ""
Bonzo has arrived.
dogwood says "ruth a what"
fred says "poor sexless ruth"
@sexruth says "A sex, let alone, sex. . .""
 dogwood says "yoyu can't get a what?"
= loser says "dogwood wins the prize for cool one liners."
neKralMajales says "sex+yes"
uteruth says "SEX""
r
natas natas engulfs satan in flames however it seems to have little effect
I don't see that here.
toober says "don't go changin, ruth"
vladmir says ""puhlease"
ruth says "What's with the @sex female?""
dogwood says "ruth i like you reguardless"
Bonzo killed Snowdog!
Snowdog has left.
dogwood says "how sweet of me"
loser says "try @sex me=femaile"
ruth says ""
loser says "or spell it right.."
vladmir says "i can't change my sex either, but then again, i don't remember choosing one"
loser says "you don't choose one at first.."
@loser says "you have to pick it.."
sexruth says "I didn't choose a sex, so I can't change it.""
Amaterasu has left.
loser says "kind of thumbing your nose at god huh..."
 dogwood says "why did you all come back after you left?"
mevladmir says "how do you pick"
ruth says "pick it whatever.""
= Amaterasu has arrived.
neuter
Set.
Bonzo says "Im outta here.."
loser says "i thinkmost people got booted.."
introvert says "hey, stop trying to kill me"
toober says "I got sucked into another room somehow."
Bonzo says "its been fun and all."
ruth says "We're aware of our grades?""
Satan has been turned into a slimy toad!
a slimy toad named Satan has disconnected.
a slimy toad named Satan has left.
Bonzo says "see you on the digilit list and in class"
toober says "Maybe the toad was a prince"
Wizard says "i destroyed satan."
dogwood says "wsay hmm = well this is actually pretty cool. I can't imagine it would be anygood for a classroom though"
natas has disconnected.
loser says "yeah...its more for socializing.."
introvert says "thanks, wizard, satan tried to kill me"
Bonzo has disconnected.
dogwood says "whaway was that the pupose for today - a cyberspace classroom"
toober says "intro, are you ok?"
vladmir says "socializing, on this thing?"
ruth says "Why do you think we couldn't agree to talk abou tmuch of anything?""
Wizard says "yeah...he tried to kill some other ppl too.."
Snowdog has arrived.
Snowdog has disconnected.
loser says "we've been pretty social i think, vlad."
introvert says "scarred, but okay"
ruth says "So was Bonzo STeven, who was is steven?""
loser says "you're going to buy me a beer, vlad...=)"
Amaterasu says "Wizard, was Satan from our class?"
vladmir says "loser, you are so dillusional, i only buy beers in RL"
introvert says "h"
toober says "Vlad, I need some attention over here! I proclaim my love for you, and you ignore me!"
loser says "yeah, satan is really annoying.."
ruth says "hi inintro""
fred says "I think satan was steven"
dogwood says "me and diderot are going to Rennies see you there i hope."
introvert says "hey toober, where are you from, anyway?"
vladmir says "ok, toober, you can buy me a beer next week at class"
loser says "i expect to get my beer at rennies before the night is through."
ruth says "Upstairs or down?""
dogwood logout
dogwood has disconnected.
KralMajales says "shit after all this I think we need to have class at a bar next wek"
toober says "well, I'm from a land far far away"
loser says "i think we should have beer RIGHT NOW."
ruth says "So is anyone else going to Rennies?""
introvert says "ha! i knew it"
vladmir says "i have plans, one night perhaps"
loser says "i am.."
loser says "damnit vlad...i'm broke."
sayruth says "me too, whoe's vlad?""
 toober says "and intovert? From where do you come?"
loser says "vladmir."
vladmir shrugs the eyebrows
loser sighs.
fred has disconnected.
KralMajales says "I don't know who vlad is but I got his shoe, I need some"
introvert says "why do ya'll ask, toober?"
stoober says "wow, Vlad is getting very creative with the eyebrows."
iruth has left.
ghvladmir says "ok, seriously, the last time, beer?"
*
You say "sigh*"
loser says "YES!"
say yestoober says "thanks for the tip, Intro"

You say "yes"
vladmir says "ytoober, are you knocking the eyebrows?"
ruth has arrived.
introvert says "vlad, you cad"
fred has connected.
vladmir says "cuz if so that is no way to get someone;s attention"
toober says "never Vlad! I love patches of hair on the face"
vladmir says "perfect"
ruth says "is class over, does anyone think?""
vladmir says "intorvert, what is a cad?"
Amaterasu has left.
say loser says "i think that class is probably over.."
slangtoober says "fjfjf"
 fred says "i think it ended an hour ago"
foAmaterasu has arrived.
rintrovert says "rhyes with vlad..."
 cadetloser says "i think taht steve left."
.
You say "slang for cadet."
toober says "don't kid yourself, Steven is lurking"
ruth says "Well, ya'll we'll have to do this again, real soon. . .""
vladmir says "i am about as far from cadet as they come"
KralMajales says "academic discussions cannpt happen on line"
KralMajales says "the proof is in the pudding"
saycasey has left.
 as in sruth says "no I think they can, but you have to have intent and tenacity.""
loser says "yes they can, kral - its just that most of them happen between ppl who know eachother much better than the 12 of us do."
ynonomotoober says "sure, they can be academic: hegemony, postmodernism, aporia -- see?"
introvert says "allison? tracy? jim? laura?"
uvladmir says "i agree with loser"
s ruth says "that's true too.""
with "pKralMajales says "I have but it's hard to do""
loser says "one problem we had was the antics of satan, blue, god, etc.."
unk"
You say "as in synonomous with "punk""
ruth says "intorvert, Allison here, ashley?""
vladmir says "awfully quiet there toober"
loser says "aporia rules."
fred says "loser=steven?"
introvert says "oh thank god..."
loser laughs out loud.
toober says "geez, I pause to catch the thread and I'm lambasted for it!"
ruth says "Rennies, inrovert?""
Amaterasu says "fred=steven?"
vladmir says "lambasted! just an observation"
introvert says "rennies sucks ;-)"
fred says "too easy, guess again"
ruth says "Um, where?""
vladmir says "high street"
toober says "sorry, I tend to overreact online"
loser says "hey now... the one place i can get drunk near campus.."
vladmir says "abubu"
casey has arrived.
introvert says ""
hodgepodge has arrived.
toober says "whats abubu?"
loser sighs..
KralMajales says "they don't ccard at high street?"
fred snores
hodgepodge says "CLASS IS OVER! woo-hoo!"
introvert says "says who?"
vladmir says "a typo, it should a boobooo"
loser says "they do card at high street"
ruth says "Who was the offical authority?""
hodgepodge :
Amaterasu sighs and says Does anyone care?
loser is going to kick vlad's ass - virtually of course..
ruth says "yes!""
ruth says "about what?""
vladmir says "kick my ass? what?"
toober says "I care Amat!"
loser proclaims authority...
Amaterasu says "Cool!"
hodgepodge says "I am the officially offic"
say Oserruth says "loser, you're at rennie's then?""
loser says "i say we can leave."
, hodgepodge says "er, official."
IfKralMajales says "proclaims authoriy"
 loser says "i'm at rennies.."
yotoober says "what's on your mind Amaterasu-san?"
u have auloser says "lets get some beer."
thority, ruth says "Excellent, let's go then.""
whhodgepodge brandishes degree
ere do we drink?
loser thinks about toading hodgepodge
You say "Oser, If you have authority, where do we drink?"
Amaterasu says "Toober!"
loser says "at rennies - because i'm the authority that's underage."
toober says "yes?"
loser says "ya'll can go without me though."
introvert says "aha"
ruth says "I hate Rennies but it's central.""
loser says "like i said, we can sit outside...sorry ruth."
vladmir says "entertaining"
sayintrovert says "true, ruth"
 Tayhodgepodge says "Well, class is over, have fun in the MUD that Selena m."
lorAmaterasu says "I'm speechless and can't think of how to say anything in Japanese, despite many years of class."
s?
You say "Taylors?"
loser says "i'd pick someplace betterif i were older."
KralMajales says "you just want to smoke ruth"
hodgepodge says "made"
ruth says "turtrue what?""
ruth says "I don't smoke.""
KralMajales says "you just quit"
toober says ""
fred says "thanks to selena for the interesting mud experience"
toober says "genki-desu?"
introvert says "ruth, you don't smoke?"
vladmir confused
ruth says "Who are you Kral Majales?""
say hodgepodge has disconnected.
Thanks KralMajales says " I am the king of may"
ruth says "I don't smoke. I did quit also.""
All for an inintrovert says "good for you!"
teresloser is a pod person.
ting tiruth says "The king of may?""
me.
You say "Thanks All for an interesting time."
loser says "no problem merlin."
Amaterasu is deep in thought.
KralMajales says "its from an Allen Ginsberg poem"
loser says "why so thoughtful amaterasu?"
ruth says "merlin sounds like ana thouity? are yu goint to renniews Merlin?'"
vladmir says "that goes for me too, i am off to run"
loser says "bye vlad =)"
say Yeavladmir says "bye loser"
h.  No auloser says "you owe me a beer.."
toober says "so this is sayonara?"
thoriruth says "So, see whoever at Rennies since that's the most frequently mentionsed.""
ty though, just a reiloser says "see ya there.."
ncarnationWizard has disconnected.
.
You say "Yeah. No authority though, just a reincarnation."
vladmir says "this is it kids, i am running to rennies, if no on e is there well......"
ruth says "BTW I'm interested in a transcipt of this, as inane as most of it is and was. . ""
fred says "I'm already at Rennies."
ruth says "See you/!""
vladmir says "good one fred"
 ruth has disconnected.
say Iintrovert says "besay bye"
'll have a tintrovert says "bye, i mean"
ransloser says "you going for real vlad?"
cript up to thvladmir says "yes"
is loser says "by intro.."
point.  loser says "cool.. seeya."
bye for nowfred says "so long"
vladmir says "loser, are you?"
>
You say "I'll have a transcript up to this point. bye for now>"
introvert says "bye loser"
toober says "this is worse than getting out of a family gathering"
loser says "yup.."
Amaterasu says "Toober, who are you?"
vladmir says "yeah, toober"
loser says "no shit toober.."
vladmir says "peer presure"
introvert says "toober"
toober says "I don't know if I should say Amat"
vladmir says "what do you have to lose?"
Amaterasu says "O, come on. Why not?"
introvert says "yeah!"
toober says "Ok, you guys go first"
loser says "c'mon kids..don't pressure."
vladmir says "i'll confess if you do"
introvert says "me too"
say OKtoober says "but who goes first?"
 me tovladmir says "you"
o.introvert says "you]"

You say "OK me too."
toober says "no can do"
vladmir says "chicken"
loser says "cool - lets drink then."
toober says "you've got a mean streak, Vlad"
KralMajales says "allison" whisper ruth"
introvert says "who are you loser"
say vladmir says "okay, for reals, as in real life time, i am off to rennies"
loser has the right ideloser says "bye all.."
a. toober says "yeah, right, make up your virtual mind Vlad"
 Wizard has connected.
we'll vladmir says "just making a point toober"
tloser has disconnected.
ry to find out who's who in rl.
You say "loser has the right idea. we'll try to find out who's who in rl."
vladmir says "no hard feelings toober"
introvert has disconnected.
toober says "I'd rather be reading the Times right now"
vladmir has disconnected.
logout
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
LOGGOKralMajales says "toober+tracy"
UAmaterasu says "Toober goes first."
T
Huh?  (Type "help" for help.)
LOGOKralMajales says "toober=tracy, opps"
UT
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Conference Room
Contents:
casey
Amaterasu
toober
KralMajales
fred
Wizard
telephone
smoke
fit
a disco mirror ball
sco
Marguarita
cat
clock
couch
recliner
Obvious exits:
Dark Hall   Women's Room   Men's Room   Limbo   


toober says "wow long lag"
Amaterasu turns on the fan.
toober says "so, you're here for the long haul Amat?"
KralMajales says "the chimes of :--5:00"
Amaterasu says "It's hot in here, Toober!"
toober says "whew, yes it is!"
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