Susan Garfinkel wrote (a few days after the 88 slam):

i was particularly struck by the language -- semi-poetic, semi-random -- of the reactions to other people's poems. poems in themselves? here are some snippets:
(jonslot concludes)
Alph exclaims, "Wow!"
Alph exclaims, "It works!"
Mickey exclaims, "neat!"
joshua feels like cat in schrodingers box
Alph says, "consider of imperfection viewpoints."
Goldilocks says, "my pre-med nightmare revisited"
mleader shouts, "awesome"
Mickey says, "your position all right."
jonslot blushes, then bows
Tjarny's brain explodes
Guest wonders if that was a wave or a particle.



(dzurinko concludes)
jonslot claps and claps
The housekeeper arrives to cart kyedvab off to bed.
Tjarny jumps up and down
joshua hears much fanfare
Mickey explodes uproariously.
simonize clap
kaminster says, ""clap""
Josh arrives in a flash.
scott implodes
Tjarny completely flakes out in pleasure
Lumper prepares to recite "TRAD AND ANON".
Mickey gives jonslot shock therapy.


(Alph concludes)
simonize does a handstand to reveal the turning upside down of the world
Tjarny exclaims, "yow!"
Alph bows.
Gleeman applauds enthusiastically.  Again. :)
jordhorn claps.
Mickey approaches the vanishing point.
Goldilocks cartwheels
joshua feels a wind or someone got up
A small swarm of 3x5 index cards blows in and disperses, revealing pbrennan.
Yosemite  claps.
Alph says, "Oh Goldy don't muss your locks."
You laugh.


Yosemite exclaims, "Holy cow!"
simonize claps
Ishmael dances an ecstatic jig
Mickey exclaims, "tjht wis epxlectent!"
mleader yeps, nuwd colorder
Alph faints with joy.
dzurinkoclaps
jonslot does the hora
Goldilocks asks, "josh, do you have a translator?"
Yosemite says, "Total disintegration."
Alph says, "Gotta love it."
Ishmael exclaims, "ohmuy godnness!!!"
Yosemite says, "Nice."
You say, "and it was totally silent in here too."
mehitabel wows.
Alph says, "totally."



(Ishmael concludes)
kaminster has arrived.
scott slowly disappears until only his smile remains
Lumper has applauded.
You say, "kewl."
Gleeman has risen.
Ishmael bows
Mickey snaps.
dzurinko clap
Josh claps.
Tjarny levitates with glee
joshua melts  slyly
Yosemite claps.
mleader is silent
Gleeman (and applauded)
mehitabel waits for goldilocks...
Goldilocks whistle
You laugh.
Mickey turns into the Cheshire cat.



(Lumper concludes)
Mickey claps
jonslot implodes
Gleeman applauds enthusiastically.
Lumper bows.
Tjarny bursts into flames
Yosemite claps.
mehitabel kinda smiles.
kaminster says, "clap""
Mickey says, "I got one."
Guest  is afraid.
Guest  very afraid.
kaminster goes out.




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