Re: Darwinian Poetry

Simon wrote:
> stmx3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> > For some time now, participants at the Darwinian Poetry website (link 
> > follows), have been voting on somewhat random strings of words/phrases.
> > These "poems" basically started off as a jumble of nonsensical
> > phrases, but those that receive votes are allowed to "mate" with others
> > or mutate (bringing in a new word here or there).  Although still in its
> > infancy, several "species" have developed and 15 generations have come 
> > about.  One of my favorites is:
> >
> > *women unknown and
> > *thousand flown always without heard
> > *be like with shroud
> > *miserable
> > *
> > *life in what eyes shall go divine
> >
> > Almost makes sense, doesn't it?
> > Well, participation has dropped off and thus this posting.  If you have
> > an interest, visit the following link:
> >
> > http://www.codeasart.com/poetry/darwin.html
> >
> > p.s. some of my favorite evolved phrases:
> >   "love pumping tractor" & "thumping penguins"
>
>
> mmm. 1000 monkeys, 1000 type writers. 1000 humans evaluating
> combinatorially explosive output.......????

Only in this case, if you like a poem, you give the monkey a banana and 
the monkey lives.  Other monkeys will die off unless their poems are 
better in a 1-1 contest.  So, not random