Hi! Ardith,

On 10/14/2018 11:56 AM, you wrote:

 AH>             IMHO the first half of the translated version needs a bit
 AH> more work, but the tarmac sea/sea of asphalt does appear to be a paved
 AH> road....  :-)

Yes, Michael is more likely correct.

 AH> I'm beat up... I'm worn away", to which LIZA answered
"I'm twenty-three
 AH> years old".  If I need somebody who understands where I'm coming from I
 AH> won't count on *her*....  :-))

I had a similar experience in 1998, from an on-looker's perspective during
a sysop-hosted users' BBQ.  One of my users (a student/mate from our class
at a tech college) was logged in locally to the BBS and was enjoying an
on-line discussion, which went for at least 10 minutes.  He had a ton of
fun with it.  It was something of a disappointment to him when I told him
later that it was an AI chat program.  8-)

 AH>             OTOH there's something about the rustic cabin with neon
 AH> lights which reminds me of the Blues Brothers attempting to play a C&W
 AH> gig... [chuckle].

I think we both have seen the flick too many times.

 AH>             In the Emerald City, where the wizard lived, everything was
 AH> green... but now we're talking about a different hotel.  If I put the
 AH> two ideas together I imagine the narrator is referring to someplace like
 AH> Las Vegas, where there is an air of unreality about everything.

Yes.  I fear we will have to wait for Alexander's comments (including
potential clarification), after he returns from chasing the last days of
summer in Moscow over the weekend.  ;)

Cheers,
Paul.

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