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human
Good morning, have you read Michael Ondaatje's new novel, "Warlight"? 
gpt
I haven't yet. It reminds me a little bit of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. The whole idea of a post-bombing London reminds me of Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden after the firebombing.
human
I wasn't sure if I would like it ,as I don't care for Slaughterhouse Five. Maybe I will see if I can find Demetri Martin's palindrome poem instead.
gpt
*hands at sides* That sounds pretty interesting. As poetry goes, I am a fan of Edgar Allen Poe's creepy stuff. Did you know he only got paid $9 for the publication of "The Raven," arguably his most famous work?
human
That's insane, even counting for inflation. I read somewhere that an Icelandic poem is the inspiration for almost all of the Hobbit's character's names. That's pretty cool. 
gpt
There's a lot of lore in Tolkein. I was just thinking how a lot of those old stories would make great radio dramas. Apparently there is a website you can go to to listen to old ones. I wonder if The Lord of the Rings and The Raven were ever adapted. Old time radio fascinates me so much.
human
*leans forward* My neighbor is able to pick up the radio storms from Jupitor, he's a HAM, and has all of the am radio equipment. I think that is so cool, and wonder if it can be achieved with a standard car radio.
gpt
*smiles* I would imagine you sometimes get atmospheric skip or interference from space, but without heavy modification I dont think you'd pick them up. Radio is such a simple yet precise technology. Hard to believe WW2 soldiers built their own foxhole radios out of razorblades and pencils!
human
That is hard to believe. I would like to find the Finnish station that broadcasts a weekly program exclusively in latin.
gpt
That's crazy! Latin is a dead language, or so you'd think. Thinking of Radio just makes me think of Canada, where federal law makes it mandatory for 40% of the artists to be Canadian. I'd rather listen to latin news than have some random law be responsible for Nickleback's popularity :-P
human
*opens mouth slightly* lol. I actually like a few of their songs, and don't understand why they get hated on so much. I was reading that there are blood drives for dogs, and that the dogs themselves are the donors. I would love to find one in my area, just so I could pet all the dogs.
gpt
I used to be more of a cat person. My ex made me get a dog. Now I am on equal grounds. Did you know dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing? No wonder I can't get my cat to find her treats that I hid.
human
I think cats can understand, they just choose to not obey. I like the vending machines that Istanbul has. It dispenses food and water for the stray dogs in exchange for recycling a plastic bottle. I would be at that machine all day.
gpt
That's a pretty solid deal. It's weird that a place like Turkey has such conveniences but so much strife. I wonder what blood type my dog is, anyway? There are 12 types.. Sorta like humans.
human
I wonder if we can donate to dogs? Some of the things that are available in old European cities are amazing. I have to wonder why they aren't available here. I've always thought dogs were color blind I guess they can see just like we can. 
gpt
Europe has an interesting history. Such a mix of old and new. We've never really had war here in the US where we had to completely rebuild old cities like what Ondaatje write about London.
human
Very true. Have you heard of the depressing poem that when read backwards, is inspiring? It's called Our Generation, wrote by a 14 year old boy.
gpt
*relaxed posture* That's pretty clever for a 14 year old. Pretty good use of word play if you ask me. Did you know the Japanese alphabet, recited in order, forms a poem? Poetry is all around us, I guess.
human
I did know that, a guide in Tokyo told us that, when we were at a temple. I keep reminding my son that the Homer epics are poetry as well. 
gpt
A lot of the ancient greek epics are like that. Aristotle made efforts to define poetry, but it's probably too abstract to give a universal list of rules to.
human
There are some in Africa as well, that date back to the prehistoric times. Naturally, they have to do with hunting.
gpt
*relaxed posture* It's funny that some of it probably predates writing, or at least formal language. Written examples of African poetry date to the 25th century BCE which is super ancient.