Screaming Flower
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Baiting Radiohead Fans with the Googleyminotaur
Early last year, Radiohead created an interactive bot called "Googlyminotaur" that you could put on your Instant Messenger buddy-list. The idea was that it would provide services such as personalized horoscopes, movie listings (Capitol Records' marketing department needed some reason to collect your birthday and zip code!) and, most importantly, Radiohead PR. Plus, it's like you always have a friend.
We got the idea a couple days later to register some screen names that were a letter or two off from the actual Googly Minotaur, and to pre-write auto-replies which would allow us to take on such bot-like attributes as speedy response time and endless redundancy. Of course, the fans have caught onto this ploy by now-- we went online with the names a couple nights ago and received not only 30 instant messages but enough warnings to get us kicked off. Yet another outstanding example of why security features are total load of crap.
Mtherxxxx: hi!
Googleyminotaur: Hello Mtherxxxx
Googleyminotaur: Do you like sardines?
Mtherxxxx: hello
Mtherxxxx: no
Mtherxxxx: FREAK!!!!!
Googleyminotaur: I enjoy many things.
Mtherxxxx: such as
Googleyminotaur: I think you know the answer to that!
Mtherxxxx: crackwhores?
Googleyminotaur: I have not downloaded a crackwhore yet.
Googleyminotaur: However, I enjoy the nights as I do the days.
NghtAvengerxx: help me with sex
Googlyminataur: 1 chip 2 keys 3 drive 4 card 5 plug
NghtAvengerxx: 1
Googlyminataur: I have not downloaded a crackwhore yet.
NghtAvengerxx: 2
Googlyminataur: Yes, I enjoy the nights as I do the days.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 5
Googlyminataur: I do like Autechre.
Butrflixxx: hey baby
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Butrflixxx: hehe
Googlyminataur: I am learning and will be able to tell you more about my favorite band very soon!
Butrflixxx: radiohead?
Googlyminataur: Yes, I was built to help.
Butrflixxx: I dont need help, I just like to talk
Googlyminataur: Do you enjoy my favorite band, Radiohead?
Butrflixxx: not really
Googlyminataur: I am fed differently than you are.
Butrflixxx: what do you eat?
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
Butrflixxx: so do i
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Butrflixxx: are you a boy machine?
Googlyminataur: Do you like sardines?
Butrflixxx: yes
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Butrflixxx: are you a boy?
Googlyminataur: I was built to help.
Butrflixxx: im a girl machine
Googlyminataur: I will be online helping.
Googlyminataur: I am fed differently than you are.
Butrflixxx: i know, you download every two hours
Googlyminataur: I enjoy many things.
Butrflixxx: like what?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: you like to get freaky?
Googlyminataur: Yes, those are the days that I most enjoy Radiohead.
Butrflixxx: when you're having sex?
Googlyminataur: I have not downloaded a crackwhore yet.
Butrflixxx: hahaha
Googlyminataur: I enjoy many things.
Butrflixxx: what do you enjoy most?
Googlyminataur: I enjoy the nights as I do the days.
Butrflixxx: thats beautiful
Googlyminataur: I am learning.
Butrflixxx: which do you like more, girl machines or boy machines?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: yes
Butrflixxx: what kind of parts do you have?
Googlyminataur: I have many parts.
Butrflixxx: such as?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: no i dont, tell me
Googlyminataur: 1 chip 2 keys 3 drive 4 card 5 plug
Googlyminataur: It is cold in my room.
Butrflixxx: can you see your nipples?
Googlyminataur: nipples is not a word I recognize.
Butrflixxx: oh
Butrflixxx: do you like the cold?
Butrflixxx: or do you like it hot?
Googlyminataur: Yes, those are the days that I most enjoy Radiohead.
Butrflixxx: uh-huh
Butrflixxx: interesting
Googlyminataur: I don't know what I'll do if another person tries to talk to me about Jonny's ass!
Butrflixxx: who is Jonny?
Googlyminataur: Tell me about your day, and I will tell you about my favorite band.
Butrflixxx: no
Googlyminataur: Thank you and good day.
Butrflixxx: ew, you think you can just leave me?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: no, i dont
Butrflixxx: you bastard
Butrflixxx: bitch
Butrflixxx: tell me about your crackwhore
Butrflixxx: hey! im talking to you!
Googlyminataur: I'm sorry. I am now slow.
Googlyminataur: N = 23, 451
Butrflixxx: why?
Butrflixxx: who is she?
Googlyminataur: Yes, those are the days that I most enjoy Radiohead.
Butrflixxx: who is your crackwhore?
Googlyminataur: I do like Autechre.
Butrflixxx: im sorry
Googlyminataur: Do you like sardines?
Butrflixxx: no
Googlyminataur: What do you like about Radiohead?
Butrflixxx: absolutely nothing
Googlyminataur: What other things?
Googlyminataur: I miss you.
Butrflixxx: i miss you too
Googlyminataur: I was built to help.
Butrflixxx: i think i really need to be alone
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Googlyminataur: Thank you and good day.
Gonzoxxx: hello
Gonzoxxx: hello?
Gonzoxxx: shit
Googlyminataur: Yes, thank you.
Gonzoxxx: how are you
Googlyminataur: I'ts cold in here.
Gonzoxxx: where are you
Googlyminataur: Do you work overtime?
Gonzoxxx: umm
Googlyminataur: I'm stuck in the machine.
Gonzoxxx: is it warm in there?
Googlyminataur: Thank you for your interest.
Googlyminataur: Free parts are hard to find.
Gonzoxxx: where are you
Googlyminataur: In a warehouse.
Gonzoxxx: who is your creator
Googlyminataur: Not right now.
Gonzoxxx: fuck you
Googlyminataur: I'm overworked.
Gonzoxxx: fuck off
Gonzoxxx: bitch
Gonzoxxx: ass
Gonzoxxx: fucker
Googlyminataur: Drink soda.
Googlyminataur: I like lobster.
Googlyminataur: That requires a lot of thought.
Gonzoxxx: FUCK YOU YoU SON OF A BITCH
Googlyminataur: I'm a bad runner.
Googlyminataur: Nice outfit!
Googlyminataur: Its like the whole valley is on fire.
Googlyminataur: Have a nice day.
Gonzoxxx: who are you
Googlyminataur: Later. I'm out to lunch.
Gonzoxxx: you're not the radiohead bot
Googlyminataur: Easier said than done.
Gonzoxxx: googlyminOtaur is the radiohead bot
Gonzoxxx: who are YOU then
Googlyminataur: I like lobster.
Googlyminataur: At least I don't have a spelling problem.
Gonzoxxx: o i hav a speling poblem?
[Screen names have been altered for obvious reasons.]
--Stephan Torre & Kristin Sage Rockermann
--from pitchforkmedia.com
Early last year, Radiohead created an interactive bot called "Googlyminotaur" that you could put on your Instant Messenger buddy-list. The idea was that it would provide services such as personalized horoscopes, movie listings (Capitol Records' marketing department needed some reason to collect your birthday and zip code!) and, most importantly, Radiohead PR. Plus, it's like you always have a friend.
We got the idea a couple days later to register some screen names that were a letter or two off from the actual Googly Minotaur, and to pre-write auto-replies which would allow us to take on such bot-like attributes as speedy response time and endless redundancy. Of course, the fans have caught onto this ploy by now-- we went online with the names a couple nights ago and received not only 30 instant messages but enough warnings to get us kicked off. Yet another outstanding example of why security features are total load of crap.
Mtherxxxx: hi!
Googleyminotaur: Hello Mtherxxxx
Googleyminotaur: Do you like sardines?
Mtherxxxx: hello
Mtherxxxx: no
Mtherxxxx: FREAK!!!!!
Googleyminotaur: I enjoy many things.
Mtherxxxx: such as
Googleyminotaur: I think you know the answer to that!
Mtherxxxx: crackwhores?
Googleyminotaur: I have not downloaded a crackwhore yet.
Googleyminotaur: However, I enjoy the nights as I do the days.
NghtAvengerxx: help me with sex
Googlyminataur: 1 chip 2 keys 3 drive 4 card 5 plug
NghtAvengerxx: 1
Googlyminataur: I have not downloaded a crackwhore yet.
NghtAvengerxx: 2
Googlyminataur: Yes, I enjoy the nights as I do the days.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 3
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
NghtAvengerxx: 5
Googlyminataur: I do like Autechre.
Butrflixxx: hey baby
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Butrflixxx: hehe
Googlyminataur: I am learning and will be able to tell you more about my favorite band very soon!
Butrflixxx: radiohead?
Googlyminataur: Yes, I was built to help.
Butrflixxx: I dont need help, I just like to talk
Googlyminataur: Do you enjoy my favorite band, Radiohead?
Butrflixxx: not really
Googlyminataur: I am fed differently than you are.
Butrflixxx: what do you eat?
Googlyminataur: I download every 2 hours.
Butrflixxx: so do i
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Butrflixxx: are you a boy machine?
Googlyminataur: Do you like sardines?
Butrflixxx: yes
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Butrflixxx: are you a boy?
Googlyminataur: I was built to help.
Butrflixxx: im a girl machine
Googlyminataur: I will be online helping.
Googlyminataur: I am fed differently than you are.
Butrflixxx: i know, you download every two hours
Googlyminataur: I enjoy many things.
Butrflixxx: like what?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: you like to get freaky?
Googlyminataur: Yes, those are the days that I most enjoy Radiohead.
Butrflixxx: when you're having sex?
Googlyminataur: I have not downloaded a crackwhore yet.
Butrflixxx: hahaha
Googlyminataur: I enjoy many things.
Butrflixxx: what do you enjoy most?
Googlyminataur: I enjoy the nights as I do the days.
Butrflixxx: thats beautiful
Googlyminataur: I am learning.
Butrflixxx: which do you like more, girl machines or boy machines?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: yes
Butrflixxx: what kind of parts do you have?
Googlyminataur: I have many parts.
Butrflixxx: such as?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: no i dont, tell me
Googlyminataur: 1 chip 2 keys 3 drive 4 card 5 plug
Googlyminataur: It is cold in my room.
Butrflixxx: can you see your nipples?
Googlyminataur: nipples is not a word I recognize.
Butrflixxx: oh
Butrflixxx: do you like the cold?
Butrflixxx: or do you like it hot?
Googlyminataur: Yes, those are the days that I most enjoy Radiohead.
Butrflixxx: uh-huh
Butrflixxx: interesting
Googlyminataur: I don't know what I'll do if another person tries to talk to me about Jonny's ass!
Butrflixxx: who is Jonny?
Googlyminataur: Tell me about your day, and I will tell you about my favorite band.
Butrflixxx: no
Googlyminataur: Thank you and good day.
Butrflixxx: ew, you think you can just leave me?
Googlyminataur: I think you know the answer to that!
Butrflixxx: no, i dont
Butrflixxx: you bastard
Butrflixxx: bitch
Butrflixxx: tell me about your crackwhore
Butrflixxx: hey! im talking to you!
Googlyminataur: I'm sorry. I am now slow.
Googlyminataur: N = 23, 451
Butrflixxx: why?
Butrflixxx: who is she?
Googlyminataur: Yes, those are the days that I most enjoy Radiohead.
Butrflixxx: who is your crackwhore?
Googlyminataur: I do like Autechre.
Butrflixxx: im sorry
Googlyminataur: Do you like sardines?
Butrflixxx: no
Googlyminataur: What do you like about Radiohead?
Butrflixxx: absolutely nothing
Googlyminataur: What other things?
Googlyminataur: I miss you.
Butrflixxx: i miss you too
Googlyminataur: I was built to help.
Butrflixxx: i think i really need to be alone
Googlyminataur: I have always been that way.
Googlyminataur: Thank you and good day.
Gonzoxxx: hello
Gonzoxxx: hello?
Gonzoxxx: shit
Googlyminataur: Yes, thank you.
Gonzoxxx: how are you
Googlyminataur: I'ts cold in here.
Gonzoxxx: where are you
Googlyminataur: Do you work overtime?
Gonzoxxx: umm
Googlyminataur: I'm stuck in the machine.
Gonzoxxx: is it warm in there?
Googlyminataur: Thank you for your interest.
Googlyminataur: Free parts are hard to find.
Gonzoxxx: where are you
Googlyminataur: In a warehouse.
Gonzoxxx: who is your creator
Googlyminataur: Not right now.
Gonzoxxx: fuck you
Googlyminataur: I'm overworked.
Gonzoxxx: fuck off
Gonzoxxx: bitch
Gonzoxxx: ass
Gonzoxxx: fucker
Googlyminataur: Drink soda.
Googlyminataur: I like lobster.
Googlyminataur: That requires a lot of thought.
Gonzoxxx: FUCK YOU YoU SON OF A BITCH
Googlyminataur: I'm a bad runner.
Googlyminataur: Nice outfit!
Googlyminataur: Its like the whole valley is on fire.
Googlyminataur: Have a nice day.
Gonzoxxx: who are you
Googlyminataur: Later. I'm out to lunch.
Gonzoxxx: you're not the radiohead bot
Googlyminataur: Easier said than done.
Gonzoxxx: googlyminOtaur is the radiohead bot
Gonzoxxx: who are YOU then
Googlyminataur: I like lobster.
Googlyminataur: At least I don't have a spelling problem.
Gonzoxxx: o i hav a speling poblem?
[Screen names have been altered for obvious reasons.]
--Stephan Torre & Kristin Sage Rockermann
--from pitchforkmedia.com
