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Re: computer poetry
Posted By: Howard, on host 205.184.139.113
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2000, at 16:25:25
In Reply To: Re: computer poetry posted by Tranio on Wednesday, February 16, 2000, at 12:43:49:

> > > > I don't know how long this has been kicking around the internet, but today is the first time I've seen it. I don't think it's the kind of poetry Sam is looking for so I'll just post it here.
> > > >
> > > > > ! * ' ' #
> > > > ^ " ` $ $ -
> > > > ! * = @ $ _
> > > > % * ~ # 4
> > > > & [ ] . . /
> > > > | { , , SYSTEM HALTED
> > > >
> > > > The poem can only be appreciated by reading it aloud, to wit:
> > > >
> > > > Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash,
> > > > Caret quote back-tick dollar dollar dash,
> > > > Bang splat equal at dollar under-score,
> > > > Percent splat waka waka tilde number four,
> > > > Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash,
> > > > Vertical-bar curly-bracket comma comma CRASH.
> > >
> > > Howard, that ruled. I mean, it absolutely ruled. I am very amused. That should definitely go in either the Pool or Really Bad Jokes. :-}
> >
> > By golly, you're right. It's pretty bad. I wish I could say I wrote it. I'm jealous of who ever did.
> > Howard
>
> It sorta reminds of some old song one might hear on a 78 with all the bangs, splats, and waka wakas. BTW, I think you omitted a waka waka from line 4, between the * and the ~.
>
> Tra "('{[*]}')" nio

That was a copy and paste. So if there was something left out, I didn't do it. It came to me from a fellow Cushman collector, who probably copied and pasted it too.
Howard

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