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[perl-python] limericks

From: Roy Smith <r...@panix.com>
Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:36:30 -0500
In article <_w41e.74579$SF.14703 at lakeread08>,
 Andras Malatinszky <nobody at dev.null> wrote:

> Xah Lee wrote:> > Better:> > > > there is a Python, pithy> > mighty, lissome, and tabby> > algorithms it puffs> > conundrums it snuffs> > and cherished by those savvy> > > > > > there is a camel, kooky> > ugly, petty, ungainly> > hacking it supports> > TIMTOWTDI it sports> > and transports DWIM-wit's fancy> > > >  Xah> >  xah at xahlee.org> > ??? http://xahlee.org/PageTwo_dir/more.html> > > > These "limericks" just don't work, do they? I mean, the number of > syllables is just way off, and then the rhymes are just plain wrong. By > all means, don't stop trying, but don't quit your day job yet.

A poetry critic, Andras
In a huff at the tempo, alas!
The meter's too free,
So he's telling Xah Lee,
Nocturnal employment won't last!

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