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Lightning Rod
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« on: January 03, 2009, 04:00:44 PM » |
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the current Poet Laureate of the US, Kay Ryan
has determined that Lightning Rod has written
The World's Worst Poem
This poem is so bad that
one reading can do irreparable damage
especially to the unsuspecting or the weak of mind
it's so caustic and vile and full of bile
the images can make you go blind
to some it just doesn't make sense
so, to protect the frail and innocent
the poem has been placed in a locked and leaden box
and quarantined like the pox
they've pickled it in nitrogen just in case
even the armed guard has a blindfold on his face
you'll never see the World's Worst Poem
But I wrote it.
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constantine
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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 04:11:57 PM » |
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constantine
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2009, 04:14:47 PM » |
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back at ya, kirby
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Lightning Rod
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2009, 04:23:48 PM » |
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haha
ok, I'll tell you why I had that link in my memory when I misposted it
The Hillsboro Music Hall is owned by some friends of mine
it's in downtown Hillsboro, tx about 60 miles south of Dallas
they have remodeled it and it has two bars
these guys are in the insurance and finance business and the music hall is just a hobby
I'm supposed to do their websites when they get up and running
but times are hard and they haven't opened it yet
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constantine
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« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2009, 04:28:37 PM » |
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cool
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doreen peri
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« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2009, 04:38:12 PM » |
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this is why the internet is so insidious.... i saw this happen yesterday. LR's totally unrelated link posted to your poem, Dino, and I wondered why in the world he would do that. Then it dawned on me that he probably had the link already copied on his clipboard (i guess they call it a clipboard in PC language rather than mac).... for some other purpose... and meant to copy another link and paste it but pasted the link that was already there by accident. Not trying to put words in his mouth but I think that's what he means by "why I had that link in my memory" ..... i call it a clipboard... not "in my memory"... sigh... fricking internet...
Sorry, not my business..just as an observer, this is what it looked like.
Once not too long ago... I was writing a poem with the line "this is a nightmare" repeated in it several times. I was in the middle of working on it and went to check my email and when I answered someone's email, I meant to copy and paste a link to something... but instead, on my clipboard were the words "this is a nightmare." I wasn't paying attention I guess... I'd been copying and pasting that line in my poem. But I inadvertently pasted it into a reply to someone's email when I meant to paste something else and she answered back, "Oh Doreen, I'm so sorry things are so hard on you that it's all a nightmare!" ... LOL!!!... I had to explain my goof and let her know I was fine and it was just a line from a poem I had on my clipboard and that I meant to paste something else.
The pitfalls of using keyboard shortcuts... cut, copy, paste, undo, cut copy, paste, undo.. all day long .... and now my left pinky is numb... no kidding... nerve damage
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And now about LRod's poem.... Congratulations!
I wrote the worst poem of 2008 and didn't even get recognized for it.
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« Last Edit: January 03, 2009, 04:43:00 PM by doreen peri »
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constantine
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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2009, 04:47:28 PM » |
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well there you have it folks! a case of missing link identity.
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Lightning Rod
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2009, 05:03:38 PM » |
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yes, I will be receiving honors for World's Worst Poet
at a private ceremony in an undisclosed location
It's always been my ambition to excel
and infamous is as good as famous
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embrassemoi
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« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2009, 05:21:45 PM » |
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oooh. I want to read it. What makes a bad poem anyway?
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I'll try it once...
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emel
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2009, 05:30:46 PM » |
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it's so caustic and vile and full of bile
this line made my girlfriend wet
so I buried her in a box
just goes to show you society's worst poem is the dregs of society's erotica
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war is not the answer - Marvin Gaye
but it's not the question either - ML
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Lightning Rod
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2009, 05:39:12 PM » |
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HugMe, don't get me started on what makes a bad poem. I'll get myself in trouble. Just read some of my books....haha http://www.cafepress.com/lrodscott, a wet girlfriend is worth more than a poem in a box any day. |
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emel
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« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2009, 05:54:36 PM » |
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I'd appreciate you not direct attention to my short poem
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war is not the answer - Marvin Gaye
but it's not the question either - ML
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emel
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« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2009, 06:30:59 PM » |
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yes and three cans of Vienna sausages does not a long poem make
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war is not the answer - Marvin Gaye
but it's not the question either - ML
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constantine
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« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2009, 06:46:44 PM » |
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here's a link [link]
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