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Subject:

Re: new sub for c and c: Rite

From:

Vera Rich <[log in to unmask]>

Reply-To:

The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Wed, 21 Nov 2001 06:37:08 -0000

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----- Original Message -----
From: Ian F <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 20 November 2001 22:07
Subject: Re: new sub for c and c: Rite


> Hi Cara,
>
> Thoroughly enjoyed this poem. A bot too close to the truth to achieve
> satire status, huh?
>
> I think the 2nd part of your disclaimer is closer to satire than the
> poem.
>
> Too little time for anything, no soul, just progress,
> efficiency.Muslims find time to memorize the Koran, I'm lucky if I
> can remember the Lord's prayer, everything else I can remember where
> to reference it, or it's on my todo list.
>
> Our civilization has a lot to do with turning out virtual automatons,
> amazing that the LEFT thumb print in the top RIGHT  corner can mark
> as individual.
>
> This poem provokes a lot of thought/discussion.
>
> Thanks Cara
> Cheers
> Ian
>
>  --- cara may <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
> Warning
> >
> > This  may be regarded as being an unwarranted attack
> > on something(s) that others hold dear.  Please do
> > not read if you are not in the mood for (my attempt
> > at) satire.
> >
> > I claim the usual disclaimer: the characters and
> > institutions portrayed are wholly fictional; any
> > likenesses to living persons or organisations are
> > completely accidental.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --                  Rite
> >
> >
> >      The desks have been laid out
> >      in the spacious hall
> >      by the white-gloved attendants.
> >      Measurements have been taken
> >      to ensure that each
> >      is at the statutory distance
> >      from its neighbours.
> >
> >      In thirty seconds the candidates
> >      will swing through the glass doors, file
> >      to their seats, turn over their papers.
> >
> >      In the interests
> >      of objectivity
> >      and the needs of the nation
> >      we have abandoned
> >      the extended reasonings of essays.
> >
> >      Instead we present our system
> >      of multiple synonym choices.
> >
> >      The highest honours
> >      and subsequent official placements
> >      will go to those
> >      who make the swiftest selections
> >      within the given parameters.
> >
> >      Ticks must be placed in the appropriate circles.
> >
> >      We regret that we must exact penalties
> >      for any other insertions, amendments,
> >      uses of initiative or imagination.
> >
> >      It is of immeasurable importance
> >      that entrants ensure
> >      that their LEFT thumb-print is placed
> >      in the box that is to be found
> >      in the top RIGHT hand corner
> >      of their answer books.
> >
> >      'Your time starts now...'
> >
> >
> > cara                           November 2001
> >
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