Awesomely talented, that Vogon! Does it do illustrations, too?
joooodles
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Less is not quite enough
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick McManus" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: Very Bad Poetry
>I do hasten to mention that poem was written by the Vogon Generator!!not me
> --although who knows the difference??
> Pat de Vogon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of judy prince
> Sent: 28 May 2008 19:34
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Very Bad Poetry
>
> wow. I'm defo getting my illustrations ready for a nother P pamphlet!
> Can
> never have too many piccies of VB, either--or poems, for that matter.
> Didn't someone recently suggest a petc collection of VB poems?
>
> Yr sweety sky
>
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> Less is not quite enough
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick McManus" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Very Bad Poetry
>
>
>> And for me!!
>>
>> See, see the sweety sky
>> Marvel at its big yellowy depths.
>> Tell me, poetryetc do you
>> Wonder why the Vile Boris ignores you?
>> Why its foobly stare
>> makes you feel groggy.
>> I can tell you, it is
>> Worried by your mcmy facial growth
>> That looks like
>> A milky.
>> What's more, it knows
>> Your pencilly potting shed
>> Smells of froggy.
>> Everything under the big sweety sky
>> Asks why, why do you even bother?
>> You only charm fungus.--
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of kasper salonen
>> Sent: 28 May 2008 18:07
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Very Bad Poetry
>>
>> that generator is awesome
>>
>> KS
>>
>> 2008/5/28 Nathan Hondros <[log in to unmask]>:
>>
>>> The BBC has a Vogon Poetry
>>> Generator<
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/vogonpoetry/lettergen.shtml>
>>> !!!
>>>
>>> Here is the awful poem it created for me:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> See, see the wonderful sky
>>> Marvel at its big puce depths.
>>> Tell me, Brad do you
>>> Wonder why the pug ignores you?
>>> Why its foobly stare
>>> makes you feel angry.
>>> I can tell you, it is
>>> Worried by your fankish facial growth
>>> That looks like
>>> A cheese.
>>> What's more, it knows
>>> Your ploppy potting shed
>>> Smells of pea.
>>> Everything under the big wonderful sky
>>> Asks why, why do you even bother?
>>> You only charm filths.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am impressed.
>>>
>>> But seriously, who was it who said that we only understand worthwhile
>>> poetry
>>> by appreciating the bad? I can't remember now.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > The awful thing is that some of the poems do have something worthwhile
>> to
>>> > say.
>>> >
>>> > The other awful thing is that some of them are more fun to read than
>>> > the anaemic clusters of lines published by many of the salaried poets
>>> > of academe (present company excepted: no-one boring or crap lasts long
>>> > on this list)
>>> >
>>> > I wonder if that's the real Barack Obama? Hope not.
>>> >
>>> > (OK, I spent too long there. Going off to be ill now)
>>> >
>>> > Janet
>>> >
>>> > On 27/05/2008, Nathan Hondros <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> > > Apologies if this site has been circulated before.The poetry is very
>>> bad,
>>> > > but not quite Vogon:
>>> > > http://www.verybadpoetry.com
>>> > >
>>> > > Regards,
>>> > > Nathan
>>> > >
>>> > > --
>>> > > http://nathanhondros.blogspot.com
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > www.proximity.webhop.net (Poetry)
>>> > www.myspace.com/poetjj (Includes occasional arts & culture blog)
>>> >
>>> > The Line Mine, bulletin board for Perth poetry & spoken word:
>>> > [log in to unmask]
>>> > groups.yahoo.com/group/thelinemine
>>> >
>>> > Breastfeeding info & help: www.breastfeeding.asn.au
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> http://nathanhondros.blogspot.com
>>>
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