Yeah, that's an improvement. Thanks. The way I think of the "and" in the
original is that it makes it sound like an inspired afterthought, even if it
was completely premeditated. Too bad I can't call it a jump cut and join
the party.
--Uche
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 5:38 AM, Robin Hamilton <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Nice one, Uche!!
>
> (You could call it "Automated WCW")
>
> I think somewhere in the poetryetc archives -- am I right on this?
> Randolph? -- there's an anthology of Carlos Williams Fridge poems.
>
> (I'd tend to rewrite the end:
>
> E-mail
> Robots
> Are
> Persistent
> So
> Obnoxious
> And
> So
> Cold.
>
> I blinked a little at your final "and", but going back to WCW, it was
> there. I think his original syntax makes for a slightly different effect,
> however. Thus the suggested revision. )
>
> Robin
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uche Ogbuji" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 4:00 AM
>
> Subject: Re: Automated Reply Re: "POETRYETC Digest - 6 May 2010 to 7 May
> 2010 (#2010-127)"
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>
> Oh! And here I was thinking that was a snap.
>>
>> This
>> Is
>> Just
>> To
>> Say
>> That
>> I
>> Will
>> Be
>> Out
>> Of
>> The
>> Office
>> And
>> Probably
>> Spamming
>> The
>> List.
>>
>> Forgive
>> Me.
>> E-mail
>> Robots
>> Are so
>> Obnoxious
>> And
>> So
>> Cold.
>>
>> --Uche
>>
>> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm sure we're all delighted that you've chosen to keep
>>> us apprised of your out-of-the-office-edness. But then
>>> we can't wait until you return and turn off your automated
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>>>
>>> Hal, speaking only for himself, of course
>>>
>>> Halvard Johnson
>>> ================
>>>
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>>>
>>> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Tom Chivers
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>>>
>>> > This is an automated reply to your message "POETRYETC Digest - 6 May >
>>> 2010
>>> > to 7 May 2010 (#2010-127)" sent to [log in to unmask]
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>>> > Dear POETRYETC automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]>
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>>> > Thank you for your email.
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>>> > I am currently out of the country until 14th May. I will be checking my
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