One For Eric
Sun, 2001-10-28 09:50
#1
One For Eric
according to "The English Studies Book" by Rob Pope ...
"apostrophes are hovering on the brink of dissolution and probably eventual extinction ... "
Andrea
Well, this is it, Fish. One has to keep abreast of The Times...
Brilliant Haiku, Tom, if I may say so...
Tom Saunders
Thanks, Andrea.
Poetry is the new line-dancing.
fish
*wondering if luring tom with banana was SUCH a good idea after all*
tom saunders
Sorry, O finny one.
Andrea
Well, and there was I thinking it was the new black!
fish
... or is it?
donignacio
I used a semicolon in a history paper (correctly at that) and I got docked points for it! Grrrrr...
Mark Yelland-Brown
What is semi colonic irrigation? I think we should be told
Andrea
It's all that studying, MYB. You've finally lost the plot...
Liana
*imagining eric choking on early morning cuppa*
fish
... poor eric ...
Andrea
Ah well he can now progess on to the comma
Tom saunders
They'll have to breed them in captivity and then release them back into the wild.
Eric
wot u on bowt hay? i gayv up punkchooayshun an spelling a wyl go
Andrea
So we see...
Andrea
Surely Eric, that cannot be you?
Oh, the shame of it...
fish
how things change ...
Andrea
Indeed...
fish
*sagely* ... i mean you are even writing poetry now andrea ...
tom saunders
I saw a semi-colon the other day. Rare beast.
I wrote a poem once.
fish
i used a semi colon once ...
tom saunders
They can't touch you for it.
fish
*looks crestfallen*
tom saunders
Here's my poem:
WUTHERING HAIKU
Tall dark and handsome,
must have no sense of humour—
Catherine Earnshaw.