Rokkitnite - local poet...

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Wed, 2006-05-17 12:27

fergal

Rokkitnite - local poet...

http://www.abctales.com/story/rokkitnite/local-poet-slams-press

Funny and true. What more can I say?

Wed, 2006-05-17 12:34

2Lou

Favourite: LOCAL PILLOCKS TILT AT WINDMILLS Great rhythm with a very satisfying round up.

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Wed, 2006-05-17 14:36

maisie

wow magic last line... and great fun.. especially for the man who found tuppence!

maisie Guess what? I'm still alive!

Wed, 2006-05-17 16:30

Juliet OC

this so sums up our local paper, but i love to read it anyway - the non-stories are the best. great read, love how the headlines just get sillier and sillier. Juliet

Juliet

Wed, 2006-05-17 17:07

maddan

Very funny. Would that be the Yorkshire beans on toast, and the curious pronunciation of its hawkers.

Wed, 2006-05-17 17:45

rokkitnite

Thank you very much! I usually steer clear of hate poems - I'm not an angry person, really - but somehow this one seemed very easy to write. Hmm...

Wed, 2006-05-17 17:56

neilmc

Another laugh-out-loud one, loved the mix of real and surreal : "WHY WAS PERVERT GIVEN SPACESHIP?" Is there just a little bit of affection for this local non-news in there somewhere?

Wed, 2006-05-17 19:08

poetjude

This is brilliantly funny. That's my favourite line as well Neil. That and RESIDENTS SLAM HEADS IN OVENS thanks for a good read! jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

Wed, 2006-05-17 19:42

bobblehat2023

Wonderful stuff. I rarely laugh outloud - other than when I'm watching Desperate Housewives - but I laughed outloud at several point while reading this. I almost became a local hack. This explains most of the reasons why I didn't. The missing one is the monumentally shit pay. I'd be more than workshy on the Â£9k a year some of them get as their starting salary.

Wed, 2006-05-17 20:54

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galfreda

I also thought this was hilarious and am still giggling about the local pillocks. Brilliant. Not that there's anything wrong with tilting at windmills

Thu, 2006-05-18 11:03

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archergirl

This was just wonderful, rokkitnite, and I'm in complete agreement. It's one of my biggest complaints about local papers - they're just soooo full of dross, especially from the residents!

Thu, 2006-05-18 11:34

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rokkitnite

Thanks a lot. All the feedback's really helpful... I've been putting together a set for Hay. Thanks to all your encouragement, this one's going in the show. Cheers.

Thu, 2006-05-18 11:59

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fergal

Do that. I 'performed' it to my house mate yesterday when I first read it and it was a hit. He said, 'God that's good,' and laughed out loud 6 times. Considering my performance skills involve shuffling about and looking awkward you should get an even better response at Hay. So funny, and well polished. I think some of your poetry is ridiculously good. This post was brought to you by Sycophantic Gusher's Weekly

Thu, 2006-05-18 12:44

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rokkitnite

Wow! Thanks Fergal. I got a coupon for SGW with my subscription to Praise Whore Monthly. I may well become a full-time reader.

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