Tonight the Fforum's very slow;
The reason why, I do not know.
I think that I could sketch a dodo
Whilst waiting for each thread to load, O.



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)

Sarah

It took me hours to get inside
And then I wished I'd never tried
Are hosts of teens across the pond
At fault, or is it 'tout le monde'?


I deny having ever liked Rupert.

I'm trying now, and soon I find
That threads are hasty to unwind
I think that now the problem's gone
Unless it's only yours it's on.

I never cared for Rupert Bear
He always made me scream and swear
But I'll confess (though in a funk)
I like the name of Edward Trunk.



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I am very interested in the Universe. I am specialising in the Universe and everything surrounding it. - E. L. Wisty

For you the workday may be done,
with time for you to have some fun.
But by the usual time zone quirk,
Across the Pond we're still at work.

I've not, of late, posted a lot,
because I've not had time to plot.
For while I can sneakily lurk,
My boss must think I'm doing work.



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"I've often said that the difference between British and American SF TV series is that the British ones have three-dimensional characters and cardboard spaceships, while the Americans do it the other way around."
--Ross Smith

My husband thinks we're all quite queer.
I tell him: "It's a fact, my dear."
I love to meet like-minded folk
In this fforum, but it's a shame I'l never get to meet them in person. (Sorry, but I never claimed to be a poet)

It's Saturday, not much past nine
The roasted lamb was very fine.
And now I'm sat here at the desk,
Slow of mind, I must confess.

The wine has gone, the chocolate too,
Excuse me, just must nip off ........................

One 7:00pm, while waiting,
for Shorty St to start,
browsing through the Fforum,
with a normal-beating heart.

Then, as I see this post here
My heart, it skips a beat,
to see the opportunity
to rhyme and to meet

with other members
of the fforum, dontcha know,
they're all a bunch of cool dudes
hurry, meet them, go!

Oh global standard deity, shorty's started....
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To those who don't know, Shorty St is really Shortland St, New Zealand's homegrown soap. (And my friend's sister is an actress on it!)

I can now tell my daughter
That I'm a cool dude !!!!
At last I've wrote (???) a poem
That's not the least bit rude.

You might impress your daughter
That you're a rhyming man
But if you want to impress us
You'd better make it scan!

(Sorry, couldn't resist)



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I am very interested in the Universe. I am specialising in the Universe and everything surrounding it. - E. L. Wisty

Though Dave R's scansion's slightly skewed,
I tactfully ignored it;
Attempts at verse which are not rude
At least deserve a plaudit.
You must admit, it could be worse,
I have no reservations:
At least it's his _own_ silly verse,
Not William Crustacean's!



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)

Sarah

This thread has gone from bad to verse,
Alas! That pun is even worse...



PSD

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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

Oh GSD, it's PSD,
The wielder of the pun;
Come hither, Jo, and don't be slow -
Make sure you bring your gun!



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)

Sarah

I realise this 'Crustacean' theme
Came from the Nexterillion thread.
But *why* is started I wish to know
Before I loose my head.

Dear Kaz

Sarah has given me permission to be scatty due to extreme overwork, so I'm sorry if I repeat anything I've said to you before; I get confused as Dante signs herself 'caz' elsewhere and it's more than I can take in my enfeebled state.

JWHT Crustacean was devised as a result of indignance regarding 'The Two Towers' film, which wasn't even about the right two towers (don't get me started), being sick to death of Chris Tolkien's manner of presenting his father's 'laundry lists', and having read a book by that nice Mr Fforde. This led to an unprecedented (for me) piece of performance artistry in which I temporarily adopted the persona of Chris Crustacean at a Leeds meet of those enamoured both of Mr Fforde, and, well noodles.

Sarah then went on to use a variety of my characters (and her own) in 'The Bodyswappers', which I enjoyed but which also left me exasperated. In the end I had to have a go myself, and ultimately found that Chris C was too fixed in the Bodyswappers to serve the purpose for which he had been created; this led to the creation of William C.

Bodyswappers has been part rescued from old Fforum threads by Sarah at my suggestion, and if you (or anyone else) want a copy of JWHT Crustacean's opening appearance, e-mail me or drop a note in 'About the Nextarillion', created by Simon, but being used by me as the official answering point for all things crabby.

I'll answer now as William C
In poetry 'that should not be';
In Muddle Earth to take a leak you
Must go for a 'Call of Cthulhu'.

All will be revealed in N4+

Sorry to cause confusion :o)

signing proper emails "dante" seems a bit....impersonal, somehow!

And if I said Carolyn you'd get me mixed up with belochka. Can't win. You'll just have to figure it out!



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Do something pretty while you can...

But you'll always be Dante to us.

(Unless we end up lucky enough to get to know you in the real world.)

:o)

Hmm...there's a point...what am I going to call myself when I come to Leeds?

I guess Kaz won't be there, so calling myself Caz wouldn't cause too much confusion...



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Caz works for me.

I'd feel a bit stupid walking up to strangers going "Are you Dante ? I'm looking for Dante."

And be extremely worried if they replied "Yes. Virgil, I presume?" ?

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"This was willed where what is willed... can get rather silly."

Hee. What a picture. You could make new friends that way...

It's ok, I don't think you'll miss me...I'll have a dodo, for a start.



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