100 ways to avoid awful poetry

Undesired Walrus · 25th July 2007, 02:02 AM

1:Never

2:use

3:single

4:words

5:On

6:lines,

7:Making

8:Your

9:Point

alfaniner · 25th July 2007, 07:24 AM

10. Never hitchhike if there's a chance of being picked up by a Vogon.

bruto · 26th July 2007, 04:05 PM

11: And never answer

12: them only with

13: spring)

Wheezebucket · 26th July 2007, 05:40 PM

The #1 way to avoid awful poetry - don't read ANY poetry. Ever.

Dorian Gray · 26th July 2007, 06:55 PM

Then there's 86 other ways that are just variations on the above.

Orphia Nay · 27th July 2007, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by Dorian Gray

Then there's 86 other ways that are just variations on the above.

Define poetry.

Wheezebucket · 27th July 2007, 12:50 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fXjlZlzod3o

This is the only good poetry ever produced by mankind. Ever.

25th July 2007, 07:24 AM	#2
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26th July 2007, 06:55 PM	#5
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27th July 2007, 12:38 AM	#6
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 28,361	Originally Posted by Dorian Gray Then there's 86 other ways that are just variations on the above. Define poetry.
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25th July 2007, 02:02 AM	#1
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27th July 2007, 12:50 AM	#7
Wheezebucket Master Cylinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mr. Belvedere's House (in Seattle) Posts: 1,493	http://youtube.com/watch?v=fXjlZlzod3o This is the only good poetry ever produced by mankind. Ever.
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