Saturday, October 30, 2010

Metalimerick

There was a young man from a town
With a name of such unusual sound
That he struck quite a friendship
With the moderate penship
Of those which a good rhyme never found.

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  1. Desconozco si cabe dentro de la etiqueta virtual comentar los propios posts, pero es una licencia que cuando sea pertinente me concederé.
    Descubrí que Randall Munroe, creador del comic XKCD, tiene un sitio dedicado a elegir los mejores limericks, donde a menudo estos confluyen con la cultura pop de Internet y el humor metareferencial (valga - o no - la redundancia).
    Ahí encontré estos dos metalimericks que vale la pena compartir:

    "There once was a [person] from [place]
    Whose [body part] was [special case].
    When [event] would occur,
    It would cause [him or her]
    To violate [law of time/space]."

    "The limerick's structure somewhat
    necessitates *eloquent* smut.
    If you haven't the time
    to learn meter and rhyme,
    then don't write them, you ignorant slut."

    Pueden revisarlo en: http://limerickdb.com/ y seguir las peripecias de mi propio intento o enviar los suyos.

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