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02:42 pm January 24th, 2008
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I just don't care any more!

An Acrostic Iambic Tetrametic Poem With Some Extremely Wrenched Rhythm And At Least One Rather Dubious Rhyme

e is an int'resting concept in maths
to talk of to children while running their baths:
the slope of some curve and its worth are the same -
i recite the digits until they complain.
Pi too is a noteworthy subject: its square
is nine point eight six nine six zero four four.
Minors must be taught complex maths all day long
One knowing log tables can never go wrong.


Only one person is going to "get" the Acrostic.

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Thread started by nickbarnes
nickbarnes From: [info]nickbarnes Date: January 24th, 2008 02:58 pm (UTC) (Link)
I love this. And I bet NHW will also get the acrostic.
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manjushra From: [info]manjushra Date: January 24th, 2008 03:02 pm (UTC) (Link)
He'll have to notice it first. Have you ever _seen_ his friends page?
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nickbarnes From: [info]nickbarnes Date: January 24th, 2008 03:00 pm (UTC) (Link)
But it's not tetrametric. It's something else.
(te) tum-te-te tum-te-te tum-te-te tum.
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From: (Anonymous) Date: January 24th, 2008 08:02 pm (UTC) (Link)
Anapaestic tetrameter.
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manjushra From: [info]manjushra Date: January 24th, 2008 03:01 pm (UTC) (Link)

Erraum
It's not really iambic. I just noticed that.
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manjushra From: [info]manjushra Date: January 24th, 2008 03:04 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: Erraum
Erratum is spelt with a "t".
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artw From: [info]artw Date: January 24th, 2008 03:06 pm (UTC) (Link)

the acrostic
the pain. the mercifully forgotten trauma, suddenly remembered. such creative talent combined with such cruelty.
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manjushra From: [info]manjushra Date: January 24th, 2008 03:09 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: the acrostic
I know. It's painful. It's gruesome.

:-)
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nwhyte From: [info]nwhyte Date: January 24th, 2008 07:01 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: the acrostic
Ooooh, dear God. I stared at this for ages this afternoon at the office and, to my shame, Did Not Get It. My much more intelligent wife put me out of my misery when I got home.
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manjushra From: [info]manjushra Date: January 24th, 2008 08:14 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: the acrostic
Shame on you!! *chuckle chuckle*
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nickbarnes From: [info]nickbarnes Date: January 25th, 2008 01:09 am (UTC) (Link)

Re: the acrostic
Losing it, Nick?
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irishkate From: [info]irishkate Date: January 25th, 2008 02:26 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: the acrostic
::relieved::

I got it

::happy::
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ed_lemon From: [info]ed_lemon Date: January 24th, 2008 06:00 pm (UTC) (Link)

acrostic
Are you saying only one person will get "e to the i pi is minus one?" Or what?

(I am Ted Lemon's father)
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manjushra From: [info]manjushra Date: January 24th, 2008 08:05 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: acrostic
Indeed! A daring and somewhat ludicrous claim. And as it turned out, entirely wrong. This thing I discovered today over lunch is something that at least three people have been living with for many years.

Nice to meet you anyhow, Ted Lemon's father.
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