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Taxing verses for the masochistically (or perhaps just pedantically) inclined.
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Wretchedly Difficult Poetry |
Tolken: - [Raak] You sir are a hero of the first order!
(11:39, Mon 27-Oct-2008)
Tolken: - Although I just noticed that the Knave is "up" instead of "us".
(14:25, Fri 31-Oct-2008)
Raak: - [Tolken] Fixed.
(20:45, Fri 31-Oct-2008)
Blob: "Oh Mother, dear" she countered, "You really make a fuss" - [J♥]
(15:57, Mon 24-Nov-2008)
Merlyn: "I only bought this case from him, the lining is so plush - J-Diamonds
(14:14, Sun 07-Dec-2008)
Raak: - ." Her mother would not listen and got furiouser and furiest (QC --
next two have to be K and A)
(00:26, Mon 08-Dec-2008)
Tuj: And made Mary send a signal to the nearest Martian base - [♠K]
(23:08, Wed 10-Dec-2008)
Blob: The Martian space flotilla which was led by Captain Trevor - [A♣]
(16:02, Mon 05-Jan-2009)
Merlyn: Was cruising in the southern sky, but strangely they had never
(14:02, Mon 12-Jan-2009)
Merlyn: - that was A Heart
(14:03, Mon 12-Jan-2009)
Raak: Encountered any human they'd not think must be a spy - 2♥
(20:40, Sun 25-Jan-2009)
Tolken: - what encoding should I be using to be able to see the suits?
(10:10, Mon 26-Jan-2009)
Blob: - [Tolk]
♣ ♣
♦ ♦
♥ ♥
♠ ♠
(11:06, Fri 30-Jan-2009)
Tolken: - They all just show up as vertical bars. I mean't what page encoding should I use? Or is it a problem with Opera?
(13:35, Fri 30-Jan-2009)
Raak: - [Tolken] Safari and Opera on a Mac both show them properly. I don't see any page encoding option on Opera. Safari tells me it's using "Western (ISO Latin 1)", but changing this makes no difference to what the page looks like. Maybe you're missing a font?
(13:47, Fri 30-Jan-2009)
Blob: - [Tolken] Yes looks fine in Opera on a PC too.
(16:29, Wed 11-Feb-2009)
PaulWay: - Linux, naturally, shows the symbols perfectly. Like this one: ☃
(23:42, Tue 24-Feb-2009)
Raak: - Why is there a symbol for a snowman in a fez?
(08:08, Wed 25-Feb-2009)
Projoy: - [Raak] The designers are anticipating climate change.
(18:43, Thu 26-Feb-2009)
Tuj: Recap -
Mary had a little lamp that shone as bright as ever A♦
It got its power from fusion cells no bigger than a fly 2♣
But though this new technology was desperately clever A♠
It needed elements that came from distant outer space K♥
She'd got this wondrous gizmo from a passing Martian tourist Q♦
And paid ten plutan dollars for the lamp and wooden case K♣
She firstly thought to use its light to benefit the poorest Q♥
But never thought her purchase would make her a famous face K♦
Of all the things her mama said she'd thought this was the surest Q♠
"Don't have no truck with Martians, they're not for the likes of us J♠
"They're way above our station, even though they swear and cuss" J♣
"Oh Mother, dear" she countered, "You really make a fuss J♥
"I only bought this case from him, the lining is so plush" J♦
Her mother would not listen and got furiouser and furiest Q♣
And made Mary send a signal to the nearest Martian base K♠
The Martian space flotilla which was led by Captain Trevor A♣
Was cruising in the southern sky, but strangely they had never A♥
Encountered any human they'd not think must be a spy 2♥
So when young Mary's message came over on the comms 3♦
(23:01, Mon 27-Apr-2009)
Merlyn: They thought she was invading them, and never asked her why - 2♠
(15:12, Wed 20-May-2009)
Blob: They hurtled at the poor young lass; a tear stood in her eye - 2♦
(09:11, Tue 16-Jun-2009)
Darren: As Trevor told his bombardiers to ready up their bombs - 3♠
(13:59, Mon 10-Aug-2009)
Blob: The darkling sky with debris strewn was shocking to behold 4♣
(13:45, Thu 03-Sep-2009)
SF9: And Mary knew the time had come - Be resolute and bold ! 4♥
(12:12, Tue 27-Oct-2009)
Blob: Let slip the hoards ! Let fly the flames ! Release the deadly rhombs ! 3♥
(09:47, Wed 04-Nov-2009)
Tuj: As Trevor neared his target, he felt his blood run cold - 4♦
(12:40, Wed 06-Jan-2010)
Raak: A virus had invaded all the fire-control flash ROMs - 2♣
(22:52, Fri 08-Jan-2010)
Raak: - 
(22:58, Fri 08-Jan-2010)
Raak: - (That was 3♣, not 2♣.)
It set the sprinklers off in each and every cargo hold 4♣
It made the target radars spin around like spinning things
5♣
It played Waltzing Matilda on the tannoy without stopping
6♣
(23:12, Fri 08-Jan-2010)
Blob: So Mary, steadfast, stared ahead - "let's see what this now brings" - 5♦
(11:32, Thu 14-Jan-2010)
Merlyn: Perhaps a Bag of Oysters, or an Angel Sprouting Wings 5♥
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(18:26, Thu 11-Feb-2010)
Tuj: To her surprise she saw a whale, descending fast, and whopping - 6♥
(11:42, Sat 22-May-2010)
matt: Accompanied by twenty pipers playing highland flings - 5♠
(18:02, Mon 14-Jun-2010)
matt: - (Slightly shocked to notice that this one poem has been on the go nearly two
years! And not quite 2/3 done.)
(18:14, Mon 14-Jun-2010)
Blob: - And forty whirling Scots women, with bags of Christmas shopping - 6♠
(15:52, Wed 16-Jun-2010)
Blob: - I've tried matt, I've tried !
(15:53, Wed 16-Jun-2010)
Merlyn: And all the while she wondered if the Martian men would know 7♠
(13:21, Thu 17-Jun-2010)
Blob: That secretly, within her breast, her hopes for life were dropping - - 6♦
[Raak] I think you misread my earlier 4♣ as 4♠ and therefore take it your 4♣ should be 4♠
(11:24, Thu 12-Aug-2010)
Raak: -
(14:24, Thu 12-Aug-2010)
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