The Pocket PC
Apr. 28th, 2004 10:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liralenSo my husband, when he bought some big, hairy chunk of digital ordinance got a free Pocket PC with it. He tried using it for half a day and then left it plugged into Jet's machine for six months and never touched it again.
So, yesterday, he put it 'on sale' on the company email 'for sale' list. His price?
One limerick
And if there were multiple submissions, it would be the best according to his taste and if someone gave him multiple, then it would be the 'last' one they gave him.
He got flooded! It's so cool. Especially when he read them all to me to help with his figuring out what he thought was best. I'll admit we probably laughed hardest at the ones where it was obvious someone just figured out what a limerick was and did their best to shove words into it.
What really floored me was that this morning, in relatively little time, Rosty wrote an answer to everyone on the list that was *all* in limericks! It included the winning one and all the ones that were originals. Turned out that the non-originals were far, far dirtier than the originals, so the originals were work-safe. But what fun!
So, yesterday, he put it 'on sale' on the company email 'for sale' list. His price?
One limerick
And if there were multiple submissions, it would be the best according to his taste and if someone gave him multiple, then it would be the 'last' one they gave him.
He got flooded! It's so cool. Especially when he read them all to me to help with his figuring out what he thought was best. I'll admit we probably laughed hardest at the ones where it was obvious someone just figured out what a limerick was and did their best to shove words into it.
What really floored me was that this morning, in relatively little time, Rosty wrote an answer to everyone on the list that was *all* in limericks! It included the winning one and all the ones that were originals. Turned out that the non-originals were far, far dirtier than the originals, so the originals were work-safe. But what fun!
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Date: 2004-04-28 09:20 am (UTC)Can you share the limerick email?
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Date: 2004-04-28 10:35 am (UTC):)
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Date: 2004-04-28 10:36 am (UTC)I read your lyrical conflagration,
Some prosaic, some punny,
In their own way, each funny,
I present Carl's winning regurgitation:
Don't mind the weather reports.
Today, I think I'll wear shorts.
Then I'll post to Xbay,
state the price they must pay,
and eagerly wait on retorts.
Mr. Stern's prize today,
Is a PocketPC on Xbay,
The choice was not easy,
You're all prolific and cheezy,
"Please console us!", the masses do say.
To this I respond, "Keep on reading",
I received many an e-mail pleading,
"Please share the submissions,
even the toxic emissions,"
Here are the 'originals' that were competing:
[Mass of originals]
Rosty
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Date: 2004-04-28 10:37 am (UTC)Hal Morrison:
This PC fits pocket or purse.
Yours for the price of a verse.
“What's the catch?” asked the flack.
To which, answered our hack;
“The Microsoft OS, what a curse!”
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Date: 2004-04-28 02:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-14 06:14 pm (UTC)rick
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Date: 2004-06-16 02:03 pm (UTC)