On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:54:26 -0700, % wrote:[...]
Sn!pe wrote:
Cues are for snooker, not ducking.
you never experienced fist a cuffs in the pool hall
My snooker club was a naice place.
most of them are but every now and then ,
the hustler you hustled might wanna tussle
That rude dude in a mood? He's a bad lad.
it might not be bad if he was alone ,
but he wants your left hand to break its bones
Nice iambic pentameter, good gents!
[talk.bizarre added]
Creon <creon@creon.earth> wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:54:26 -0700, % wrote:[...]
Sn!pe wrote:
Cues are for snooker, not ducking.
you never experienced fist a cuffs in the pool hall
My snooker club was a naice place.
most of them are but every now and then ,
the hustler you hustled might wanna tussle
That rude dude in a mood? He's a bad lad.
it might not be bad if he was alone ,
but he wants your left hand to break its bones
Nice iambic pentameter, good gents!
Such flattery, Mr C!
I'm sure your kind intent is well received; although IIAC,
iambic pentameter has the stress on alternating syllables.
I am naught but a mere spouter of occasional doggerel
though, so what do I know. Perhaps we should ask Calliope
or maybe Orpheus.
On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:31:00 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
[talk.bizarre added]
Creon <creon@creon.earth> wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:54:26 -0700, % wrote:[...]
Sn!pe wrote:
Cues are for snooker, not ducking.
you never experienced fist a cuffs in the pool hall
My snooker club was a naice place.
most of them are but every now and then ,
the hustler you hustled might wanna tussle
That rude dude in a mood? He's a bad lad.
it might not be bad if he was alone ,
but he wants your left hand to break its bones
Nice iambic pentameter, good gents!
Such flattery, Mr C!
I'm sure your kind intent is well received; although IIAC,
iambic pentameter has the stress on alternating syllables.
I am naught but a mere spouter of occasional doggerel
though, so what do I know. Perhaps we should ask Calliope
or maybe Orpheus.
I've heard a rumor that you can stress two iams (?) next to each
other, as a matter of making it scan better.
Speaking of artistic license, I'm pivoting to say that I really
enjoy the MTG posts, but have recently come across something that could
be stupid, but seems to me to be certainly bizarre:
oracle cards.
Basically, using a random number generator (shuffling the deck)
to lay out semantic rorschachs, akin to horoscopes in applicability
to oneself.
I haven't tried doing this yet, but I wonder how many people are
constructing their own meaning out of life by shuffling a deck?
Or, for that matter, flying a virtual spacecraft in
a 1:1 scale, yet procedurally-generated, galaxy? Bro,
have you EVEN used a neutron star jet to supercharge
your frame-shift drive for a 280ly jump? Ever?
</bizarre>
I don't know what MTG is.
On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:31:00 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
[talk.bizarre added]
Creon <cr...@creon.earth> wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:54:26 -0700, % wrote:[...]
Sn!pe wrote:
Cues are for snooker, not ducking.
you never experienced fist a cuffs in the pool hall
My snooker club was a naice place.
most of them are but every now and then ,
the hustler you hustled might wanna tussle
That rude dude in a mood? He's a bad lad.
it might not be bad if he was alone ,
but he wants your left hand to break its bones
Nice iambic pentameter, good gents!
Such flattery, Mr C!
I'm sure your kind intent is well received; although IIAC,I've heard a rumor that you can stress two iams (?) next to each
iambic pentameter has the stress on alternating syllables.
I am naught but a mere spouter of occasional doggerel
though, so what do I know. Perhaps we should ask Calliope
or maybe Orpheus.
other, as a matter of making it scan better.
Speaking of artistic license, I'm pivoting to say that I really
enjoy the MTG posts, but have recently come across something that could
be stupid, but seems to me to be certainly bizarre:
oracle cards.
Basically, using a random number generator (shuffling the deck)
to lay out semantic rorschachs, akin to horoscopes in applicability
to oneself.
I haven't tried doing this yet, but I wonder how many people are constructing their own meaning out of life by shuffling a deck?
On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 03:05:33 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
Sn!pe <snip...@gmail.com> wrote:
I don't know what MTG is.
I just looked it up, it sounds interesting.talk.bizarre has some posts regarding esoteric (literally,
Where are the posts of which you speak?
in this case?) gaming.
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Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
I don't know what MTG is.
I just looked it up, it sounds interesting.
Where are the posts of which you speak?
It's a different demographic than you are used to, but I wouldn't call it esoteric. I've been playing people in Japan and China.
I don't know what MTG is.
Oracle cards sound fun, are they like the Tarot?
I'll look out for them.
</bizarre>
On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 10:40:54 PM UTC-4, Pr. Mandrake wrote:
It's a different demographic than you are used to, but I wouldn't call
it esoteric. I've been playing people in Japan and China.
Perhaps he meant 'exotic'?
On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:10:25 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
I don't know what MTG is.
Magic: The Gathering
Card game, sort of like chess in a way. Pr. Mandrake can
illuminate.
Oracle cards sound fun, are they like the Tarot?
Yes, very much like Tarot. Some of the artwork is amazing.
I'll look out for them.
BTW, I don't know about you, but I'm always wary
when ascribing "meaning" to a random number
generator... ;)
</bizarre>
On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:10:25 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
I don't know what MTG is.
Magic: The Gathering
Card game, sort of like chess in a way. Pr. Mandrake can
illuminate.
Oracle cards sound fun, are they like the Tarot?
Yes, very much like Tarot. Some of the artwork is amazing.
I'll look out for them.
BTW, I don't know about you, but I'm always wary
when ascribing "meaning" to a random number
generator... ;)
On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:10:25 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
I don't know what MTG is.Magic: The Gathering
Card game, sort of like chess in a way. Pr. Mandrake can
illuminate.
Oracle cards sound fun, are they like the Tarot?Yes, very much like Tarot. Some of the artwork is amazing.
I'll look out for them.BTW, I don't know about you, but I'm always wary
when ascribing "meaning" to a random number
generator... ;)
</bizarre>
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