h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The film industry has no equal.
For special effects it's quite geekal.
For stories, however,
They aren't very clever,
And often rely on a sequel.

When they spend time on stories it shows;
The flick entertains if it flows.
And sequels are found
That improve each time round--
Toy Story achieved both of those.

There once was a woman called Etheldreda Who decked herself out in such gaudery, An angry Lord smote Her with tumor in throat; "Fair dues" she said, "Should have stayed tawdry". . . . arising from http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/F19585?thread=100569&show=20&skip=16285

I've never been in high society,
Though not from a lack of propriety.
Those gussied-up dames
And their little mind games
Have never quite warmed up to my yeti.

Just stopping by to say a quick hello
Since of late I've been an absent fellow
My keyboard is dusty
The rhymes a bit rusty
But the meter's as solid as jello

YB

So Hootoo's pulled back from the brink
Let's all get together and drink
To the health of our saviours
and the propriety of their behaviours
or else we'll kick up a stink.

I'll toast with some warm milk and cheese
A nice piece of cheddar should please
When things become scary
I recommend dairy
As long as your name isn't Cleese

Here's a toast to the rescuers: Praise!
I'll give thanks to the end of my days.
The nights I shall spend
With a jovial friend
Who frequents Bermuda's fine Cays.

Harumph and more words of that kind!
I wrote a post Thursday that rhymed.
But our internet host
wouldn't let me post
I'm annoyed and perplexed, and I MIND!

I'm sorry to hear you're at odds
With Hootoo's fine panel of mods.
Keeping writing your verse
(You could do far worse),
And hope that it pleases the gods.

They think they're a bunch of smart Alecs
Detaining your bud in its calyx--
You've thoughts to express
But you've first got to guess
What's acceptable to the Italics

That's never been easy, I guess,
But normally there's not much mess.
Most posts do go through,
And they're shiny and new
(My silly ones, too, I confess).

My effort just good clean fun
The problem was a technical one
On that fateful day
Other posts went astray
The system did nothing, yet said "done"

This adventure happened in Goo
I saved all my efforts, once I knew
They were bound for the drain
Then I tried again
In Barlesque, but that failed me, too.

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Frustration is the lot of a man
Computers deny us whenever they can
but were it not for the medium
would we fall into tedium
Or return to the streets where once we ran ?

The sparrow, the sheep and the mink
Set sale in an old kitchen sink.
They discovered new lands
Full of dismembered hands,
Which soon was to drive them to drink.

My wife fell in love with a frog,
Or so I hear tell from the dog.
He's little and green.
She made a big scene.
She now wants to live in a bog!

Come and join in the wildest and wackiest coffee evening
where everyone will be wearing their blingest bling
meeting all the hobnobs and all of society's grandees
boasting of their of their holidays to faraway Belize
and their collection of Ming vases which they bought in Beijing.

I sing of the lovely Queen Noor,
Who was known for her charm and allure.
As a mother and wife,
She spiced up their life,
And all were quite happy they knew 'er.

It's hotter than tin in full sun
And as humid as juice on a bun
The lake's ninety-five
I'll be boiled alive
And this heat wave has only begun

Alas, it is hot here, as well.
There's worse on the way, I hear tell.
We'll prob'ly survive,
Though it hit 105.
In December, we'll have a cold spell.