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

You know what else might be a good forum game/waste of time? Mrs. Robinson.

Each posting in the Mrs. Robinson thread would consist of a verse (or half-verse, as long as you get to the part with the nonsense syllables) in the style of "Mrs. Robinson," by Simon and Garfunkel. In case you don't know it, it's the one that goes

"Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Whoa whoa whoa"

and so on. So, a typical post would take the form

[line]
[line]
[3 repetitions of an exclamation that rhymes with the last word of the last line]

plus, it might repeat that form to make an entire verse. Example:

"So here's the start of a forum game
I'm hoping it will be a huge success
Yes yes yes"

Or it might be as random as

"I've got a Blizzard from Dairy Queen
It tastes a bit like soured peach preserves
Nerves nerves nerves"

or

"I'm writing in stream-of-consciousness
So I don't use lots of punctuation
Cajun cajun cajun"

Actually, the more I think about this, the worse this idea seems to me. I think I'll go to the Info page and find a recently updated conversation to read.

I think it is a pretty good idea and I think it is great that you are thinking creatively. I am not writing back in that form however because I am not that skilled.

Do as you please, hootoo researcher
Although I'd like to see this thread resumed
Plumed plumed plumed
It's not that hard, if you've heard the song
You'll quickly add much to the conversation
Station station station
station station station

[drum fill]

So do you think, H2G2-er, that
Writing of this sort is very viable
Liable liable liable
And do you think, H2G2-er, that
Maybe it could go on "Ask Hootoo"
Moo moo moo
moo moo moo

(Aside: Although this is slightly amusing to me, I don't think a "Mrs. Robinson" thread would actually have enough content to be interesting. It would probably go the way of the "Each Post a Limerick" thread, which has atrophied from lack of interest. It turns out that there's very little that can be easily and amusingly talked about in limerick form.)

I will have to remember that thing about writing in limericks. I have heard the song but I still think that writing in that form evades me.