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- From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew)
- Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
- Subject: Re: POEM
- Keywords: Data's Poetry
- Message-ID: <iZBauB22w165w@mantis.co.uk>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 14:41:17 GMT
- References: <1992Nov10.231904.19558@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
- Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.
- Lines: 32
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- carasso@Turing.ORG (Roger Carasso) writes:
- >
- > Ode to Spot
- >
- > Felis catus. Is your taxonomic nomenclature
- > an endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature?
- > Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
- > control your hunting skills and natural defenses.
- >
- > I find myself intrigued by your sub vocal oscillations.
- > A singular development of cat communications
- > that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
- > for a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
- >
- > A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents.
- > You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
- > And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
- > it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotions.
- >
- > Oh Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
- > connote a fairly well developed cognitive array.
- > And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
- > I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
-
- I just thought I'd follow this up for the benefit of those who have CARASSO
- in their kill files.
-
-
- mathew
- --
- "Boy, they were big on crematoriums weren't they?"
- -- George Bush, during a tour of Auschwitz, 1987-09-28
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