limerick revision 1.4
1 1.1 cgd A computer called Illiac4 2 1.1 cgd Had a rather tough bug in its core. 3 1.1 cgd It chewed up its cards 4 1.1 cgd And spewed yards and yards 5 1.1 cgd Of illegible tape on the floor. 6 1.1 cgd % 7 1.1 cgd A computer, to print out a fact, 8 1.1 cgd Will divide, multiply, and subtract. 9 1.1 cgd But this output can be 10 1.1 cgd No more than debris, 11 1.1 cgd If the input was short of exact. 12 1.1 cgd -- Gigo 13 1.1 cgd % 14 1.1 cgd A dreary young bank clerk named Fennis 15 1.1 cgd Wished to foster an aura of menace; 16 1.1 cgd To make people afraid 17 1.1 cgd He wore gloves of grey suede 18 1.1 cgd And white footgear intended for tennis. 19 1.1 cgd -- Edward Gorey 20 1.1 cgd % 21 1.1 cgd A hacker who screwed a mag tape 22 1.1 cgd Was caught and convicted of rape. 23 1.1 cgd To jail he did go, 24 1.1 cgd From which, to his woe 25 1.1 cgd He couldn't get out with ESC. 26 1.1 cgd % 27 1.1 cgd A linguist thought it a farce 28 1.1 cgd That memory space was so sparse. 29 1.1 cgd One day they increased it. 30 1.1 cgd Said he as he seized it: 31 1.1 cgd "At last! Enough core for the parse". 32 1.1 cgd % 33 1.1 cgd A progressive professor named Winners 34 1.1 cgd Held classes each evening for sinners. 35 1.1 cgd They were graded and spaced 36 1.1 cgd So the vile and debased 37 1.1 cgd Would not be held back by beginners. 38 1.1 cgd % 39 1.1 cgd A very intelligent turtle 40 1.1 cgd Found programming UNIX a hurdle 41 1.1 cgd The system, you see, 42 1.1 cgd Ran as slow as did he, 43 1.1 cgd And that's not saying much for the turtle. 44 1.1 cgd % 45 1.4 mjl There was a young lady of Riga 46 1.4 mjl Who smiled as she rode on a tiger; 47 1.4 mjl They returned from the ride 48 1.4 mjl With the lady inside, 49 1.4 mjl And the smile on the face of the tiger. 50 1.4 mjl % 51
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