limerick revision 1.5 1 A computer called Illiac4
2 Had a rather tough bug in its core.
3 It chewed up its cards
4 And spewed yards and yards
5 Of illegible tape on the floor.
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7 A computer, to print out a fact,
8 Will divide, multiply, and subtract.
9 But this output can be
10 No more than debris,
11 If the input was short of exact.
12 -- Gigo
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14 A dreary young bank clerk named Fennis
15 Wished to foster an aura of menace;
16 To make people afraid
17 He wore gloves of grey suede
18 And white footgear intended for tennis.
19 -- Edward Gorey
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21 A hacker who screwed a mag tape
22 Was caught and convicted of rape.
23 To jail he did go,
24 From which, to his woe
25 He couldn't get out with ESC.
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27 A linguist thought it a farce
28 That memory space was so sparse.
29 One day they increased it.
30 Said he as he seized it:
31 "At last! Enough core for the parse".
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33 A progressive professor named Winners
34 Held classes each evening for sinners.
35 They were graded and spaced
36 So the vile and debased
37 Would not be held back by beginners.
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39 A very intelligent turtle
40 Found programming UNIX a hurdle
41 The system, you see,
42 Ran as slow as did he,
43 And that's not saying much for the turtle.
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45 There was a young lady from Niger
46 Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
47 They returned from the ride
48 With the lady inside,
49 And the smile on the face of the tiger.
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