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From: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: computer limericks (rot 13)
Message-ID: <478@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 21-Jul-84 13:21:53 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 21 13:21:53 1984
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Here are a bunch of limericks.  They're a little unusual, as they all involve
computer hardware and/or software.  This is in emulation of Thomas Pynchon's
Rocket Limericks, from "Gravity's Rainbow" (One of my favorite books and a
classic of modern American literature).  All are rot 13, and all, to some
extent, are likely to offend some folks.  I wrote all of them, making my taste
twice questionable: once for writing them, and once for posting them.


					Peter Reiher
					reiher@ucla-cs.arpa
					{ihnp4,ucb}!ucla-cs!reiher

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N frnsnevat unpxre anzrq Fyngrl
Jrag gb orq jvgu n INK/780.
Gur guvat'f yrnearq gb fjrne
Jvgu n anhgvpny nve,
Naq ersref gb vgf hfref nf "zngrl".

N frk-ybivat pbrq anzrq Oerr
Pnhtug gur pync sebz ure Nccyr VVR.
Gur wblfgvpx, fur sbhaq,
Unq orra sbbyvat nebhaq
Jvgu n arvtuobevat fghqrag'f CP.

N unpxre-ghearq-creireg anzrq Svfx
Znqr ybir gb gur qevir bs uvf qvfx.
Gur guvat pvephzfvmrq uvz,
Juvpu engure fhcevfrq uvz.
Ur jnfa'g njner bs *gung* evfx.

N fyvpx gnyxvat cvengr anzrq Oehpr
Gb fgrny pbqr, unq n cyna gb frqhpr
Na Nccyr VV+.
Abj Oehpr jrnef n gehff
Naq jnf wnvyrq sbe pbzchgre nohfr.

N unpxre jub fperjrq n znt gncr
Jnf pnhtug naq pbaivpgrq bs encr.
Gb wnvy ur qvq tb,
Sebz juvpu, gb uvf jbr
Ur pbhyqa'g trg bhg jvgu RFP.

N flfgrzf cebtenzzre anzrq Fcebgvp
Sbhaq uvf fbsgjner vagrafryl rebgvp.
Va wrnybhf qvfgerff
Ur jvcrq uvf BF.
Vg'f cbffvoyr gung ur'f cflpubgvp.

N fgehpgherq cebtenzzre anzrq Qerj
Jnf vagrafryl ghearq ba ol "tbgb".
Jura ur fnj vg va pbqr
Ur'q fubbg bss uvf ybnq.
Vg'f n tbbq guvat uvf fubc hfrq fb srj.

Na NV erfrnepure anzrq Oyhgu
Jebgr, gb svaq bhg gur frkhny gehgu,
Rebgvpba IV,
Juvpu ur gnhtug pregnva gevpxf
Juvpu V'z fher pna'g or sbhaq va Xahgu.

N uneqjner qrohttre anzrq Pbheg
Fubirq uvf gbby va na Rgurearg cbeg.
Ohg vg'f ohssre neenl
Bayl unaqyrq 1X,
Fb gur cbeg'f qevire phg vg bss fubeg.

Na rntre lbhat unpxre anzrq Thf
Bapr ohttrerq n INK Havohf.
Gur uneqjner jrag onq,
Ohg abg gur lbhat ynq
(Rkprcg sbe gur gbhcrr naq gehff).

Na NECNanhg anzr bs Pbeirggr
Unq n srgvfu vaibyivat gur arg.
Nf ur sbaqyrq uvf VZC
Uvf pbpx jrag sebz yvzc
Gb nf uneq nf pbapergr juvpu unf frg.

N iratrshy grpuavpvna anzrq Fpuzvgm
Pnhfrq n qvfx qevir gb tb ba gur sevgm.
Ur pbirerq gur cynggre
Jvgu ongf' srpny znggre.
Abj vg'f frrx gvzr vf ernyyl gur cvgf.