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. . . while I pondered, weak and weary.
Here's a Halloween-y MOC from Edgar Allen Poe:
http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/poe/poe01.html
Have a spooky day.
Bruce
--I wasn't sure what would be the appropriate newsgroup as the time period is
intermediate between castle and town. I set follow-up to .castle as that's the
group I usually haunt.
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
> . . . while I pondered, weak and weary.
>
> Here's a Halloween-y MOC from Edgar Allen Poe:
>
> http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/poe/poe01.html
>
> Have a spooky day.
>
> Bruce
>
> --I wasn't sure what would be the appropriate newsgroup as the time period is
> intermediate between castle and town. I set follow-up to .castle as that's the
> group I usually haunt.
Wonderful!
Like Larry, I am reminded of something else--but for me it's the Simpsons
Hallowe'en ep.
I like the full bookshelves and the bust. Using the old lady painting from
Harry Potter as the painting--also wonderful!
Nice job.
Dave K
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In lugnet.castle, David Koudys wrote:
> Like Larry, I am reminded of something else--but for me it's the Simpsons
> Hallowe'en ep.
Thanks. It was actually the Simpsons that pushed this MOC to the top. I'd
toyed with the idea of doing a single scene from The Raven for my Masterpieces
of Lit page:
http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/lit/litmain.html
I had even played around with variations on the bust to see what helmet would
support the raven. Then FOX reran the Simpsons episode with this poem, and it
sparked me to do the whole thing. Thinking of the HP painting as the lost
Lenore was the last element to get me excited. On Monday I built the furniture
and the two removable walls (the room has four walls, but two of them are made
to come out so I could get different camera angles). Then Tuesday and Wednesday
I was too busy, so I ended up staying up most of the night last night to get
this up today. Glad you enjoyed.
Bruce
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
> . . . while I pondered, weak and weary.
>
> Here's a Halloween-y MOC from Edgar Allen Poe:
>
> http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/poe/poe01.html
>
> Have a spooky day.
>
> Bruce
>
> --I wasn't sure what would be the appropriate newsgroup as the time period is
> intermediate between castle and town. I set follow-up to .castle as that's the
> group I usually haunt.
That was really well done Bruce. Made me go into my files and dig out this
thing I aquired a long time ago. It's off topic, but fun non-the-less.
Suppose Edgar Allan Poe Used a Computer
Once upon a midnight dreary, fingers cramped and vision bleary,
System manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,
Longing for the warmth of bedsheets, Still I sat there, doing spreadsheets:
Having reached the bottom line, I took a floppy from the drawer.
Typing with a steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command
And waited for the disk to store,
Only this and nothing more.
Deep into the monitor peering, long I sat there wond'ring, fearing,
Doubting, while the disk kept churning, turning yet to churn some more.
"Save!" I said, "You cursed mother! Save my data from before!"
One thing did the phosphors answer, only this and nothing more,
Just, "Abort, Retry, Ignore?"
Was this some occult illusion? Some maniacal intrusion?
These were choices undesired, ones I'd never faced before.
Carefully, I weighed the choices as the disk made monstrous noises.
The cursor flashed, insistent, waiting,baiting me to type some more.
Clearly I must press a key, choosing one andnothing more,
From "Abort, Retry, Ignore?"
With my fingers pale and trembling, Slowly toward the keyboard bending,
Longing for a happy ending, hoping all would be restored,
Praying for some guarantee Timidly I pressed a key.
But on the screen there still persisted,words appearing as before.
Ghastly grim they blinked and taunted, haunted, as my patience wore,
Saying. "Abort, Retry, Ignore?"
I tried to catch the chips off-guard - I pressed again, but twice as hard.
I pleaded with the cursed machine: I begged and cried and then I swore.
Then I tried in desperation, sev'ral random combinations,
Still there came the incantation, just as senseless as before.
Cursor blinking, mocking, winking, flashing nonsense as before.
Reading, "Abort, Retry, Ignore?"
There I sat, distraught, exhausted; by my own machine accosted.
Getting up I turned away and paced across the office floor.
And then I saw dreadful sight: a lightning bolt cut through the night.
A gasp of horror overtook me, shook me to my very core.
The lightning zapped my previous data, lost and gone forevermore.
Not even, "Abort, Retry, Ignore?"
To this day I do not know The place to which lost data goes.
What demonic nether world is wrought where data will be stored,
Beyond the reach of mortal souls, beyond the ether, in black holes?
But sure as there's C, Pascal, Lotus, Ashton-Tate and more,
You will one day be left to wander, lost on some Plutonian shore,
Pleading, "Abort, Retry, Ignore?"
No, I didn't write it... wish I had though :)
--Anthony
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Anthony,
That's hilarious, and yet tragic, for we've all been in similar situations. My
favorite line is: "I tried to catch the chips off-guard - I pressed again, but
twice as hard." That one made me LOL.
Bruce
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
> . . . while I pondered, weak and weary.
>
> Here's a Halloween-y MOC from Edgar Allen Poe:
>
> http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/poe/poe01.html
>
> Have a spooky day.
>
> Bruce
>
> --I wasn't sure what would be the appropriate newsgroup as the time period is
> intermediate between castle and town. I set follow-up to .castle as that's the
> group I usually haunt.
Oh LOL.
Nice job Bruce. I remember reading this a couple months back. You made a nice
environment for his "room". That's a nice Halloween MOC you got.
Happy Halloween!
Dean
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
> . . . while I pondered, weak and weary.
>
> Here's a Halloween-y MOC from Edgar Allen Poe:
>
> http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/poe/poe01.html
>
> Have a spooky day.
>
> Bruce
>
> --I wasn't sure what would be the appropriate newsgroup as the time period is
> intermediate between castle and town. I set follow-up to .castle as that's the
> group I usually haunt.
My mother would always dredge out a couple of Poe's works before Halloween and
read them to me when I was a bow. I always liked the Raven (though heavens
knows I was clueless to what "nepenthe", "seraphim", "Gilead", and "Aideen" were
at the time). So I sat here just now talking to no one but myself and gave
quite a dramatic reading of it to the ether (which is the way Poe would have it,
I suppose). Neatly illustrated with Lego. Now how about "The Telltale Heart"
(or "The Tattletale Heart" as I transmogrified the title as a boy)? I can hear
my mother's Peter Lorresque rendition in my mind. :-)
-->Bruce<--
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
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. . . while I pondered, weak and weary.
Here’s a Halloween-y MOC from Edgar Allen Poe:
http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/poe/poe01.html
Have a spooky day.
Bruce
--I wasn’t sure what would be the appropriate newsgroup as the time period is
intermediate between castle and town. I set follow-up to .castle as that’s
the
group I usually haunt.
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Hi Bruce,
The things we are studying today... first history now poetry...what’s next??
I have to say guys Halloween inspired you nice.
Cool MOC, the painting, the fire place... only wondered why the Raven ain’t
black?
As some1 who only heard of and never read Poe, I got the chance today to do so.
Thanks Bruce, great MOC
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava wrote:
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Suppose Edgar Allan Poe Used a Computer
Once upon a midnight dreary, fingers cramped and vision bleary,
System manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,
Longing for the warmth of bedsheets, Still I sat there, doing spreadsheets:
Having reached the bottom line, I took a floppy from the drawer.
Typing with a steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command
And waited for the disk to store,
Only this and nothing more...
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One word: Brilliant
Just loved it
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In lugnet.castle, Yaron Dori wrote:
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only wondered why the Raven ain’t
black?
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Only because I don’t have that bird piece in black and, as I mentioned in my
response to Dave, this MOC came together in a rush to debut on Halloween, so I
couldn’t order a black bird off of bricklink (indeed, I didn’t even reallize the
bird came in black until I saw Brendan’s latest Brick Testament offering a
couple of days ago).
Bruce
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> My mother would always dredge out a couple of Poe's works before Halloween and
> read them to me when I was a bow.
When were you a bow? I always thought of you as more of an arrow. (not a
straight arrow, but I digress)
> I always liked the Raven (though heavens
> knows I was clueless to what "nepenthe", "seraphim", "Gilead", and "Aideen" were
> at the time). So I sat here just now talking to no one but myself and gave
> quite a dramatic reading of it to the ether (which is the way Poe would have it,
> I suppose). Neatly illustrated with Lego. Now how about "The Telltale Heart"
> (or "The Tattletale Heart" as I transmogrified the title as a boy)? I can hear
> my mother's Peter Lorresque rendition in my mind. :-)
I can see "The Cask of Amontillado" as being pretty easy to do in a very nice
way, ne?
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In lugnet.castle, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
>
> > My mother would always dredge out a couple of Poe's works before Halloween and
> > read them to me when I was a bow.
>
> When were you a bow? I always thought of you as more of an arrow. (not a
> straight arrow, but I digress)
You mispronunced that (if I wanted to type mispronOunced, you'd pronounce it
correctly). Anyway, I always bow after applause.
And yes, I have a bent arrow, but that is really not a subject for discussion on
Lugnet!!!
-->Bruce<--
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
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In lugnet.castle, Yaron Dori wrote:
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only wondered why the Raven ain’t
black?
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Only because I don’t have that bird piece in black and, as I mentioned in my
response to Dave, this MOC came together in a rush to debut on Halloween, so
I couldn’t order a black bird off of bricklink (indeed, I didn’t even
reallize the bird came in black until I saw Brendan’s latest Brick Testament
offering a couple of days ago).
Bruce
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Yeah, well I don’t have the black bird also. Hopefully TLC will decide to
reissue the ‘Black Mountain Fortress’ (6081) on 2004.
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
> . . . while I pondered, weak and weary.
>
> Here's a Halloween-y MOC from Edgar Allen Poe:
>
> http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/poe/poe01.html
That's well executed Bruce.
I have a feeling this has been done before but alas I can't find it now. Was it
two years ago? Am I the only one to recall that? If so I might have been
dreaming (which would be strange since my only other contact with this poem (or
Poe for that matter) is via The Simpsons).
--
Best regards,
/Tobbe
<http://www.lotek.nu>
(remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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