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Re: Ode to 1x1 brown plates
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Fri, 21 Jun 2002 22:16:57 GMT
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I nominate Remy Evard to be LUGNET's Poet Laureate.
All in favor - compose a rhyming couplet or a LEGO Limerick!
Thanks Remy - I don't think Poe himself could have brought a piece of poetry
to such a spine-shivering, horrific end.
Greg
In lugnet.general, Remy Evard writes:
> I'm missing a key piece,
> perhaps you relate.
> It's just a small piece,
> a 1x1 brown plate.
>
> My mountains have paths,
> that could be of wood.
> My chalets have brown walls,
> Or - well - they SHOULD!
>
> My huge bins of plates,
> they have no small browns.
> I dig through my "sort pile".
> But nope. I frown.
>
> I search through my basement.
> I look fast and mean.
> The Statue of Liberty's great.
> But too green.
>
> Yoda's all earthtone,
> and yields just tan plates.
> Harry Potter's magic fails.
> There's brown - but it's grates!
>
> I search all around.
> I stop and I think.
> I turn to The Resource,
> the almighty Bricklink.
>
> But Bricklink yields nothing,
> It looks like I'm stuck.
> So I check parts at Peeron.
> Hey I may be in luck!
>
> It seems that there's one set,
> one set that has brown.
> Oh no. It's Darth Maul's bust.
> Man, am I down.
>
> Oh LEGO, Oh LEGO,
> Why do this to us?
> It's such a small part!
> This is so unjust.
>
> I sigh to myself.
> I know what to do.
> I grab my swiss knife.
> And a brown ... one by two.
>
> -r'm
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| I'm missing a key piece, perhaps you relate. It's just a small piece, a 1x1 brown plate. My mountains have paths, that could be of wood. My chalets have brown walls, Or - well - they SHOULD! My huge bins of plates, they have no small browns. I dig (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.general) !!
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