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Array ( [sid] => 20536 [catid] => 1 [aid] => Mick [title] => Plagiarism [time] => 2003-07-16 20:05:00 [hometext] => I won't look if you don't look... [bodytext] => Suppose I write twenty poems,
Can I repeat phrases at all,
Can I prevent using a word
That I may have used last fall?

Plagiarism is naughty and base,
Indeed, do I steal from myself?
If I've used a word like little old 'if',
Can I keep extra words on a shelf?

Can I use the word, 'gla'
And make it mean 'if'
gla, it's alright with you
Then gla it's alright with moo.

Little by little we'll work out a code,
We'll call it a little Code A
And for twenty poems it'll play,
All on a beautiful day.

From twenty to fifty,
We'll work on Code B
I won't steal from you,
You won't steal from me.

People are patterned
To rethink their thought
That's where duplication
is bought and wrought.

Poems over fifty,
we may need a proctor,
it's also quite possible
We may need a doctor.

gla we write over fifty
I'm willing to steal,
Listen, dear friends,
Don't think I'm for real. [comments] => 9 [counter] => 168 [topic] => 7 [informant] => norm [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => HumorPoetry )
Plagiarism

Contributed by norm on Wednesday, 16th July 2003 @ 08:05:00 PM in AEST
Topic: HumorPoetry



Suppose I write twenty poems,
Can I repeat phrases at all,
Can I prevent using a word
That I may have used last fall?

Plagiarism is naughty and base,
Indeed, do I steal from myself?
If I've used a word like little old 'if',
Can I keep extra words on a shelf?

Can I use the word, 'gla'
And make it mean 'if'
gla, it's alright with you
Then gla it's alright with moo.

Little by little we'll work out a code,
We'll call it a little Code A
And for twenty poems it'll play,
All on a beautiful day.

From twenty to fifty,
We'll work on Code B
I won't steal from you,
You won't steal from me.

People are patterned
To rethink their thought
That's where duplication
is bought and wrought.

Poems over fifty,
we may need a proctor,
it's also quite possible
We may need a doctor.

gla we write over fifty
I'm willing to steal,
Listen, dear friends,
Don't think I'm for real.




Copyright © norm ... [ 2003-07-16 20:05:00]
(Date/Time posted on site)





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Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by PhantomsLDY on Wednesday, 16th July 2003 @ 08:13:12 PM AEST
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Very interesting thought. Also a really good write and read.


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by Ilhar on Wednesday, 16th July 2003 @ 09:13:35 PM AEST
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as always worth reading
Shari


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_Kalicharan on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 02:04:21 AM AEST
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Norm, this is good......funny but good...thanks for the smile...
"Show me yours....and I'll show you mine!!" lol
Jenni


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by DreamWeaver on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 06:56:53 AM AEST
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This is so clever ... great write again ... Jan


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by LovingWhispers on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 07:11:37 AM AEST
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"do i steal from myself" ?? lol...I was thinking this last night while writing...and how sometimes a word will come to mind and I scrub it as i know I've used it before...but then usualy go back to it or dance around it a lil if i cant find a better one.Yeah lol..I often steal from myself..(im the poorest thief I know) **huge smiles**
well said with this one ;)


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by PoloRM on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 11:37:37 AM AEST
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A good laugh dwells
in this poem you wrote
Now the "Haha"
is stuck in my throat!

=P


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by Daniela_Maria_Violin on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 11:37:46 AM AEST
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haha... use all the poetic license you need!
This is good!


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 09:49:09 PM AEST
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great great job once again here Norm I love it!
michelle


Re: Plagiarism (User Rating: 1 )
by tinka_belle on Friday, 18th July 2003 @ 06:41:16 AM AEST
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very funny norm
good point you have made hear




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