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Reminds me of: There once was a man from Japan, Whose limericks never did scan. When asked why it was, He said, "It's because I always try to fit as many words in the last line as I possibly can." My variation on this: There once was a man who'd report, He was not of the limerick sort. Though he'd write not too messily, His last lines were excessively Short. I suppose I should include something XML-related. How about: There once was a mad markup dreamer, Who strove to exploit XML Schema. Now while his mind boggles He defines content models For nail clippers and non-dairy creamer. (Should rhyme if read with a cockney accent... :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cowan [mailto:cowan@m...] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 11:50 AM > To: Michael Brennan > Cc: Xml-Dev > Subject: Re: [ANN] XML Limerick Competition > > > Michael Brennan scripsit: > > > I cannot construct a limerick! > > I can write code but not lyric! > > Try as I might, > > I can't get it right. > > So I think I'll just stick to programming. > > There was a young fellow from Beeze, > Who was stung in the neck by a wasp. > When asked "Does it hurt?" > He replied, "No, it doesn't; > "It would have been terrible if it had been a hornet." > -- W.S. Gilbert > > > ;-) > > -- > John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan > cowan@c... > Please leave your values | Check your > assumptions. In fact, > at the front desk. | check your > assumptions at the door. > --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl> >
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