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Drinking Knowledge (Free verse) by gregsamsa222
Coffee goes well with physics But only without cream and sugar. Physics takes it black. Add cream for western lit, Sugar, too, for Elizabethan. If you’re Studying contemporary, however, you Might want to stick to black. Geometry needs no drink. Geometry only needs a bagel, Preferably cinnamon raisin. No one knows what goes best With the study of religion. It is best left a mystery, I suppose. A latte for philosophy, and only in A paper cup, no lid, plenty of foam. Water for anatomy, seltzer for economics. Nothing goes well with tea, which is why The elderly sit in tight bunches, sipping From teacups and speaking of absence. The only things that compliment whisky Are the Romantics and world history— Excepting of course western civ, which Requires a strong mixed drink made up of Fruit and rum. Beer for mythology. Wine For the law. And when you study ethics, I’d recommend a heroin shot and a nice blueberry scone.

Up the ladder: Juno's Peacock
Down the ladder: Mannequin (draft)

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Arithmetic Mean: 7.4545455
Weighted score: 6.2272725
Overall Rank: 951
Posted: July 13, 2004 12:43 PM PDT; Last modified: July 13, 2004 12:43 PM PDT
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[10] Dan garcia-Black @ 66.159.205.205 | 13-Jul-04/12:47 PM | Reply
Contemporary takes artifical sweetner. -10-
Religion takes bread and wine.
[9] Dovina @ 24.52.157.176 | 13-Jul-04/1:06 PM | Reply
Poetry takes vino, vinegar and caster oil.
[n/a] gregsamsa222 @ 24.215.163.188 > Dovina | 13-Jul-04/2:28 PM | Reply
...and, in this case, diet dr pepper.
[7] Prince of Void @ 217.218.131.135 | 13-Jul-04/1:59 PM | Reply
That was good ...i like it
[7] wilco @ 66.162.22.123 | 14-Jul-04/11:35 AM | Reply
I think I would like this better if I had read it before the Zin/ poem. Maybe you set the bar too high and now I want it all to be that good. Still, not bad and better than most of what I've read today.
[n/a] gregsamsa222 @ 24.215.163.188 > wilco | 14-Jul-04/12:03 PM | Reply
In retrospect, it could've been more clever. I quite like the 'artificial sweetner' suggestion for contemp lit, tho I think decaf would be better than real coffee.
[7] ay deee @ 24.255.87.123 | 4-Sep-05/9:19 PM | Reply
sculptuing and drawing go very well with tea, but i would agree with the ethics bit
[8] lmp @ 141.154.134.3 | 31-May-06/10:28 AM | Reply
i suppose you intend to quench the thirst for knowledge, eh? cleverly done, and i noticed progession of the various beverages throughout the day.

but there are so many areas of study, where next and what beverage/food will be appropriate? perhaps dietary sciences could have a shot of wheatgrass, and so on... the options are limitless. so much so, you could make several sequels...
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