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Possibilities

by Nicholas Jones

Member since 2002 · Posted 4 Oct 2002 · 17 comments

On a dreary and sleepless night I think of the works that I might write: A beautiful epic of great import Comprising quatrains about life in Stockport A verse history of the global Marxist left A tragi-comic ode on Tony Hancock's death. A sonnet sequence about revolution Or Fermat's Last Theorum and its solution. A compelling exploration of modern society A sestina concerning Freudian psychiatry. A villanelle dealing with death and depression Couplets denouncing a tyrant's repression. A poem of praise to the great McGonagall The rhymes rubber ball with bugger all. They tell me to write about what I know To hell with that, I have too many things to show And too many arrows in my bow.

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[7] Christof 4-Oct-02/7:05 AM Reply
The proverbial embarrassment of riches. I'd start with Stockport.
[n/a] Nicholas Jones › Christof 4-Oct-02/7:07 AM Reply
Maybe I will. It has a viaduct that is the largest structure in Europe made of brick. As you can see, I am fiercely protective of my home town. Personally, I fancy the Tony Hancock one.
[7] Christof › Nicholas Jones 4-Oct-02/7:09 AM Reply
I feel the same way about Slough - the largest light industrial estate in Europe, no less. And the Mars Bar factory. And Willima Herschel discovered uranus while living there. And, and, and The Office is based there. And that's it.
[n/a] Nicholas Jones › Christof 4-Oct-02/7:12 AM Reply
Stockport has the largest parish church in England. And William Cobbett, who repealed the Corn Laws or something, was MP. Oh, and Fred Perry was born there. What a place.

By the way, I never really got the office. It's very clever, but just not funny. The League of Gentlemen is much better.
[7] Christof › Nicholas Jones 4-Oct-02/7:14 AM Reply
I love The Office. It is so much like, well, my office. I never really watch League of Gentleman because my wife is so mortally afraid of Papa Lazarou. She didn't sleep for a whole night after that episode.
[n/a] Nicholas Jones › Christof 4-Oct-02/7:19 AM Reply
Papa Lazarou was very scary. Perhaps I would like the office more if I'd ever worked in an office.

You're my wife now, Dave.
[7] Christof › Nicholas Jones 4-Oct-02/7:20 AM Reply
Just be very glad my wife isn't around to hear you say that
[n/a] <~> 4-Oct-02/7:13 AM Reply
in your bow? or in your quiver? otherwise very nice. but that bit threw me.
[n/a] Nicholas Jones › <~> 4-Oct-02/7:15 AM Reply
Yes, it probably should be quiver, but that doesn't rhyme.
[7] w~* ATHENA *~w 4-Oct-02/10:01 PM Reply
spose you could have said too many arrows in tow.

7 though. heh
[0] lukehanney 9-Oct-02/5:31 AM Reply
What a load of rubbish, however it does rhyme.
[n/a] Nicholas Jones › lukehanney 9-Oct-02/5:40 AM Reply
It's meant to be a load of rubbish. At least I didn't nick it from the Kinks.
[n/a] Nicholas Jones › lukehanney 9-Oct-02/5:41 AM Reply
Perhaps I was impersonating the great McGonagall and his improbable rhymes.

The stronger your girders you do build
The less chance you have of being killed

[6] Blue Magpie 9-Oct-02/7:37 AM Reply
I fail to see how you can write about anything other than that which you know, even a complete fantasy is known in some way by the time it is written.

Ah well that is just me.
[n/a] Nicholas Jones › Blue Magpie 9-Oct-02/8:49 AM Reply
People always say, as advice to people who want to write, 'write about what you know'. But that's really limiting - you should write about whatever you're capable of imagining.
[8] horus8 18-Jan-03/5:59 PM Reply
and you Know this, ma-an!
[10] Bhaskaryya 24-Dec-04/9:02 AM Reply
Class in glass!!!
10!!!!