Another of the comments on Pharyngula that I had not planned on posting here.
I have looked six ways from Sunday, and I hope that maybe one day
I’ll discover just the evidence to put him in his place;
‘Til that marvelous occasion, I’m contented with invasion–
I can comment in the blogosphere and rub it in his face.
I will taunt that bastard PZ, and I think it should be easy;
I’ve a strategy, dependent on the form of his reply–
He ignores me, he is yellow; he attacks, why then, the fellow
Who invites me to “fuck off” is not a scientific guy.
I will hold him to my standard, and complain that he has pandered
To his suck-ups who, predictably, will praise his every word.
Though my own world-view is vile, if he disagrees? “Denial!”
(Let’s conveniently ignore that my position is absurd.)
I don’t mean to be so rude, sir, but no matter what, you’re screwed, sir–
Our opinions are in concrete, there’s no way that they will change;
Once a world-view is cemented, doesn’t matter what’s presented,
If you disagree with what I think the truth is, you are strange.
If you stick it out, you’re bitter; if you leave, then you’re a quitter,
If you claim that you are busy, I will simply roll my eyes.
We all have our weak and strong points, good and bad and right and wrong points–
We all play to our advantage: you know science. I know lies.
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Jessy
November 9, 2007 at 7:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This is my favorite poem yet. You posted it right when I was about to stop following that stupid thread. Thanks for your poetry; you are really talented.
Cuttlefish
November 9, 2007 at 10:14 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
at the moment, 677 comments…Thank you, Jessica–I sincerely hope you have stopped paying attention to the thread by now…
Annyday
November 10, 2007 at 3:29 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
It’s at 747 now, but still chugging along. A cursory look at the last few demonstrates that things cannot get worse unless 4chan invades.Your poem is basically the gem of the entire thread, so thank you. I mostly stopped paying attention past there. To be honest, my eyes were already a little glazed over by the time I got to your poem back when the thread was still forming, but the meter popped right out at me.
The Ridger, FCD
November 10, 2007 at 8:09 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Fortunately, I read your poem here instead of there. Great stuff!
Cuttlefish
November 11, 2007 at 7:47 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
853 comments as of this moment.
Annyday
November 13, 2007 at 11:48 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
One thousand, one hundred and twenty six…. I’ve never seen a flame war over around two hundred posts, anywhere, ever, before.It’s kind of amazing.