VALLEY OF THE POETS.Hey, it's the year 2000! So what WAS that fuss about anyway? Who knows. Anyway, remember during the last century, when we were moved to wax poetic about how borrrrring we thought all this Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. was turning out to be? (Well, actually that was when we asked our friend and resident pundit An expert or knowledgeable person. From "pandit" in Hindi. See guru. Harvey Fleckman to put our ennui into verse.) And remember that we asked you to complete the thought with your own ending? Well, we got a variety of responses. We heard from some who questioned what all the noise was about, some who blamed the media, some who pleaded with us to improve our spelling, one who even castigated ol' Harvey's wordsmithery and ultimately one who cut to the heart of the matter: This celebration was a year too early. Anyway, to brighten your New Year's morning, here is Harvey's original poem, and some of your responses: Whether you're large or small or medium, We're way beyond the point of tedium, Sunk to the depths of ennui, Bombarded by tabloids and TV, Making our brains just overflow About the year 2-triple-0. So let's start a rebellion Regarding the next Millellion! Run out into the streets and ... ... SHOUT: ``Go tell the media to butt out.'' - Rock Johnson North Hollywood What's all this New Year's @$#% about? - Marla Schram Schwartz Westlake Village From now on, a calendar, I'll do without! - Sherry Gillerman Tarzana Learn to spell ``Millennium,'' you lout Lout - Lout is a batch text formatting system and an embedded language by Jeffrey H. Kingston <jeff@cs.su.oz.au>. The language is procedural, with Scribe-like syntax. ! - Georgia Banks Glendale Idiots! Get out! Out! Out! Out! Out! - J.H. Murawski San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. ... SAY: Come and get me Y2K. You don't scare me anyway. - Jeannine Sharaga West Hills ... CRY: Into the hype I do not buy. I say with eyes quite watery, I'd rather win the lottery! - Janet Ballin Canyon Country I'll believe it's the end when pigs can fly! - Georgia Banks Glendale ... IMPLORE im·plore v. im·plored, im·plor·ing, im·plores v.tr. 1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy. 2. : We're not going to take this anymore. - Rob Solomowitz Calabasas We don't want to hear the ``M'' word anymore! - Maris Bellamy Northridge ... QUITE LOUDLY EMOTE (chat) emote - (emotion) A command used on talk systems and MUDs to indicate the performance of an action, usually a facial expression of emotional state. : Here's a dismal poem that Harvey Fleckman wrote. - Lisa Freedman Valley Glen ... KICK UP YOUR HEELS For Y2K won't stop the wheels. - Carol Lee Sherman Oaks ... BELLOW bellow one of the voices of cattle. Usually refers to the arrogant call of the bull used to announce territorial rights. Abnormalities of the voice include hoarseness as in rabies, or continuous repetition as in nervous acetonemia. See also low, moo. : ``The verse is yet to come'' - Longfellow. - Robert S. North Van Nuys And finally, these educated words that sent a chill of future deja vu down our spines: Run out into the streets and make it clear: The millennium doesn't start this year. - Sivan Wall Northridge |
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