celebrating e.e. cummings' birthday
Malcolm Lawrence (malcolm@wolfenet.com)
Thu, 16 Oct 1997 16:28:07 -0700
So it's a little late, I just received it from a friend in my inbox.
Thought I'd post it because there's so many fans of his on the list.
Enjoy.
Malcs
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October 14, 1997
> The birthday of American poet e.e. cummings
>
>
> the top 15 ways to celebrate e.e. cummings' birthday
>
>
>
>15> Rowdy English Lit students have a Shift key smashing party.
>
>14> When you tell Sajak you want to "buy a vowel", demand the
> "lower case only" discount.
>
>13> spongiform yeastyblob
> (glowing).
> edible; festive.
> (eating.
> wanting) cake
>
>12> As you've done to commemorate other close friends, write new
> version of "Candle In the Wind," calling it, "candleinthewind."
>
>11> don't
> i know
> you
> got
> any
> ide
> as
>
> ??
>
>10> Convince drunken poetry students to hold their lighters in the
> air screaming: "FREE VERSE!"
>
> 9> Keep pestering local library for "e.e. cummings' big book of
> filthy limericks."
>
> 8> up from
> jump) naked flower
> cake springs,
> if you know what I mean
>
> 7> TP Maya Angelou's house again.
>
> 6> Drink a (lower) case of Bud.
>
> 5> Like every October 14th, join the crowd for that big ol'
> e.e. cummings parade down 5th Avenue.
>
> 4> Invite AA Milne, BB King, CeCe Wayans, DeeDee Ramone, JJ Walker
> and LL Cool J over to watch some XX-rated movies.
>
> 3> Try to score with k.d. lang.
>
> 2> Buy Ted Turner's new book: "The E.E. Cummings *Capitalized*
> Collection."
>
>
> and the Number 1 Way to Celebrate e.e. cummings' Birthday...
>
>
> 1> throw
> alanis
> morisette
> off
> a
> building.
> (splat)
>
>
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