Monday, October 19, 2009

Is there is Something of the Self-deluding Stout Irishman in Me?

At Anecdotal Evidence, a Chinese poet is quoted to have written, among other things,

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"We could inscribe our poems on biscuits
And homeless dogs wouldn't deign to nibble."

And here Patrick Kurp sardonically observes, "He might be talking about bloggers."

Which is right, of course.

So, here comes-

Blogger, take no pride in thy great content,
while no troll or spammer cares to comment.

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2 comments:

  1. Instant recognition bears a different character compared to the one that comes late or later.

    One is pop and the other is classic.

    Though one must say a bit of pop in life goes a long long way...could even break through to be a classic as a resurrection from its exhaustion.

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  2. But is it not true that you have to be popular today to be remembered tomorrow?

    They don't unearth underappreciated genius from Dickens' time or things like that.

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