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# late-night poetry (indulge an old cyborg)

i went to robot school, you know
(though i admit it was a while ago)
we learned to count in binary
and traverse a data hierarchy

but when the carreerbot came to town
his eyes would flash, and his head spin round
because most of us wanted simple jobs
pressing buttons and beeping, or turning off knobs

but my robot friend x.t.4.r.
he knew what he wanted to be
a deep-sea robot explorer
we all told him he was silly

insisted, he did, through our protests
because deep-sea exploring is what he liked best
the carreerbot sighed and warned him his lust
would bring him despair, and torture, and rust

but xt4r cared not much for the pain
'if i can't be a diver, i may go insane!
i'll install a wetsuit, with an airtight lid'
and to our surprise, one day HE DID!

so my robot friend x.t.4.r.
he now travels through river and sea
swimming with trout and piranhas
being just who he wanted to be

(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:03, archived)
# hehe
woo.

frontpage yourself for that :-)
(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Kitteny Berk almost certainly drunk, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:04, archived)
# Woo
Huzzah for x.t.4.r
(I helped save b3ta! Black Moon Not cracked, I'm all up to be., Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:05, archived)
# hehe, me likey :o)
Did that just pop into your head ?
(Pan Dimensional Mouse Currently existing in 13 dimensions as of, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:06, archived)
# pretty much
i had a vague idea what i wanted to do, then it all just, well, fell out of my brain
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:09, archived)
# hmmm
I hope you cleaned the desk up afterwards ;o)
(Pan Dimensional Mouse Currently existing in 13 dimensions as of, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:11, archived)
# woo!
there once was a man from tibet
who spent all the money he could get
he was ever so flash,
he spent all his cash
and then i stabbed him in the spleen.
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:07, archived)
# That
is just perfect!
(I helped save b3ta! Black Moon Not cracked, I'm all up to be., Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:09, archived)
# That's
sheer brilliance! Woo!!
(I helped save b3ta! A Pregnant Dog, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:08, archived)
# aww
that`s brill!!
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:08, archived)
# hurrah!
that be most yaaaar!
(I helped save b3ta! Kallus speaks for the Spores, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:10, archived)
# Fantastic!
Let's hope his wetsuit holds.
(I helped save b3ta! BrassMonkey PRUNES ARE PLUMS! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:12, archived)
# That's
absolutely fabulous
(geehurts, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:19, archived)
# thank you!
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:26, archived)
# abso-stonking-fantastic.
especially for this time of night. that's just downright wonderful!
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:36, archived)
# i was told recently that kids really liked my last robot poem
and i was so overjoyed that i made another!
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 2:40, archived)
# fab tastic
woo
(I helped save b3ta! pippy is a truck, Sun 3 Aug 2003, 3:00, archived)
# woo!
i missed this
(I helped save b3ta! 5olly, Sat 9 Aug 2003, 13:09, archived)