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10-02-2015, 03:27 PM
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O All-Routing Satnav [mock Ode]
O All-Routing Satnav [mock Ode]
How a monk of middle age(s) views Satnav
Variation I.
O road-wise faith in Satnav's course dictation,
How dearly I answer thy violation!
No sooner I turn off the high tech-witch,
Than trade the tunnel for an Alp of switch-
Backs steep; I doctor maps to find a ditch,
Vacation in backwaters. Satellites
Insure the peak, such givens scarce excites;
Some climb by gondola, and others ice;
These lose luck-wise what those do glory-wise.
Tasks banish games, games banish tasks with dice!
Variation II.
O prudent faith in Satnav's navigation
How dearly I relish thy violation!
Their art is dull who call my own unwise,
To go a place not hand held by device.
Though trips lengthen, some in the fold chastise,
To turn sharper in mind, 'tis worth the price.
Last edited by Erik Olson; 10-10-2015 at 11:04 AM.
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10-08-2015, 04:11 AM
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The satnav was invented just for ME!
Oh, all right… maybe not, …but even so
I like to think it was; I used to be
completely crap at navigation. “Go
and learn to read a map, for heaven’s sake!’’
I was implored by all who knew me well,
as every journey I would undertake
became a trip along The Road to Hell.
I’d always reach my destination late,
distressed from getting well and truly lost.
I can’t read maps and anyway I hate
them – then I bought a satnav, and the cost
was incomparable to peace of mind,
and soon the thing became my New Best Friend.
There’s nowhere in the country I can’t find
– my cartographic nightmare's at an end!
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10-09-2015, 08:12 AM
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I relish your ingenious play off Kingsley Amis, John.
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10-09-2015, 09:41 AM
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How did I think I could smuggle tht past you, Bazza? But I don't think Tessa is as well read.
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10-09-2015, 10:02 AM
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Damn good poems, both.
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10-09-2015, 12:16 PM
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Why thank you, Bazza. Kingers could pen a mean line.
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10-10-2015, 10:42 AM
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Terrible thing, the satnav. Word knows. Every time I type its evil name, a red squiggly line appears and they offer me the chance to change it. To Satan.
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10-10-2015, 01:18 PM
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No, no, no, Annie. My New Best Friend is wonderful, and definitely not satanic.
I've delivered about a hundred U3A newsletters today; without the satnav it would have taken me hours longer. As my poem (truthfully) says, "I can’t read maps and anyway I hate them..."
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10-10-2015, 02:44 PM
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Ah, yes - but you have a car.
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10-10-2015, 03:44 PM
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Ah, yes - but you have a car.
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Well, yes... I'm sorry, but that rather puts me in the majority...
You don't necessarily need a car to appreciate the benefits of a satnav though, Annie. Most mobile phones have the facility and some of my friends who are avid walkers use their phones to great advantage on country rambles.
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