Horace Greeley wrote: > > Dear Susan Hairsplitter and Richard Rex, Here is a poem that seems to fit in with this discussion (pardon the inclusion of this drivel on the serious list) 'Candidate for a Pullet Surprise' by Jerrold H. Zar I have a spelling checker It came with my PC It plane lee marks four my revue Miss steaks aye can not sea Eye ran this poem threw it Your sure reel glad two no Its vary polished in it's weigh My checker tolled me sew A checker is a bless sing It freeze yew lodes of thyme It helps me right awl stiles two reed And aides me when aye rime Each frays come posed up on my screen Eye trussed too bee a joule The checker pours o'er every word To cheque some spelling rule Bee fore a veiling checker's Hour spelling mite decline And if were lacks oar have a laps Wee wood be made too wine Butt now bee cause my spelling Is checked with such grate flare Their are know fault's with in my cite, Of nun I am a wear. Now spelling does knot phase me, It does not brig a tier My pay purrs awl due glad den With wrapped word's fare as hear To rite with care is quite a feet And we mussed dew the best wee can, Sew flaw's are knot aloud Sew eye can sea why are dew prays Such soft wear four pea seas And why are brake in two averse By righting want to pleas Dan Hallett, RPT dhalle@toolcity.net
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