Texas Big Freeze Aftermath

W. Kevin Vicklund · #226

Just for fun, a rewrite:

manna skyborne dropped
breaded, battered, and deep-fried
midst ketchup splattered
everywhere like disco
lights red-stained on White House walls

RTH10260 · #227

#228

W. Kevin Vicklund wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 1:27 pm
Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:11 am
RTH10260 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:01 am manna drops from thy skies, all battered and deep fried, and ketchup splatter everywhere and discolours the WH walls....
You have entered the realm of great American poetry. In the South it is known as Great Mericun Pomes.

Is it technically haiku?
too long, but if you say "double u aitch" for WH, it's the right length for tanka, which is the precursor to haiku

manna drops from thy
skies, all battered and deep fried,
and ketchup splatter
everywhere and disco-
lours the WH walls
As a tanka, it rather bland and the split word is problematic (unless you're intending a pun on disco, in which case bonus points).

Also it doesnt mention a season

W. Kevin Vicklund · #229

At least they didn't commit the mortal sin of mixing seasonal words

#230

Seen elsewhere -

If guns had to be refridgerated, the Texas grid would be bulletproof.

Volkonski · #231

Ben-Prime · #232

bill_g wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:49 am Seen elsewhere -

If guns had to be refridgerated, the Texas grid would be bulletproof.

I mean, doesn't ammo sweat?

#233

Volkonski wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:51 pm

We put in a lot of wind farm comm systems in TX, and much of the Gulf Coast for that matter. The energy sector has been building out a lot of it very quietly over the last couple decades.

#234

Crowell, TX is down one windmill.

#235

Is that Zeus saying he condemns all windmills or just that one in particular?

#236

He can bus immigrants around the country, but he can't keep the lights on!
https://twitter.com/Kaylan_TX/status/16 ... 69122?s=20

Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan wrote: Welp, there goes the electricity on the hottest day of the year. Thanks Greg Abbott

Kaylan_TX @Kaylan_TX wrote: We got a notice to keep our A/C above 82° and not to use large appliances like washers or dryers during the day. What kind of third word bullshit is this?!?!

Resume18 · #237

Hey Aaabbott!!!

Go ahead secede, and turn your state into a shithole; it's nearly there already.

#238

In the sentence, "What kind of third word bullshit is this?!?!", the third word is "of".

I forgot the question.

Volkonski · #239

Forecast high in Wichita Falls today is 112F.

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