On 14 Sep 98 at 18:11, Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk wrote:
> Jim Weiler wrote:
>
> > I thought this listserve might appreciate these. I know I do. If anyone
> > knows of a source for these, other than the one I've attributed below,
> > I'd appreciate knowing of it. -Jim
> >
> > COMPUTER HAIKU
> >
> > Imagine if, instead of cryptic, geeky text strings, your computer produced
> > error messages in haiku...
>
> [Seventeen haiku
> all really hilarious
> are snipped from this point]
>
> > Best I can tell, this can be traced back to Tanya Olsen
> > (tanya.olsen_at_smtpgate.coga.state.co.us). I don't know if she wrote them, or
> > just passed them on. I haven't checked it out. All I can say is that I
> > appreciate them, and thank the creator, whoever it was, from one poet to
> > another. They are very good, IMHO. -Jim Weiler <heavy_at_tstar.net>
>
> There used to be a long list at
>
> http://www.mong.demon.co.uk/haiku.htm
>
> but it seems to have disappeared. I think all yours were on it - I have
> an hard copy at home. Anyone know where it's gone?
>
> I think Haiku error messages are a good idea, and now I work off my
> frustration by making them up for errors I get, such as:
>
> CC:Mails are stored
> all in one big database
> which you can't access.
>
> Philip.
>
>
two haikus in a message
about haikus in a message
What a good thing Haikus are
ciao larry
lwalker_at_interlog.com
Received on Mon Sep 14 1998 - 08:21:32 BST