The closest thing I read to poetry on the TFC boards I used to hang around on was a piece about the mystical dance of rocket-jumping, concing, and bunny-hopping

Actually, I did see a 1337-speak poem there once, now that I think about it, but it's been a long time.
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There once was a man from Nantucket
Who sold Torian skin from a bucket
He said with a grin,
as he wiped off his chin
If this don't get eaten I'll chuck it.

I agree!

That is just awesome. I agree with Matthew, has the authentic bittersweet feel.

Here are today's Haiku:


we look so alike
Mr Altarian – can
we just live in peace?

no. this gigantic
galaxy ain’t big enough
for the both of us.



five billion souls
sleep soundly, in the belly
of the combat transport



We are the mighty
Alexians, and we claim…
Why are you laughing?



You defeat us with
culture. I think I’d prefer
Core Detonation.



Just one Virtual
Reality Centre, please?
It’s NOT ‘bad value’!



I parked my corvette
behind an asteroid. A
Survey Ship stole it.

“Hot-wire that craft, Spock!
Nothing better than a free
spaceship, eh, Scotty?”



See how good we are?
We spared some worms. But you, we
shall exterminate!



zero gravity
until they repair the ship
we can walk on air



~SDC~

Tempers flare brightly
Early summer in the game
Metaverse breathless

LOL LOL
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bump

I want a fun thread to be the most recent one. Tired of seeing everybody unhappy...

Day turns into night,
Rush home to play game again.
Wife leaves list of chores. (:(

Night turns into day
Wife off to work for much pay
Now I've time to play

Alex


~SDC~

One hundred each day
Die, but millions more may live
See how good I am ?

Stronger, safer ships,
They offer me, freely. Why
Call them criminals ?



He who feels no pain
Cannot truly know joy. Go,
take the pods of joy !

All empires as one,
A United Metaverse
Is this but a Dream?

Newbie or Oldie,
We agree to disagree
And enjoy the game!

So we all go forth
And let slip the dogs of war
KFD, anyone?

A cautionary tale:

“I shan’t sleep until
their world is mine…” A new dawn
heralds victory!

And that’s the reason
I was late for work today.
Please don’t fire me. Please?



A tribute to my favourite GalCiv communication text:

the torians sent
me a bouncy red ball. it
sure beats a dreadnaught!


~SDC~

The Death Furnaces hum
Drendin skin is delicious
More KFD?, yum!


~SDC~

Note: Terran hearing
Impairment caused by Drengin
Elevator rides.

A virtual hug,
then six angry Avatars.
That is Drendin love

~SDC~
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Just tried Soilent green
Soilent green is human food
Yumm say the Drengin

(for those of you who don't know soilent green is made from dead humans.. from an old scifi movie of the same name)

For just a moment
Galactic conquest must wait.
Time to bump this thread.

Somewhere deep in space
a little light is twinkling:
Dreadnought running lights.

My great evil rule
shifts to moral rightiousness
Curse those damn fundies!

also

My once huge empire
now but a squashed bug upon
Draginol's windshield

Silence in this thread
I fear the Haiku might die
I will bump this thread

haikus need seasons
but there is no sun in the
blackness of the void

(no summer in space?
we fall before winter but
hope springs eternal)


~SDC~

Actually from a book before that called "Make room, make room" by Harry Harrison (1967). Also it is Soylent Green.

Roses are red, true
Violets are indeed blue,
So join an empire.

Just my appeal to the large percentage of orphans out there still.

So join an empire
but not with red flag flying
look for the gold ring



~SDC~