April 05, 2006

Vogon Poetry Appreciation Day

According to the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy:

Vogon poetry is of course the third worst in the Universe.

The second worst is that of the Azagoths of Kria. During a recitation by their Poet Master Grunthos the Flatulent of his poem "Ode To A Small Lump of Green Putty I Found In My Armpit One Midsummer Morning" four of his audience died of internal haemorrhaging, and the President of the Mid-Galactic Arts Nobbling Council survived by gnawing one of his own legs off. Grunthos is reported to have been "disappointed" by the poem's reception, and was about to embark on a reading of his twelve-book epic entitled My Favourite Bathtime Gurgles when his own major intestine, in a desperate attempt to save life and civilization, leapt straight up through his neck and throttled his brain.

The very worst poetry of all perished along with its creator Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings of Greenbridge, Essex, England in the destruction of the planet Earth.

Well, Ford Prefect had better get ready to make another Guide-updating visit to Planet Earth, because Annika has found a serious, serious contender to fill the shoes of the late, lamented Ms. Jennings.

Go on over and judge for yourself. But knock back a couple Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters first.

Posted by Robert at April 5, 2006 11:16 AM | TrackBack
Comments

You link Rosie O'Donnell's poetry yet ignore my recent efforts, even though I wrote it ... I ... I wrote ... I ...

... wrote it to impress YOU!

OH NEVERMIND!

Posted by: Bill from INDC at April 5, 2006 12:23 PM

(WRACKING SOB)

Posted by: Bill from INDC at April 5, 2006 12:24 PM

Hmmm...disturbing imagine of Bill and Rosie. For some reason, I keep coming up with "Exit to Brokeback Eden".

Posted by: Robbo the LB at April 5, 2006 01:51 PM

For a second there, I thought it was vegan poetry. Which is probably only the fourth worst poetry in the universe.

Posted by: rbj at April 5, 2006 02:26 PM

Echoing Bill, how could you possibly have forgotten to link my Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster recipe?

(WRACKING SOB)

Posted by: JohnL at April 5, 2006 05:08 PM