The Longest Poem In the World 13

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @11:31AM from the for-some-definition-of-poem dept.

Amiralul writes "A Romanian student, Andrei Gheorghe, put up a website that aggregates "real-time public twitter updates and selecting those that rhyme" making in this way the longest poem in the world, with approximately 4000 verses/day being added continuously." Saying that this is the world's longest poem is like saying the Oxford English Dictionary is the world's biggest choose your own adventure book.

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Twitter + Poetry (Score:1)

by SilverHatHacker ( 1381259 ) writes:

Just kill me now.
- Re:Twitter + Poetry (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by TheLostSamurai ( 1051736 ) writes: on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @04:25PM (#29192949)
  
  Actually, after reading many pages of this poem, I can say that it is better than most poetry I have read.
  
  Here are a few gems I've seen:
  I'm more than you think and less of what you all know. You'd be surprised.; Contains coarse language and nudity. Viewer discretion is advised
  EVERYTHING hinges on your LOVE for God and your love for others.; i just want to go home and listen to the jonas brothers
  
  and my favorite so far:
  A stiff neck and a sore butt an awkward day does make...; i'll be your best kept secret and your biggest mistake
  
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    by Anonymous Coward writes:
    
    Just woke up and can't comprehend anything anyone is saying.
    Thinking, Pondering, Wondering and hmmm.. finally Praying !!
    I guess rhyming sentences have a high enough collision rate to make good poems... finally, art that I can brute force!
An old saying (Score:1)

by Amiralul ( 1164423 ) writes:

Fara poezie, viata e pustiu.

I'm sorry, it's hard to translate this in English.
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    by Amiralul ( 1164423 ) writes:
    
    Thank you Google Translate for this, but you blew away the fun of it.
    You see, the correct grammatical form would be "Fara poezie, viata e pustie" which in Romanian language is a rhyme. Now, if you are drunk and want to say something with a deep philosophical meaning, you can forget to put the correct form and say it like I did at the beginning. Actually, this is a line from a (famous) Romanian movie.
    Damn, it's hard to explain humor.
hardly. Ever try reading All of the IRS manuals? (Score:1)

by lrohrer ( 147725 ) writes:

Really, if it is running our lives, is not the IRS manuals poetry? If not why not?
Almost too good to be true (Score:2)

by YourExperiment ( 1081089 ) writes:

My heart is dead and so are you!
Oh, and heartburn. I have that too.
Homer would be pissed... (Score:1)

by SeeSp0tRun ( 1270464 ) writes:

This just seems like a slap in the face to both the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Or, much like those two epic poems, it is just a reflection of society; This makes me sad.
The worst bit of poetry (Score:1)

by Psychophrenes ( 1600027 ) writes:

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.
Just glad we found a replacement.
Really Really Smart Guy!!! (Score:1)

by Howkent ( 1548031 ) writes:

And a Marketing Geek.

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Twitter + Poetry (Score:1)

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An old saying (Score:1)

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hardly. Ever try reading All of the IRS manuals? (Score:1)

Almost too good to be true (Score:2)

Homer would be pissed... (Score:1)

The worst bit of poetry (Score:1)

Really Really Smart Guy!!! (Score:1)

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