From cc9cdbee92aa6d148a1524ebccbd19d89f90e1d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:08:23 -0500 Subject: books tweaks --- books/Gravity's Rainbow.page | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) (limited to 'books/Gravity's Rainbow.page') diff --git a/books/Gravity's Rainbow.page b/books/Gravity's Rainbow.page index 013041d..9597311 100644 --- a/books/Gravity's Rainbow.page +++ b/books/Gravity's Rainbow.page @@ -40,81 +40,83 @@ Rocket Limericks ---------------- *(These are interspersed on pages 305-335)* -| There once was a thing called a V-2 -| To pilot which you did not need to- -| You just pushed a button, -| And it would leave nuttin' -| But stiffs and big holes and debris, too. -| -| -| Ja, ja, ja, ja! -| In Prussia they never eat pussy! -| There ain't hardly cats enough, -| There's garbage and that's enough, -| So waltz me around again, Russky! -| -| There was a young fellow named Crockett, -| Who had an affair with a rocket. -| If you saw them out there -| You'd be tempted to stare, -| But if you ain't tried it, don't knock it! -| -| There was a young fellow named Hector, -| Who was fond of a launcher-erector. -| But the squishes and pops -| Of acute pressure drops -| Wrecked Hector's hydraulic connector. -| -| There once was a fellow named Moorehead, -| Who had an affair with a warhead. -| His wife moved away -| The very next day- -| She *was* always kind of a sorehead. -| -| There was a technician named Urban, -| Who had an affair with a turbine. -| "It's much nicer," he said, -| "Than a woman in bed, -| And it's sure as hell cheaper than bourbon!" -| -| There once was a fellow named Slattery -| Who was fond of the course-gyro battery. -| With that 50-volt shock, -| What was left of his cock -| Was all slimy and sloppy and spattery. -| -| There was a young fellow named Pope, -| Who plugged into an *os*-cillo-*scope*. -| The cyclical trace -| Of their carnal embrace -| Had a damn nearly infinite slope. -| -| There was a young fellow named Yuri, -| Fucked the nozzle right up its venturi. -| He had woes without cease -| From his local police, -| And a hell of a time with the jury -| -| There was a young man named McGuire, -| Who was fond of the pitch amplifier. -| But a number of shorts -| Left him covered with warts, -| And set half the bedroom on fire. -| -| There once was a fellow named Ritter, -| Who slept with a guidance transmitter. -| It shriveled his cock, -| Which fell off in his sock, -| And made him exceedingly bitter. -| -| There once was a fellow named Schroeder, -| Who buggered the vane servomotor. -| He soon grew a prong -| On the end of his schlong, -| And hired himself a promoter. -| -| There was a young man from Decatur, -| Who slept with a LOX generator. -| His balls and his prick -| Froze solid read quick, -| And his asshole a little bit later. +:: + + There once was a thing called a V-2 + To pilot which you did not need to- + You just pushed a button, + And it would leave nuttin' + But stiffs and big holes and debris, too. + + + Ja, ja, ja, ja! + In Prussia they never eat pussy! + There ain't hardly cats enough, + There's garbage and that's enough, + So waltz me around again, Russky! + + There was a young fellow named Crockett, + Who had an affair with a rocket. + If you saw them out there + You'd be tempted to stare, + But if you ain't tried it, don't knock it! + + There was a young fellow named Hector, + Who was fond of a launcher-erector. + But the squishes and pops + Of acute pressure drops + Wrecked Hector's hydraulic connector. + + There once was a fellow named Moorehead, + Who had an affair with a warhead. + His wife moved away + The very next day- + She *was* always kind of a sorehead. + + There was a technician named Urban, + Who had an affair with a turbine. + "It's much nicer," he said, + "Than a woman in bed, + And it's sure as hell cheaper than bourbon!" + + There once was a fellow named Slattery + Who was fond of the course-gyro battery. + With that 50-volt shock, + What was left of his cock + Was all slimy and sloppy and spattery. + + There was a young fellow named Pope, + Who plugged into an *os*-cillo-*scope*. + The cyclical trace + Of their carnal embrace + Had a damn nearly infinite slope. + + There was a young fellow named Yuri, + Fucked the nozzle right up its venturi. + He had woes without cease + From his local police, + And a hell of a time with the jury + + There was a young man named McGuire, + Who was fond of the pitch amplifier. + But a number of shorts + Left him covered with warts, + And set half the bedroom on fire. + + There once was a fellow named Ritter, + Who slept with a guidance transmitter. + It shriveled his cock, + Which fell off in his sock, + And made him exceedingly bitter. + + There once was a fellow named Schroeder, + Who buggered the vane servomotor. + He soon grew a prong + On the end of his schlong, + And hired himself a promoter. + + There was a young man from Decatur, + Who slept with a LOX generator. + His balls and his prick + Froze solid read quick, + And his asshole a little bit later. -- cgit v1.2.3