UNHEROIC VERSE.

Royal Safari keyboard

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal Safari from 1968. Since we were discussing the question of where the tab key goes, Dr. Boli should point out that this machine does not have a tabulator. Instead, it has Magic Columns®. The difference between a tabulator and Magic Columns® is entirely in the ®.

The Mad and Necessary Hero.

Heroes may be good or bad men.
Often they are simply madmen.
But we like to hear the stories
Of their daffy glories.

He who sallies forth and conquers,
Though he may be slightly bonquers,
If he gives romance its flavor,
Does the world a favor.

Comments

  1. tom says:

    Imagine the billions of dollars that would be saved by simply getting rid of “qu” and using “k.” Conkers: sounds much more menacing than conquers.

  2. So the old joke about “Real English Wine, made from Real English Conkers” would in fact be about wine made from Conkered Grapes?
    Man-o-Mannischevitz, I guess.

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