Lyr Req: poetry search

Subject: poetry search
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Date: 18 Sep 00 - 12:12 AM

Hi all- if anyone can help me find a poem mocking the original version of "Desiderada" i would much appreciate the help. My chem teach had a rather dour outlook on life and had this posted on his board when i was in HS(85) and I haven't seen a copy since. I was just fwd.ed. a copy of the "optimist" version and would like to return a copy of the "realist" version, I think it was re-titled "Detiorata". Anyway, thanks if anyone can help; please respond to [e-mail] {my friend's comp, he will pass it along to me} g'night!!! TJ

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: poetry search
From: The Beanster
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 12:32 AM

Have your friend check the e-mail...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: poetry search
From: A Wandering Minstrel
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 09:07 AM

Wildvboar

try

www.dumbentia.com

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: poetry search
From: Jacob B
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 10:01 AM

The Deteriorata is from the National Lampoon's first record, Radio Dinner. Calling it the realist's version is not realistic: cynic's version is closer to the truth. The recording used "You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here" as a refrain.

Has anyone waded through the Dumbentia parody site mentioned above to see if the Deteriorata is in it? If it's not available there, I might be persuaded to put the LP on the turntable and report back with the lyrics.

Jacob

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: poetry search
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 06:13 PM

Here is a link to it, courtesy the trusty macrosearch programme Webferret, which is free from this site, and which I tend to recommend to people in a hurry. Mind, it is much more interesting asking at the Mudcat, because the discussions can go off in interesting directions. as this one may well...