• Limerick: Doubts

    From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 18, 2026 18:14:04
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.



    --
    The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 02:52:25

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."

    ?

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 02:57:14

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Good evening again, Melissa.

    This isn't posting at JLA Forums so.im making a test post to see if I know the reason why.

    Testing...

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    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
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  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 03:10:09

    Will Dockery <user3274@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    ?

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 06:04:51
    Verily, in article <1781837545-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."


    I've seen the movie, but I don't remember that tagline. It makes sense, though.

    --
    The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 11:51:47

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    Not any big conspiracy or anything, I simply removed the first newsgroup from your crosspost:

    "alt.arts.poetry,alt.arts.poetry.comments,rec.arts.poems"

    Since JLA Forums doesn't carry "alt.arts.poetry," and the post eventually appeared.

    Abc so it goes.

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 08:15:30
    Verily, in article <1781838609-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    Will Dockery <user3274@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    I'm reading this on Usenet, so whatever.


    --
    The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 14:02:08

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    Verily, in article <1781838609-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
    Will Dockery <user3274@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    I'm reading this on Usenet, so whatever.

    I'm posting this from Newsgrouper, which is more or less Usenet, also.

    ?

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 10:38:11
    Verily, in article <1781877728-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    Verily, in article <1781838609-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    I'm reading this on Usenet, so whatever.

    I'm posting this from Newsgrouper, which is more or less Usenet, also.

    It is Usenet, not just more or less. It's a web interface to the Eternal September Usenet cluster.

    We must all hope Ray is immortal. Usenet would be in worse shape without
    him.

    --
    The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 14:44:07

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:
    Verily, in article <1781877728-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:
    Verily, in article <1781838609-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    I'm reading this on Usenet, so whatever.

    I'm posting this from Newsgrouper, which is more or less Usenet, also.

    It is Usenet, not just more or less. It's a web interface to the Eternal September Usenet cluster.

    We must all hope Ray is immortal. Usenet would be in worse shape without him.

    Okay, I've no doubt Usenet will probably outlive me.

    ?

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 14:45:17

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    Verily, in article <1781877728-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    Verily, in article <1781838609-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    I'm reading this on Usenet, so whatever.

    I'm posting this from Newsgrouper, which is more or less Usenet, also.

    It is Usenet

    Just as I expected.

    ?

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 19, 2026 19:13:51

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:
    Verily, in article <1781877728-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    Verily, in article <1781838609-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    I'm reading this on Usenet, so whatever.

    I'm posting this from Newsgrouper, which is more or less Usenet, also.

    It is Usenet, not just more or less. It's a web interface to the Eternal September Usenet cluster.

    We must all hope Ray is immortal. Usenet would be in worse shape without him.

    Agreed, I wish him well.

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 20, 2026 15:25:09
    Verily, in article <sgnd3ll0grfchul3g88e05ttrkvqkls7ci@4ax.com>, did Man@the.keyboard deliver unto us this message:
    The very same "sacred text" that mentions this, once, also mentions
    killing the infidel, raping their women, smashing babies' heads onto
    rocks and enslaving the enemies of the System Lord Ra many, many
    times.

    I suspect we can judge which behaviours the writers considered
    important.

    Still, it's a nice limerick, Melissa. Thank you.

    I'm keeping a copy if that's okay?

    Sure, go right ahead. I'm glad you enjoyed it.



    --
    The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 20, 2026 23:13:35

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    Verily, in article <1781838609-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    Will Dockery <user3274@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."

    (Another test post, to see if it will appear on JLA Forums. if it works, I'll explain my theory. If not, the mystery remains.)

    I'm reading this on Usenet, so whatever.

    I usually switch back and forth to better catch and respond to content.

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Will Dockery@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 22, 2026 08:32:19

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    Verily, in article <1781837545-3274@newsgrouper.org>, did user3274 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> posted:

    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should
    It would do them no good.
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.

    Hello Melissa, every time I read that line I think of the promo for "Night of the Living Dead"

    "The dead shall inherit the Earth."

    I've seen the movie, but I don't remember that tagline. It makes sense, though.

    I've looked online and haven't seen the quote in connection to the movie (or the similar comic book from 1973), which is surprising.

    --
    Poetry and songs of Will Dockery:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.17
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)