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  these limericks have self-ref themes but aren't good enough to be
  put in the "GEB" FAQ

 Newsgroups: alt.fan.hofstadter,alt.tanaka-tomoyuki,alt.jokes.limericks

;;; TANAKA Tomoyuki   ("Mr. Tanaka" or "Tomoyuki")
;;; <http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/tanaka.html>
;;; e-mail:  tanaka@cs.indiana.edu
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	There was a man from Crete
	who wrote iambic feet.
		when someone asked,
		he said outright:
	"My limericks are no cheat!"
 				    (by TT)

	
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		this parody of Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"
		tells the story of the film "Blade Runner".

  "BladeRunnerwocky" by TT
	
	'Twas L.A., and the Tyrell Corp.
	Had replicants to space colonies sent:
	All robots that won't co-op.
	Were hunted down for "retirement".
	
	"Beware of the skin-jobs, Deckard!
	Combat bots kill; pleasure bots seduce.
	Beware Leon, Zhora, and Pris!"
	A glow did an owl eye produce.
	
	He took his Laser gun in hand:     (another name for the gun?)
	VK-tested them one by one.
	So rested he by a Nexus 6,
	And dreamt of a unicorn.
	
	Bold Roy with J. Sebastian B.
	Went to his Maker and said brazenly:
	"I want more life, Pop."
	Bad answer, the eyes go pop.
	
	"Unsportsmanlike" Deckard is chased like a slave.
	From rooftop falls; by whim is saved.
	"Like tears in a rain" now Roy is dead.
	Time to elope with Rachel.
	
	Ever since then the debate never ends:
	The director's cut and the voiceover mends.
	Is Deckard a bot, or isn't he?
	Well, read the great FAQ, and you will see.
	
	<repeat first stanza>

 Acknowledgement:
 	many thanks to XXX for help with the line,
		From rooftop falls; by whim is saved.
 	If you don't mind being named here, please send me email.

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        There once was a boy, Tomoyuki.
        Liked nooky and often played hooky.
                With a yen for big hooters
                And cookies 'n computers;
        Grew up to become a true kooky.


 TT's comment:
        because so few words rhyme with my name "Tomoyuki",
        i ended up with a limerick that has no resemblance to
        reality.  yeah, honest!

        lines in the old PG-rated version:
                As youth he would often play hooky.
                        He dabbled in computers
                        With a yen for big hooters
        (thanks to the person who reminded me of "nooky".)

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 a limerick about NY Times reporter Nicholas Kristof
 	(Kristof is known for racist, biased reporting on Asia.)

        Disgusting man lives in Japan:
        Reporter I never can stand.
                This bigot Kristof
                Makes people pissed-off.
        Deport him, or I plan to spam.
 					(by Tanaka)

	alternative 3rd line:
                This man named Kristof

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        There was a young man of Japan
        Whose limericks never would scan.
                When someone asked why
                He replied with a sigh,
        "It's because I always try to get as many words
                into the last line as I possibly can."
 						(not by TT)
				("Oddities and curiosities of words
				and literature" (Dover), Page 362)


        Another young man from Japan
        Decided to help the first man.
                "I too hit that snag,
                but now i can brag:
        With each foot anapestic, it's less of a problem
                        the line doesn't properly scan."
 							(by TT)


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  Haiku in English
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         Haiku in English:
         it's cute when children do it;
         stupid for grown-ups.
 				(by TT)

 (as you can see, rhythmically 5-7-5 means nothing in English.
 serious translators of haikus into English ignore 5-7-5.
 see "Le Ton beau de Marot" which explores this idea somewhat.)

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  Unabomber HAIKUs
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 i found these on the Net (in <iu.gripe>).
 i don't know who wrote these.  some of these are funny.

	Fun, easygoing
	Single, white unibomber
	Seeks same for love, laughs
	
	Ted, baleful bomber,
	Rues Elvis the King's great song
	"Return to Sender"
	
	Technology bad
	Please tell me you like my beard
	Or I'll blow you up
	
	Ed McMahon of death:
	"You may already be a
	winner!  Open now!"
	
	Bad Unibomber!
	Blowing people all to hell
	Do you take requests?
	
	Farewell to tenure
	Sniping from the tower clock
	Already been done
	
	Why can't I get this
	Stupid computer to print?
	Time to buy some stamps
	
	Should I comb my hair
	Or should I wear it matted?
	Judge prefers it combed
	
	Remember when you
	Laughed at his fake fur parka?
	He remembers, too
	
	"Open your present . . . "
	"No, you open your present . . . "
	Kaczinski Christmas
	
	Its circumstancial
	All that stuff in my cabin
	I found it all.  Yeah
	
	My daddy said BANG
	When he taught me about sex
	I misunderstood
	
	Ted's fate worse than death:
	"You're assigned to prison shop.
	Make computer chips."
	
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