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The Canonical Pentapauls1

Slim Jim.
Dim him.
Grim.

Try. Vie.
Cry. Die.
Bye.

by Cordwainer Smith2

both from the short story “Under Old Earth”, © 1966,
which first appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction

“The Space Exploration Initiative, Part Deux”

Sly guy.
Sky pie.
Fie.

by Robert Kennedy, © 29Jan2004

“On the Proliferation of Netcrime”

Boo hoo.
Who knew?
Foo.
3

by Robert Kennedy, © 30Jan2004

“E-Crap”

Scam. Sham.
RAM jam.
Spam.

by John Wharton, © 04Feb2004

“Eta Carinae”
(Be Careful What You Wish For)4

Night sight.
Bright light.
Fright.

by Allen Thomson, © 31Jan2004

“Crude 'Tude”

Lewd mood.
Cued nude.
Sued.

by Robert Kennedy, © 04Feb2004

“Superbowl XXXVIII 5

Mitt wit.
Tit bit.
Snit.

by Anonymous, © 04Feb2004

“Hootergate”

Mussed bust.
Cussed. Fussed.
Lust.

by Robert Kennedy, © 04Feb2004

“Petro War”

Oil's soils.
Roils. Boils.
Spoils.

by John Wharton, © 04Feb2004

“Ode to My Little Man”

Yam jam.
Pram lamb.
Sam.

by Rebecca Efroymson, © 08Feb2004

“Office Thanksgiving Luncheon”

Great plate.
Ate. Sate.
Weight.

by Amarak Panya, © 20Nov2007

“Cupid's Arrow”

Yearned. Burned.
Churned. Spurned.
Learned.

by Amarak Panya, © 20Nov2007

“Tijuana Morning”

Bussed. Mussed.
Just lust.
Pussed.

by Amarak Panya, © 20Nov2007

“Donc Je Suis”

Lu. Vu.
Cru. Pu.
Tu?

by Amarak Panya, © 20Nov2007


Notes:

1. The pentapaul is a deceptively simple poetic form consisting of five one-syllable words, all of which rhyme, arranged in three lines: the first two of two words each, the last of just one word. The pentapaul is accompanied by five percussive beats as follows: boom-boom, boom-boom, boom.

2. Pseudonym of P.M.A. (Paul Myron Anthony) Linebarger, (1911-1966), late of the US Army Psychological Warfare Service. “Under Old Earth” was apparently the last story he wrote before dying.

3. In computer science, the canonical generic exemplar of application, subroutine, or function, is "foo".

4. Eta Carinae, about 8000 light years from Earth, is the most massive known star in the Milky Way, M ~ 100 Sol. It is the most likely supernova candidate within the next few millennia, but in fact it could go at any moment.

5. Would that this were Superbowl number 30 (XXX).


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