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The Geek's Raven
[An excerpt, with thanks to Marcus Bales]

Once upon a midnight dreary,
fingers cramped and vision bleary,
System manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,
Longing for the warmth of bedsheets,
Still I sat there, doing spreadsheets:
Having reached the bottom line,
I took a floppy from the drawer.
Typing with a steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command
But got instead a reprimand: it read "Abort, Retry, Ignore".

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

"You are a fluke of the universe"

Satire of "You are a child of the universe." https://genius.com/National-lampoon-deteriorata-annotated You are a fluke of the universe You have no right to be here Deteriorata! Deteriorata! [Verse 1] Go placidly, amid the noise and waste And remember what comfort there may be In owning a piece thereof Avoid quiet and passive persons Unless you are in need of sleep Rotate your tires Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself And heed well their advice, even though they'd be turkeys Know what to kiss, and when [Verse 2] Consider the two wrongs never make a right But that three do Wherever possible, put people on hold Be comforted, that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment And despite the changing fortunes of time There is always a big future in computer maintenance [Chorus] You are a fluke of the universe You have no right to be here And whether you can hear it or not The universe is laughing behind your back [Verse 3] Remember the Pueblo Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate Know yourself If you need help call the FBI Exercise caution in your daily affairs Especially with those persons closest to you That lemon on your left, for instance Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls Would scarcely get your feet wet Fall not in love; therefore, it will stick to your face Gracefully surrender the things of youth The birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan And let not the sands of time get in your lunch [Verse 4] Hire people with hooks For a good time call 606-4311 Ask for Ken Take heart amid the deepening gloom That your dog is finally getting enough cheese And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot It could only be worse in Milwaukee [Chorus] You are a fluke of the universe (You are a fluke of the universe) You have no right to be here (You have no right to be here) And whether you can hear it or not (And whether you can hear it or not) The universe is laughing behind your back (The universe is laughing behind your back) [Verse 4] Therefore, make peace with your god Whatever you conceive him to be Hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin With all its hopes, dreams, promises and urban renewal The world continues to deteriorate Give up [Chorus] You are a fluke of the universe You have no right to be here And whether you can hear it or not The universe is laughing behind your back You are a fluke of the universe You have no right to be here And whether you can hear it or not The universe is laughing behind your back

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