Richard, Todd, Vagabond: Amazed at how diverse... and solid, and entertaining... six separate venereal diseases :-)
Vagabond: The Queen mentioned being offended that you'd think something
derived from a great work of literature was offensive. (She still loves you.)
(Mine's still a mush of obscene fragments and I still need to get 4 and 5 in...)
And Richard... on that "Title" Question:
The title question, in relation to guideline 2 at least, hinges on if a title is thought
to be part of the "entire piece".
Guideline 2. The entire piece is to be constructed from segments of three
words or longer taken from the Burroughs' Interzone text excerpt below.
But IS a "title" part of the poem/prose or not?
Is your name a part of you or not?
When you look at that red fruit on your table, is "apple" a part of it?
Some references:
"title": the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.
Old English 'titul', reinforced by Old French 'title', both from Latin 'titulus' ‘inscription,
title’. The word originally denoted a placard or inscription placed on an object,
giving information about it, hence a descriptive heading in a book or other composition.
And then there's: Guideline 6. If you run into a frustrating problem, you can cheat.
(But remember: The gods are watching.)
And the fact that the above are "guidelines":
From Wikipedia:
A guideline is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline
aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice. By definition, following a guideline is never mandatory.
Guidelines are not binding and are not enforced.
I'd say we can do anything we want, just don't ask the Queen.
Any thoughts?
Ray
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