These deathless lines of iambic pentameter were performed publicly, for paying spectators, in the 18th Century:
Ha! what have I done!
Go call a coach; and let a coach be call’d;
And let the man that calls it be the caller;
And, in his calling, let him nothing call
But Coach! Coach! Coach! O! for a coach, ye gods!
Of course, a modern student wouldn't write it quite like that. More like this, perhaps:
Like, OMG dude!
Call me a taxi, get a taxi now;
Hey, taxi caller call the taxi now!
Like, get on your phone and don't text, just call
A taxi! Taxi! get it here right now!
Read the original post, from Dr. Boli.
That's impressively bad (both of them). I like that the modern dude sounds more impatient; that seems appropriate.
ReplyDeleteCaptain Kirk from "Spock's Brain," I'm pretty sure. Extremely appropriate graphic, I must say.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly Shatner as Kirk. Since I just watched "Spock's Brain" last night, I have to agree that's the source.
DeleteI think today's version would have more typos. At the least, it'd end with "A taxi! Taxi! get it hear rite know."
ReplyDeleteYou're probably right. But, though I'm capable of egregiously bad iambic pentameter, I'm not capable of egregiously bad spelling.
DeleteLove the picture, and love that Stella knew the episode!
ReplyDeleteCrappy episodes of otherwise good TV shows apparently are also forever.
ReplyDeleteThere are many who would say the crappy episodes outnumbered the good ones. Still fun to watch, though. There aren't really many Star Trek original-series episodes that are unwatchable ("Omega Glory" is pretty close, though only for the last 10 minutes or so).
DeleteActually, I thought the beginning of that one was pretty good, although the last 10 minutes is like a punch in the stomach.
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