I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;)
(Has anyone out there ever written anything like this for other sims? Is
GPL alone in the devotion of its fans? Someone needs to write 'A Racing
Legends Christmas')
A GPL Christmas
by Joe Shaw
Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House,
Not A Creature Was Stirring, 'Cept My PC Mouse.
I Was Surfing The Web, For Setup Advice,
For The Right Lotus Toe-In, I'd Cash In My Wife.
My Line Through The 'Bolica, Was Awfully Poor,
My Top End Pathetic, With Throttle To Floor.
I'd Spent All My Earnings, I'd Made Every Deal,
For A P3 Four Fifty, And A Force Feedback Wheel.
When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such A Clatter,
I Sprang From My Desk To See What Was The Matter.
A Strobe Of White Light, Through The Window Did Flash,
It Looked To My Eye, Like A Giant Clock Smash.
I Threw Open The Sash, And What Should I See,
But A White Bearded Driver, In A Red Ferrari.
He Stomped On The Clutch, And Feathered The Gas,
Then Lifted His Goggles, I Could Tell He Was Fast.
He Pulled Down His Scarf, And Flashed Me A Smile,
And Tossed Me A CD, Labelled "Lo1 File".
"Remember," He Said, "The Ones With The Fame."
And With Eyes To The Sky, He Called Out Their Names.
Now Jimmy, Now Graham, Now Denis, And Jochen,
McLaren, And Pedro, Ginther And Irwin.
"Enter Turns Slowly, And Exit With Speed,
And You'll Get All You Can, From Your Trusty Green Steed."
Then He Shifted To First, And Out Popped The Clutch.
"I'm Off To Zandvoort, And The Grand Prix That's Dutch!"
He Peeled Out In First, With Wheelspin Galore,
Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A Door.
And I Heard Him Exclaim, With Great Holiday Cheer,
"To All A Good Night, Have a GPL Year!"
*********
The gentleman that wrote that was Joe Shaw, one of the founding members
of our league, MARA
It is a classic, but please give Joe credit for it when you post it,
i.e. "written by Joe Shaw"
MRSisson
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(Michael Sisson) wrote:
> I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;)
It's as traditional as credit cards and visiting the bathroom to make
room for the next meal. Well done!
Andrew McP
"Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;)
>
Yawn. Got old about five years ago.
Top stuff! Deserves a spot in some sort of magazine that does! :)
One query though - wtf does "Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A
Door" mean - were they hard up for rhymes? :)
"Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;) > > (Has anyone out there ever written anything like this for other sims? Is > GPL alone in the devotion of its fans? Someone needs to write 'A Racing > Legends Christmas') > > > A GPL Christmas > by Joe Shaw > > Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, > Not A Creature Was Stirring, 'Cept My PC Mouse. > I Was Surfing The Web, For Setup Advice, > For The Right Lotus Toe-In, I'd Cash In My Wife. > > My Line Through The 'Bolica, Was Awfully Poor, > My Top End Pathetic, With Throttle To Floor. > I'd Spent All My Earnings, I'd Made Every Deal, > For A P3 Four Fifty, And A Force Feedback Wheel. > > When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such A Clatter, > I Sprang From My Desk To See What Was The Matter. > A Strobe Of White Light, Through The Window Did Flash, > It Looked To My Eye, Like A Giant Clock Smash. > > I Threw Open The Sash, And What Should I See, > But A White Bearded Driver, In A Red Ferrari. > > He Stomped On The Clutch, And Feathered The Gas, > Then Lifted His Goggles, I Could Tell He Was Fast. > He Pulled Down His Scarf, And Flashed Me A Smile, > And Tossed Me A CD, Labelled "Lo1 File". > > "Remember," He Said, "The Ones With The Fame." > And With Eyes To The Sky, He Called Out Their Names. > > Now Jimmy, Now Graham, Now Denis, And Jochen, > McLaren, And Pedro, Ginther And Irwin. > "Enter Turns Slowly, And Exit With Speed, > And You'll Get All You Can, From Your Trusty Green Steed." > > Then He Shifted To First, And Out Popped The Clutch. > "I'm Off To Zandvoort, And The Grand Prix That's Dutch!" > He Peeled Out In First, With Wheelspin Galore, > Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A Door. > > And I Heard Him Exclaim, With Great Holiday Cheer, > "To All A Good Night, Have a GPL Year!" > > ********* > > The gentleman that wrote that was Joe Shaw, one of the founding members > of our league, MARA > It is a classic, but please give Joe credit for it when you post it, > i.e. "written by Joe Shaw" > > > MRSisson > -- > LOAD "GPL",8 > > SEARCHING FOR GPL > LOADING > READY. > RUN[email hidden] (JP) wrote:
> Yawn. Got old about five years ago.
Bah, bumhug!
Andrew McP
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:24:15 -0500, Michael Sisson wrote:
> I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;)
>
> (Has anyone out there ever written anything like this for other sims? Is
> GPL alone in the devotion of its fans? Someone needs to write 'A Racing
> Legends Christmas')
>
No, simply because the GPL christmas poem cannot possibly be bettered.
;-)
Thanks for the reminder, and merry christmas and a happy new year to all
RAS readers and lurkers.
All the best, uwe
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:43:27 -0600, JP wrote:
Sorry, but this one never gets old, Mr "grumpy Scrooge" JP ;-)
Cheers, uwe
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> > "Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;) >> > > Yawn. Got old about five years ago. >
"Uwe Sch�rkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Nothing "Scrooge" about it; and yes, it's very old and lost it's humor
after the first five times around.
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> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:43:27 -0600, JP wrote: > > > > "Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > >> I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;) > >> > > > > Yawn. Got old about five years ago. > > > > Sorry, but this one never gets old, Mr "grumpy Scrooge" JP ;-) > > Cheers, uweJP wrote:
Blasphemy! I bet you have a teddy bear called "Papy" too!
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>>>> I guess I am the bearer of the torch, again. ;) >>>> >>> Yawn. Got old about five years ago. >>> >> Sorry, but this one never gets old, Mr "grumpy Scrooge" JP ;-) >> >> Cheers, uwe > > > Nothing "Scrooge" about it; and yes, it's very old and lost it's humor > after the first five times around.In article <cTWbj.101$[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...
>
> Nothing "Scrooge" about it; and yes, it's very old and lost it's humor
> after the first five times around.
>
>
>
Then set up a message rule in Outlook Express to hide/ignore/delete
messages with the subject 'A GPL Christmas', then you won't have to see
it a sixth time around, next year.
Merry Christmas!
MRSisson
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"Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Nah; since you're the *only* one who bothers to post it year after year,
chances are I'll miss it anyway <wink>
Merry Christmas to you too !
