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[funny] A steampunk abecedary
From an email exchange this morning:
A is for airship which flies in the sky.
B is for bat which the evening brings by.
Let’s play a bloggy game. Per the above, put your suggestions for a steampunk abecedary in comments — next week I’ll distill them out, and we’ll have a poll for the coolest/funniest, with hardback copies of Escapement [ Powell's | Amazon
Bonus points for rhyming couplets or more complex formalisms.
Big bonus points for posting art to go with your letter(s).
Posted: 5:37 am Thu July 10 2008 |
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1. Deightine
July 10th, 2008 at 10:44 amThree different sets that popped into my head. Will add some art for some of it, if the free time pops up to do it in. Fun contest idea.
C is for Catastrophe which we hope to avoid.
D is for the Dystopia with which we’re annoyed.
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S is for Sequitur which is often a Non.
T is for Technology over which we fawn.
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W is for a World that can be rather damp.
X is for the Xenon glowing in our arc lamp.
2. G. D. Falksen
July 10th, 2008 at 7:44 pmA for Academy, where science is keen
B is for Boiler, turning water to steam
C is for Coal, feeding the fire
D for Dirigible, floating higher and higher
E is for Engine, an invention quite droll
F is for Fireman, shoveling coal
G is for Gear, which guides the machine
H for Hydraulic, a power unseen
I is for Iron, companion to steel
J is for Jingo, an expression of zeal
K, Kilimanjaro, an adventure of worth
L, then, for Landship, dreadnought of the earth
M is for Motor, a gentleman’s toy
N is for Nation, empire’s ploy
O is for Oil, the future of fuel
P is for Pith Helm, to keep the head cool
Q is for Quarry, let the hunter engage
R is for Railroad, the jewel of the age
S is for Steam, driving it all
T is for Timepiece, in pocket, on wall
U for Umbrella, let none be without
V for the Vicar, let’s hope he’s devout
W for Winch, to magnify might
X, Xenophobia, I hear the French bite
Y is for Yellow, journalism of vice
Z is for Zenith, isn’t empire nice?
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