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I've posted this before ^ but I do enjoy iambic pentameter. I scan for it as a default meter any time I read new poetry.

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The last person I spoke to was one of the baristas in a coffee shop, who thinks I'm a complete weirdo (he's right!).

I can't remember exactly what the differences are between all the classical prosodies. The only bit of classical poetry I know is "Dulce et decorum est pro patria perare", of Horace, adopted by Wilfred Owen: "It is something sweet and fitting to die for one's fatherland". It's good enough: I threw this at a customer in the bookstore where I work who presented a copy of Horace at the till, and he seemed impressed.

That's iambic pentameter.

What age were you when you started speaking?

Not sure. Same question.

In that case, I've been exposed as the pseud that I am, and have to take three months' hibernation, returning to wrongplanet after everybody has forgotten.

I wonder if I'll be mentioned in Private Eye magazine.

It's not exactly a true pentameter, but it is iambic so I'll let it slide this time.

Have you ever asked someone to a dance? (or been asked to a dance?)

Yes, but not for the dancing part. I liked the dressing up and fancy dinner part.

Do you like octopuses?

I should clarify-to watch, not to eat...

I promise to do better next time.

Only in ballroom dancing classes at school, and scarcely then - when we were asked to select partners, I'd fumble around waiting for a girl to ask me (not officially allowed, political correctness notwithstanding) and hope I ended up with one of the prettier teachers. I absolutely hated those classes, though in retrospect I wish I'd made more of an effort; traditional dancing is a noble, chaste hobby and one I'd love to take up again, but my coordination isn't up to it.

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When I was 13, my peers told me that a certain boy wanted to take me to a school dance. I don't recall if he asked me directly; I don't think he did. I don't think I even had evidence that he'd asked the other people to inquire. Regardless, my mother said I wasn't allowed, so I declined the invitation through that same channel of people.

I've gone to weddings with men and danced, but that's not quite the same as being invited to a dance.

Have you ever built a card house?

I've been able to build three storeys. I once built one out of sugar packets at a diner while waiting for my order. I finally realized everyone was watching and pointing. I lost my nerve an it collapsed.

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That's really cute!

I did make them as a child with my brother, but I can't recall how tall they got. I think they were more wide and hexagonal than tall.

Do you usually order soup or salad with your meal?

Nope.

Are you familiar with the work of William Adolphe Bougereau?

No, I'm not.

Have you ever gone to a public swimming pool?

I have, many times. The indoor pools have a terrible echo I can't stand.

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Bougereau's Charity - the one in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - is one of my favourite paintings; I have to spend ten or fifteen minutes in front of it, whenever I'm in the city:



I used to spend a great deal of time in public swimming pools; my paternal grandfather was at my age one of the best swimmers in my hometown. He can barely breathe, now.

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