From: ranga@cs.umd.edu (M.Ranganathan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian.kerala,soc.culture.tamil,sci.skeptic
Subject: Re: Guru Busters
Date: 4 Nov 1996 12:27:10 -0500

In article <327E09C9.C55@cs.tamu.edu>,
Joseph Koothrappally  <josephk@cs.tamu.edu> wrote:
>
>P.S. Who is "Joseph Jeyaraj"?

   For a postmodernistic reductionist : A poem
   ==========================================

My dear friend why do you ask
A question so profound ?
My friend it is quite amply clear
You have never been around.

Have you met a person 
Who suckers up to tarts ?
A postmodernistic reductionist
Whose breath smells just like a smart ?

(Or Bart or some thing like it 
But I am too polite
I would rather not insult  
But since you ask, I  might.)

A person who is fond indeed  
Of the color white.
Id rather not insult 
But since you ask I might.

A person who loves Robertson.
If you do too, allright.
I'd really rather not insult you
But if you do I might.

And if by chance you meet yourself
On the street corner some day
Then shake your hand and ask yourself
As any person may.

Do  "I know that person ?"
Please ask your self within.
Is me I just met  ?
Is that me or him ?

I could carry on and on
But you get the drift
If you dont I guess you must be
Dumb or not too swift.

I hope you understand my friend
That this is all in jest.
It matters not for in the end
We all are laid to rest.

And we all have skins
That are just chocklatey brown.
I hope you understand my friend
It matters not - dont frown.


Copyleft M.Ranganathan.