It's too easy to write a letter to the editor these days...

[dianec42]

But it's The Register's own fault for running articles like this one.

In my letter, I point out that "Answereth that, my lord. My lord, it is for you" cannot possibly be in iambic pentameter, as it has too many syllables. It would sound a bit better if one dropped the second "My lord", but that still leaves issues regarding (a) "Answereth" not being the proper form to use for the imperative, and (b) "Answereth" being in NO way accented on the second syllable. Ugh.

So... if you were on stage in a Shakespearian play and someone's mobile phone rang, what would YOU say?

I'll get the ball rolling:

"Prithee, sir, what is that infernal sound?
Hast thou a tiny demon in thy cloak?
Or art thou merely happy to see me?"

(Okay, the last line is a little tortured, but you know I can't resist!)

One of these days I may even write to them about an IT-related article. (As if.)

Comments

[sharikkamur.livejournal.com]

How about

Hark! Me hears th'angelic trumpet sound
That signals loud its raucous message round.

Or perhaps

Is this a mobile I hear before me,
Its ringtone set too loud?
Come, let me smash thee!
I hear thee - and I like thee not.
Be thou, foul phone, more sensible
Not to hearing but to sight,
A ringtone of the mind, a faint vibration,
Proceeding from thy microprocessed brain.

[nosebeepbear.livejournal.com]

*snorks*

I like the one that references the phone directly. He'd likely appreciate the anachronism :).