Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:16:27 -0400
From: Diena Taylor <jupiter2@ma.ultranet.com>
Subject: "Ode to a Nameless Ensign"
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I felt very silly this afternoon, so I wrote this. It's supposed to be
funny, and humorous, and not at all to be taken seriously. And I'm no poet,
I just pretend I am.

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ODE TO A NAMELESS ENSIGN
The seaQuest equivelent, 
Of Star Trek's "red shirt"
Is the worst thing to be
You'll always get hurt.

No real indentity
And no on-screen time
You know you'll get killed off
If you get out of line.

If you're lucky you'll live
'Till the end of the show
But don't get your hopes up
You're not worth much, you know.

And when you hear somebody finally say
"Join us next week" that's the code
Saying that you've done well
You've survived, till the next episode.

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Comments?

Diena :)
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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, to try to
change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
	-- Serenity Prayer

"This is one of those character builders my friend. You hold on tight, take
the whipping, and you come out stronger on the other side."
	-- Ben (I think he's talking about being 14.)

"To me, 'more than happy' sounds like a serious mental condition. 'We had to
put Dave in the mental home. He was...more than happy.' "
	-- George Carlin
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