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[Preston, Moderator]

Ruffie & Quint were Royally screwed by that Caesar dude.

[Preston, Moderator]

But even with their extra gorgeous looks,

[Preston, Moderator]

You've got them in Germany, peddlers of books.

[Preston, Moderator]

It's good to see Imperial Rome prevails,

[Preston, Moderator]

When it comes to making Gmünder sales!

[Roger]

Indeed it is, but I must not tarry,

[Roger]

I need to write a follow-up to Harry!

[Preston, Moderator]

I think I really think I oughter

[Preston, Moderator]

make sure your not speaking of Potter.

[Preston, Moderator]

Or I'm wondering and raising a brow,

[Preston, Moderator]

Is the Empire trilogy a tetralogy now?

[Roger]

As Junilla would say, I'm not sure, pet,

[Roger]

For all I know it might be a quartet.

[Preston, Moderator]

As Junilla would say for all to hear,

[Preston, Moderator]

Get to a keyboard and get your arse in gear.

[Preston, Moderator]

If there is more to the "Empire" we want to know,

[Preston, Moderator]

Bringing into WW1 would be quite a show.

[Roger]

I must avoid the risk of falling into epanalepsis

[Roger]

So I will seek the advice of my amanuensis.

[Roger]

He has indeed before suggested the Great War

[Roger]

In which Zaki can make the Huns' bums sore.

[Preston, Moderator]

The politicios seem to be playing games

[Preston, Moderator]

Couldn't decide on one PM so they used three names.

[Preston, Moderator]

There were new times to forge,

[Preston, Moderator]

So in WW1 it was David, Lloyd and George

[Roger]

I notice in the above line you avoided the serial comma,

[Roger]

Which according to my Chicago Style Guide is a bummer.

[Preston, Moderator]

However the [London] Times conflicts causing us some drama,
Its Style Manual says to "Avoid the so-called Oxford comma".

[Roger]

Those Oxford dons get so possessive and frantic

[Roger]

They'd have us all writing in mid-Atlantic.

[Preston, Moderator]

Writing in the mid-atlantic merits

[Preston, Moderator]

keeping a look out for pirates.

[Preston, Moderator]

So please do a favor for me,

[Preston, Moderator]

read Pirates: Predators of the Sea: An Illustrated History !

[Roger]

Yay! A cultural reference, nothing better designed to please,

[Roger]

And that partic'lar book, it certainly ain't a sneeze!

[Roger]

In fact it really is something of a wheeze,

[Roger]

Sailing with Blackbeard, head stuck in the breeze.

[Roger]

Just don't get him mad, don't make him irate

[Roger]

Cos when his dander's up he's a really bad pirate.

[Preston, Moderator]

I'm not happy about the page turn it stole my rhyme,

[Preston, Moderator]

So I'll repeat your lovely line one more time.

[Preston, Moderator]

Yay! A cultural reference, nothing better designed to please,

[Preston, Moderator]

except for a pretty guy down on his knees.

[Preston, Moderator]

Well that is unless he starts to wheeze,

[Preston, Moderator]

and ends up giving you a big sloppy sneeze.

[Preston, Moderator]

Sometimes he's pretty and sometime not

[Preston, Moderator]

so hot when plasters you with a big load of snot.

[Roger]

Your rhyme is sweet, as wide as the Grand Canyon,

[Roger]

As romantic as anything written by Josh Lanyon—