http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/ode-to-sudoku Just another bbPress community en-US Sun, 19 May 2013 03:50:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/ode-to-sudoku#post-50769 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:30:10 +0000 Rainbird 50769@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ AN ODE TO SUDOKU<br /> <br /> BY<br /> <br /> RAINBIRD<br /> <br /> <br /> Sudoku , sudoku , perhaps a little sadoku<br /> What a load of absolute do do cue, <br /> Like a bowl full of numeretti spaghetti,<br /> Writing this makes me sound quite petty.<br /> <br /> Numbers have never been my thing,<br /> Problems so many I can’t even begin,<br /> Confused by mere squiggles on a page,<br /> Words cannot express my inner outrage.<br /> <br /> “Numerically challenged” is the phrase,<br /> I can assure you I do not deserve any praise,<br /> I know this problem is not entirely benign,<br /> It also happened to school friends of mine..<br /> <br /> Cross words and word searches are fine,<br /> Gradually finishing them line by line,<br /> Banking, budgets, bills, change from tills,<br /> All continue to give me the deepest chills.<br /> <br /> All these things in this day and age,<br /> Look like a jumble of numbers on a page,<br /> Now people are doing it for a hobby,<br /> Things that make my head quite foggy.<br /> <br /> Sudoku, sudoku, I hate your guts,<br /> Seeking out numbers drives me nuts,<br /> I can see the attraction that’s true,<br /> As for myself I still haven’t got a clue!!