I'm looking for a poem. Many years ago I read it on the internet
somewhere. It was supposedly found in an abandoned cabin in possibly
a state park. I believe it was titled "My Ace In the Hole" or maybe
just "Ace In the Hole". It was unfortunately anonymous. It contained
lines to the effect: "The nails I used would've made better screws",
"I'll gut shoot..." (refering to people who don't leave it clean), and
something about nothing square or plum... Yeah I know it's not much
to go on but I know it's out there somewhere. At least it was a few
years ago. My family has an old homestead cabin that should have this
poem on the wall. Please Please Please help! |
Request for Question Clarification by
techtor-ga
on
22 Jun 2003 00:37 PDT
You say you found this poem many years ago... and a lot gets taken off
the Net in that many years. But anyway, do you recall what kind of
place on the net you saw it on? Was it a message board or a usenet
group? Also, many years ago might be a time before Windows 95 was
released, so you could have seen it on a more local network, like a
Bulletin Board System... but I'm just guessing here. Did you use Win
95 when you saw that poem or on a DOS-type interface? It will help
date your source and estimate the likelihood of finding the poem.
Well, certainly, the earlier, the harder.
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Clarification of Question by
sgomes4567-ga
on
22 Jun 2003 08:56 PDT
Yes, good point. It was well after the web got its start so I'm
guessing it was in the '94 to '97 time frame. At the time I think I
was looking at log cabin plans or something. It probably was on a
state park website or a site about cabins and such. I am prepared to
be VERY impressed if someone finds this poem. As I remember it was
somehow 'famous' meaning that the actual note is hanging somewhere at
some campground.
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Request for Question Clarification by
techtor-ga
on
23 Jun 2003 03:42 PDT
Thanks for the information... but even with that, I sure couldn't find
it right now on the net. I will keep looking when I can, but I will
let other researchers try to find it too.
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Clarification of Question by
sgomes4567-ga
on
23 Jun 2003 05:52 PDT
Thank you and any one else who is trying. I would mean a lot to me
and my father if this poem was found. I really wish I had more to go
on. Please keep trying.
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