From: bn629@yfn.ysu.edu (Amy Ashton)
Date: 7 Nov 1995 13:50:26 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc
Subject: An Ode to Ratliff


Much clearing of throats...

Some of us over on the Misting DIBS list decided that it
was about time we gave (in)famous stc author Stephen
Ratliff his fair due. I mean, think what we owe him... such
masterpieces of modern literature as "Battling for Bajor" and
"A Gul's Revenge" (which may or may not be the same thing)
and the grand-pappy of them all... "Enterprized."

WAAAH!

Sorry. Scared myself again. So ikaros kindly came up with
what lurks below. Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly (?) present...
"An Ode to Stephen Ratliff."

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Heh.  Heh-heh.  Hee-hee-hee.  MWAHHHH-HA-HA-HAAAA!

To: "My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean"

Rat-liff, Rat-liff,
The Dibs List has found you again, again,
Rat-liff, Rat-liff,
The Dibs List has found you again

A writer of fanfic named Ratliff
Drew aim on the Trek universe
Polluting alt.star-trek.creative
I doubt that Ed Wood could do worse.

Rat-liff, Rat-liff,
Ignores Strunk and White yet again, again,
Rat-liff, Rat-liff
Ignores Strunk and White yet again

The plotting is plodding and shallow
The writing is all solid wood,
Compared to the work of this fellow
"The Omega Glory" looks good

Rat-liff, Rat-liff
We're MSTing your stories again, again
Rat-liff, Rat-liff
We're MSTing your stories again

To MSTers, each story's a treasure
For MSTings of Ratliff I yearn,
One thing about Ratliff's a pleasure:
From him, Coleman Francis could learn.


ikaros, unsure whether to bow or to duck
-- 
"_Home Alone 3: The Quickening_." -Mike
Eagles may soar, free and proud,
but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.