Announcing the First Annual Libby Ingrassia Lotus Haiku Contest!
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Our friend Libby Ingrassia
On an upgrade day
Feeling like a treadmill rat
What version is this?
Or how about:
Cerificates are
expiring in users
I hide at the beach
So, now that Libby needs to cheering up, I thought we could help her as she has helped me and others in the past. This is your time to show off your geek creativity and produce a work of literary art: a Lotus Haiku. Welcome to the First Annual Libby Ingrassia Lotus Haiku Contest. In case you're a bit rusty on what a haiku really is, let me remind you:
"Haiku is one of the most important form of traditional japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables."
--from Haiku for People
So, put on your creativity beanies and show off you geek creativity! First prize? The love and admiration of your friends, and especially Libby.
Have fun!
Rock
**The foolish reject what they see and not what they think; the wise reject what they think and not what they see. -- Huang Po
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knowing our community.
We embrace new. Right?
That's for you, Libby.
Chris
Posted by Chris Warner At 07:21:49 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Twisties, hinky-minkies, CULT
Language all our own
1 - Security
2 - Two-way replication
See? Notes is still kewl
Rock
Posted by Rock At 04:26:51 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
E-mails should be coming soon
Is it friday yet?
Posted by Jon C At 11:22:21 AM On 08/31/2004 | - Website - |
NSFDB2 soon
Domino still ROCKS!
Radicati greed
Makes all analysts look bad
Opinions for sale
Rock
Posted by Rock At 10:32:52 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
LotusScript
LotusScript endures
Java's siren call ignored
The evil we know
Relational?
Notes relational?
Answering the plaintive whine
Coming: DB2
Notes Contemplation
Endless wondering
Is the end of Notes in sight?
Hey, was that Elvis?
Lotusphere
Six thousand zealots
Cramming rooms with high tech buzz
Who has the answers?
Posted by Ben Langhinrichs At 12:26:54 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
No, hardware will not fix it;
consider the Source.
chin up, Libby...
Posted by Eric Jewett At 02:30:13 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Going, Coming, Staying same
Flow with change brings peace
Posted by Joe Litton At 11:47:00 AM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Good friends are like petals, and
Surrounding you now
Oh, so mooshy! Yet, punny too!
Hang in there Libbs!
Posted by Christa Ayer At 03:21:56 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Notes Girl feeling blue?
Here is a Kanji for you,
In Japan its Haiku!
俳句
Working in Japan
I still have to use R4
That should cheer you up
Lotusphere Japan
That is how I could attend
I doubt there's a Plan
Posted by S.Sullivan At 03:14:21 AM On 08/26/2004 | - Website - |
Is typing this code so hard?
Yeah? What a loser.
Rock
Posted by Rock At 11:11:21 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
At poems I stink
Good thing I make good Notes apps
Keep my job I will
Posted by Kevin At 10:04:02 AM On 08/27/2004 | - Website - |
Poetry I'd like to share
with you my dear friends...
Now press that button.
See, NSD is running.
Time to start from scratch.
Posted by Wolfgang Flamme At 09:16:52 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
to me than Lib's smile and laugh
Friends cut sad in half...
Cheers to you all and
thanks from the mother's glad heart
for what friends impart.
the mom
Posted by libsmom At 10:53:48 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Lotus Workplace 2
Downloading files for so long
It's time for the 'Sphere!
Cheer up, Libby! It's just around the corner...
Rocky, you're a good friend!
Posted by The Lion King (aka Ray Bilyk) At 11:48:22 AM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
ami pro was the best
you could write anything with it
even a clone of doom
ami and ami pro ruled
then came word pro and faltered
long live the samna team
sharepoint is a joke
pretty ui for shared lan folders, yuck
redmond smoke and mirrors today
john is a game freak
doom and quake earned him a living
doom 3 is fucking scary
this community rocks
cheering up libby to make her smile
cult shirt material
macros in ami rocked
ami pro 3 was 2 plus macros
long live ami pro macros
frodo's a hobbit
walked a long time in bare feet
to lose his finger
hotels epcot call
dolphin and swan beckon me
five nights no sleep, yeah :)
thats a good first batch
Posted by John Head At 12:03:16 AM On 08/28/2004 | - Website - |
On Libby's Notesgirl.com
Who broke the agent?
Posted by Rob McDonagh At 10:41:51 AM On 08/26/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Libby At 06:48:08 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Now Quincy is RIP
NSD brings closure
Rock
Posted by Rock At 10:45:19 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Libby At 11:54:31 AM On 08/27/2004 | - Website - |
But no indication of forward or reply
All it took was some effort by a blind guy
We love you Libby!
Posted by Bruce Elgort At 04:36:55 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
The waves hit the beach,
Like users hit my server --
Endlessly pounding.
A panic error.
Now your web server is down,
But where is Quincy?
Here's one she sent back to me, entitled "Administrator's Plea":
Domino users
In agony. No email.
Please do not call me.
Posted by Chris Castellani At 06:44:53 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Notes is more than mail
Applications like water
Give the network life
Hide when: you feel blue
This is the true formula
Hide when: !(feel blue)
Chris
Posted by Chris Reckling At 06:09:37 PM On 09/05/2004 | - Website - |
Volker Weber's on the job
You are so busted
Alan Lepofsky
Works for IBM with Ed
Some think they're the same
Lotusscript coders
I have just one thing to say
Use option declare
Rocky's blog contains
The long and short of Lotus
Well, the short anyhow
-rich
Posted by Richard Schwartz At 04:59:56 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
PermaLink:
http://www.controlscaddy.com/A55A69/bccaddyblog.nsf/plinks/CBYE-64CVY8
Licensing is hard
We scratch our heads and say "huh"?
Why is it so hard?
Who is my sales rep?
Why do the licenses change?
Why is it so hard?
Maybe there can be
A session for peops like me
Making life simpler
Oh 'Sphere gods that be
Make life simpler for me now
Let 'Sphere set me free
Posted by Christopher Byrne At 02:48:07 PM On 08/31/2004 | - Website - |
3 R4 R4 R6
R7 one more
Posted by Dan At 03:29:04 PM On 08/27/2004 | - Website - |
i wait for email
super.human.software is
replicating now
Posted by jonvon At 03:49:05 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Icy cold winter
In warmth, together we'll be
Copa Banana
Posted by Andrew Pollack At 10:23:51 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Its winter for Notes
Websphere brings joy to execs
it failed. Now workplace
Posted by Andrew Pollack At 10:16:31 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
More of these -- I'm on fire tonight.
---
Cold milkshakes with Ben
Summer in January
Must be LotusSphere
---
Analysis bought
Spring's fools are exposed to all
Spin from Chicago
---
Customers angry
Too many bugs and no help
Low bidder outsource
---
Software is changing
open source is beloved
how to make money?
---
Lotus Notes is Dead
Alternatives keep failing
Long live Lotus Notes
---
Could do this all night
Need sleep to keep clients happy
they want more notes apps
---
Its hard to quit now
brain is tuned to this pattern
Must shut down PC
--
Still you keep reading
these phrases are additictive
good night already
--
Posted by Andrew Pollack At 10:54:26 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
beta brings answer
to users loosing data
why not autosave?
Posted by Andrew Pollack At 11:27:23 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Christopher Byrne At 04:39:02 PM On 08/30/2004 | - Website - |
Amazing friends are
my Lotus geeks. I
bloom with happiness.
IBM Lotus
Who knew it would be more than
Just a class or job.
Posted by Libby At 11:30:38 AM On 08/26/2004 | - Website - |
Thanks for the turnout, everyone. I know Libs appreciates it!
Rock
Posted by Rock At 09:24:13 AM On 08/27/2004 | - Website - |
BTW, this blog is 100% domino - and is indexed by Google daily (ALL of it).
So, how about coming back, say, this time next year and tell me what you think?
Just to get you all excited, here's a preview of what you'll get to experience over the next year!
http://www.outlookpower.com/issues/issue200410/00001297001.html
And since we all love sequels, here ya go:
http://www.outlookpower.com/issues/issue200410/00001343001.html
Oh, and keep in mind that Outlook/Exchange is mail; Notes/Domino does mail, and so much more.
Rock
Posted by Rock At 10:34:51 AM On 01/17/2005 | - Website - |
Lotusphere hijacked
young products needed to grow
once again this year?
Libby is troubled
friends with humor bring cleansing
we hope to ease grief
Analysts musings
for a pittance are altered
do your own research
Notes keeps expanding
In test it relates now
welcome db2
Posted by Andrew Pollack At 10:36:41 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
That word fills my haiku room
Oh my, out of space
CULT shirt ideas form
Pressure is starting to build
What will the geeks wear?
Langinrichs is long
Can anyone pronounce it?
Just call him Big Ben
Lotusphere is near
Sushi, Beer, and theme parks call
Who goes to sessions?
Rock
Posted by Rock At 02:13:30 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Workplace is coming
Domino Geeks fret for naught
Get over it, geeks!
Rock
Posted by Rock At 11:40:01 AM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Lotuspehere is coming soon
I like to eat cheese.
or
Blogging can be fun
Writing things can be a chore
Still thinkin about cheese
Posted by Andy Donaldson At 07:53:46 AM On 08/27/2004 | - Website - |
It is hard for me,not to Cry
For the message that was sent
Was not intended to say "Good Bye!!'
Posted by Perry Hiltz At 02:21:28 PM On 09/21/2004 | - Website - |
But these two things never crash:
Notes' views and my love.
Posted by Wolfgang Flamme At 12:31:57 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
to develop my website
what is domino ?
Posted by Coatsie At 07:47:12 AM On 08/31/2004 | - Website - |
"R" was good enough back then,
Six is "ND". Why?
Sametime now renamed
IMB Lotus Workplace
Don't remember rest
What is "El Wwiccum"?
Strange name for business software
Content Management
Don't call it Quickplace
Now it's Lotus Team Workplace
Some call it Haiku
Ray and Mussie show
At Lotusphere '95
Standing ovation
-rich
Posted by Richard Schwartz At 02:16:05 AM On 08/26/2004 | - Website - |
If mood = sad print PoemsFromRock Else poem = new Rythm
Posted by Andrew Pollack At 11:16:47 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Rocky wants Haiku
All of us count syllables
Higher art form lost
Libby feeling down
With Lotusphere approaching
Say it is not so
e-Pro now online
But still worth every penny
Oh relax, I kid
Posted by Rob McDonagh At 01:33:58 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Follow stacktrace to the end
Bug is in NT
Yellow lightning bolt
Flashing, flashing, flashing, oops!
NSD appears
There once was a coder named Ray,
Who in school with PLATO did play,
But lo! He did dote
"How could this work remote?"
Replication was born on that day
-rich
Posted by Richard Schwartz At 11:13:17 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Lotus Notes Servers
Archival vendors can't treat
ZipLip's got them beat
Posted by adele pham At 05:42:48 PM On 09/01/2004 | - Website - |
Red box of death appeared
Delete cache.dsk
Posted by Jim Allen At 03:58:52 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
a jigger of formula
Notes app. is done, yeah!
Posted by Tom E At 07:38:40 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
I can't see the document!
why can you see it?
Posted by Dan At 03:25:23 PM On 08/27/2004 | - Website - |
Merger was tougher than hoped
Now they love yellow
OK, I'm on a roll...
Rock
Posted by Rock At 11:51:27 AM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
No, I won't be at Lotusphere.
And now, my contributions:
Notes is not Outlook
One does more than the other
Sending viruses
User is crying
Select - delete - F9 - Yes
Think before you act
Yes Notes is quirky
But its not from Microsoft
And so to be loved
Computer-related, but not Notes, per se:
Black screen. Cursor mocks
Your solution will be found
With pen and paper
===============================================
-- Grant
Posted by Grant Lindsay At 09:11:54 PM On 01/20/2005 | - Website - |
Why does Notes hate me so?
Wait - damn SP2!
Rock
Posted by Rock At 10:51:40 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Thinking We Could, Would Not Read
Libby Set Them Straight
Posted by Christopher Byrne At 01:34:10 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
The silly things done
For a simple little beer
Who shall claim the prize?
Posted by Kevin At 12:11:19 PM On 09/09/2004 | - Website - |
I managed to learn all those names
Then they suddenly changed,
I'm amazed who am I
Posted by Ewa At 08:44:55 AM On 09/22/2004 | - Website - |
http://smokey.rhs.com/web/blog/rhs.nsf/stories/TheRockAKALotusGeek
-rich
Posted by Richard Schwartz At 05:56:48 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Morning comes, I check my mail
And once again, I'm mired.
Notes is running slow again --
But wait -- what's that: retired?
No more alphabetic calls
To random databases,
Like AKL_MAIL in New Zealand
And other silly places.
No more random document names
That really toasts my noodle --
Instead we can use web pages
And search them all with Google*!
No more endless lightning bolts
As server hits drag on
My Outlook's fresh and new this day
And Lotus Notes is gone!
Posted by Marco Casalaina At 11:15:32 PM On 01/16/2005 | - Website - |
I also have a printer
Never shall they meet
Lotus and Iris
Digital flowers offering
Groupware fragrances
Rock
Posted by Rock At 09:33:30 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
set db =
s.CurrentDatabase
'I type this each day
Posted by Julian Robichaux At 11:06:12 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Bill Ballantyne At 01:26:39 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
I write for Libby
The deadlines never ending
My words are for her
Posted by Duffbert At 09:49:35 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
upgrading and migrating
we already done
6 point 5 point 3
it will arrive september
we upgrade, will you?
Posted by bonj At 04:23:14 PM On 09/17/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Schönheitsoperation Tschechien At 02:53:42 PM On 12/05/2006 | - Website - |
Where he called us to Haiku
I think Libby smiles
Posted by Christopher Byrne At 04:13:15 PM On 08/27/2004 | - Website - |
Maybe our names were too long.
We will rename them.
No new messages.
Damn that little blue arrow!
Just give me my mail!!
I love it, it's the Haiku Blog Movement of 2004... Cheers, Libby!
Posted by Jess Stratton At 09:12:41 AM On 08/26/2004 | - Website - |
She stops by to watch the geeks
She sees we love Libs
Thanks for stopping by, Libby's mom
Rock
Posted by Rock At 11:02:02 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Timely user happiness
Just one more fix
Posted by Scabbers At 11:01:37 AM On 09/07/2004 | - Website - |
Remember the things I should
life dot en ess eff ?
Posted by Andrew Tetlaw At 12:36:59 AM On 08/26/2004 | - Website - |
Well, I guess I have avoided putting pen to paper long enough today...
A garnet shimmers
While an Rnext raven flies
What an odyssey
Redmond weeps softly
What happened to Kodiak?
Roadmap to nowhere
Writing, editing
Informing the Pro readers
Libby is the best
Posted by Ed Brill At 07:03:21 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |
Can't we all just get along?
Please search the forum.
When your views all break
You must ctrl shift f9
To make them better again.
Where is all my mail?
The administrator lies!
Whoops, me no replicatey.
Libby... when you are feeling blue, remember, you managed to get 24 (at the moment) people to sit down and tap out syllables on their fingers as they write.
(don't even tell me you didn't all do it.)
Is 'whoops' one syllable or two? Don't laugh. This is what comes about from taking 10 minutes to count syllables.
My vote so far is Wolfgang's. Too great!!
Posted by Jess Stratton At 08:42:16 PM On 08/25/2004 | - Website - |