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Old 05-08-2008, 06:14 PM
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Guy blacks out NY Times articles to make poems

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Neat. I think it's been done before, but it's still pretty cool.

I like the way he sometimes subtly incorporates drawings into the black space:

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Old 05-08-2008, 06:16 PM
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Old 05-08-2008, 06:28 PM
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Ha I gotta write two poems in English. I will try this.
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Neat concept.
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I used to do this for fun in my US History class.
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Old 05-08-2008, 09:05 PM
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Thats pretty awesome, its complete mumbo jumbo but I dig it.
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Old 05-08-2008, 11:02 PM
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Thats pretty awesome, its complete mumbo jumbo but I dig it.
It's not mumbo jumbo. It's clearly a reference to the Tralfalmadorians.
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It's not mumbo jumbo. It's clearly a reference to the Tralfalmadorians.
You're right, how ignorant of me. I don't know how I overlooked that.
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Old 05-08-2008, 11:32 PM
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For you Vonnegut fans, who is Kilagore Trout in real life?
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Why am I reminded of chimpanzees sitting at typewriters?
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wow, this is brilliant =]

can't help but smile, flicking through the page.
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