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submitted 7 months ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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First comes blood / Then we perish / Then comes Death in his Eternity Carriage.

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[–] enkille@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You can't just toss a "w" in there and pretend you're not affecting the meter. I mean, obviously you can, but you really shouldn't.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's just my accent but the way I naturally do 'whaling" doesn't affect the meter.

Like, "dubya-atche-ay-el-aye-en-gee"

I presume you'd do "double-yoo"?

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Just "dub"

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

That's what makes it alarming