The Hunting of the Snark
by Lewis Carroll · first published 1876
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A nonsense poem recounting the adventures of the Bellman and his crew and their challenges hunting a Snark.
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…like. I wish the website had more of the illustrations but I guess there might be copyright issues. I'd be particularly interested in seeing more of her illustrations for Alice in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark (the latter is a great poem if you haven't read it: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29888/29888-h/29888-h.htm)
on “Tove Jansson's criticized illustrations of The Hobbit” ↗What the flying fuck ? > John Lorch was offered a position as his assistant at the IAS. Lorch's duties included reciting aloud lines from Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" and reciting German poetry. And, it's Edgar, not John.
…over fluff. As an aside, I always thought "snark" was a real word, but apparently it's a neologism meaning "snide or sarcastic remark". It's also the name of various fictional creatures, including The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll, as well as in A Song of Ice and Fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snark
on “Oldest software system in continuous use” ↗Also Carroll, from The Hunting of the Snark He had bought a large map representing the sea, Without the least vestige of land And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be A map they could all understand. “What’s…
on “Making a PDF that's larger than Germany” ↗The word "boojum" originates in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark," an amusing epic poem about the importance of negative testing.
on “AMA: I'm Dave Greene, an accidental expert on Conway's Game of Life” ↗…with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap. Fits well with the release of Hunting of the Snark 1876 by Lewis Carroll
on “Panic of 1873” ↗Indeed. It kind of read like Hunting of the Snark. "The wikifiddler drew his wikivorpal sword and slayed the terrible wikibeast"
on “Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology” ↗My discrete math book was included tons of quotes from The Hunting of the Snark.
…42 itself also passes the test but card numbers usually come in blocks of 4 digits so 4242 probably seems more card-like. As to where the 42 from the Guide came from, I would recommend consulting The Hunting of the Snark. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
on “Stripe Reader” ↗I recall the poem, The Hunting of the Snark: "Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair. ...
on “"Snarky"; "Snark"” ↗There was a fellow student at university who put the entire Hunting Of The Snark in their .plan file. It scrolled for a while.
on “Finger: Social network that never died” ↗