Jim & Yahtzee's Rhymedown Spectacular: A Tale of Two Poets

[Orekoya]

And more rhymes does not translate to "better" poetry. It doesn't have to rhyme at all.

I don't want this to come off sounding like a dick but you realize this video series is called Rhymedown Spectacular? I'm not saying you're wrong; I'm saying it would counter-intuitive to name a series that and then not have any rhymes.

Rhymedown Smackdown might be the snappy clever title, but it's poetry. And speaking as a writer, constricting yourself to limerick and rhyming can be counter-intuitive to creating a good poem. That's not to say I oppose rhyme at all. I enjoyed the rhymes in this installment. It's just not necessary for every poem.

Let's take that logic and apply it in other ways:

Chess might be the snappy clever title, but it's a board game. And speaking as a board game player, constricting yourself to the chess board and chess pieces can be counter-intuitive to creating a good board game.

Portal might be the snappy clever title, but it's a video game. And speaking as a gamer, constricting yourself to the portal gun and physics platforming can be counter-intuitive to creating a good video game.

Again, I'm not saying you're wrong about poetry. I didn't include the rest of your quote because I more or less agreed or had no issue with what you had there, but the listed premise of the show is "Jim and Yahtzee take their rhymes to the internet and explore the world of gaming through verse." so them not bringing their rhymes to the internet would be dumb.

Following your reductio ad absurdum "logic". Yes, you're quite right. It'd be terrible if every board game had to use chess pieces and chess boards, and it'd be terrible if every video game had to be Portal.

And it'd be terrible if every poem had to rhyme!

Yes, exactly. Now you're catching onto the reductio ad absurdum "logic" problem with your statement.

That's why you can thank your lucky stars that every poem isn't written by the good people at Rhymedown Spectacular.

 

[Defective_Detective]

Well, if you just want funny limericks, that's your thing. I just hope that neither Yahtzee or Jim will feel the need to draw from that bucket exclusively.

 

[Orekoya]

Well, if you just want funny limericks, that's your thing. I just hope that neither Yahtzee or Jim will feel the need to draw from that bucket exclusively.

Hey now, we're having a perfectly good pointless internet argument where we can both waste hours of our time making short conversation posts that floods a thread while you can't admit the fault of your logic, don't walk away from that. Come on, we can keep it going with me pointing out that limericks aren't the only kind of poetry with rhyming and we can go from there. Or if you want I can point out that those were not limericks anyways because they were respectively abab and aabb styles of rhyming and limericks are done by aabba rhyming.

 

[Defective_Detective]

Well, if you just want funny limericks, that's your thing. I just hope that neither Yahtzee or Jim will feel the need to draw from that bucket exclusively.

Hey now, we're having a perfectly good pointless internet argument where we can both waste hours of our time making short conversation posts that floods a thread while you can't admit the fault of your logic, don't walk away from that. Come on, we can keep it going with me pointing out that limericks aren't the only kind of poetry with rhyming and we can go from there. Or if you want I can point out that those were limericks anyways because they were respectively abab and aabb styles of rhyming and limericks are done by aabba rhyming.

Heh. No, you're alright. Though at least we're not fanboying at each other about the PS4, right?

 

[Orekoya]

Heh. No, you're alright. Though at least we're not fanboying at each other about the PS4, right?

 

[Defective_Detective]

Heh. No, you're alright. Though at least we're not fanboying at each other about the PS4, right?

 

[Orekoya]

 

[duchaked]

that was freaking amazing lol looking forward to more

also I still love Yahtzee's FTL poem haha that one was great

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

This is a lot like that Epic Rap Battles series on Youtube. You know. That horrible fucking series on Youtube I am constantly avoiding.

You cannot escape it. It is everywhere. Its only a matter of time.

ALL HAIL NICEPETER.

OUR NEW LORD AND SAVIOUR.

God damnit there was supposed to be a picture there but I couldn't remember how to post one.

Damn you brain!

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

Delete

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

What the fuck is yahtzee doing with out a hat! And jim has a hat! what kind of shit you guys trying to pull! lol i enjoyed it though cant wait to see more

That's nothing. Next week, Yahtzee's gonna be the fat one!

But Jim! You can't lose your glorious fat! It's what makes you so lovable!

Besides it will protect you from the bullets once all the companies you ripped on start sending assassins after you.

 

[nykirnsu]

I've always imagined the greatest super hero team would have Yahtzee and Jim in it. We gotta grab Yahtzee on the good side before he decides to continue work on "the device" and rule the world.

Someone design a superhero team with Yahtzee and Jim leading. You could have the other well-known escapists as the other members.

Captcha: is it plugged in?

 

[Jesse Billingsley]

To both these fine gentlemen:
We'd be not adverse
If every now and then
You'd treat us to more verse.

What he said yo

 

[fleischwolke]

Aaaaand...my weekly schedule gets a must-see update

 

[SoopaSte123]

I heartily approve. Please let this continue.

 

[Mkvenner]

I cried! Bloody Brilliant!

 

[Pebkio]

This show's poor quality
I do sorely fear
Will betray it's frivolity
I'll choose in a year

They're both known as pros
I'll lend them my ear
And like other shows
I'll give it a year

I will not raise my hope
To not shed a tear
I will just learn to cope
And give it a year

Perhaps reading coactions
For this I would cheer
And clear up distractions
Within this first year

Add clarity edits
And a song we can hear
During talky bits
For a really good year

You guys are quite funny
I'd buy you a beer
But I don't have the money
Just give me a year

 

[Aardvaarkman]

I can say, without qualification, that Yahtzee and Jim's poetry is better than that of Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings of Sussex.

 

[gridsleep]

Wow. It's like Dr. Seuss channeling the damned souls of Kenny Everett and Alexei Sayle. So painful I must ask for moar please, sir, I'd like another.

 

[Smurf McSmurfington]

Glorious wonderfulness has been delivered.