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Nov 01: #avoidlipo - 50,000 Woofs #7

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hugovk opened this issue Nov 1, 2018 · 5 comments
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Nov 01: #avoidlipo - 50,000 Woofs #7

hugovk opened this issue Nov 1, 2018 · 5 comments

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hugovk commented Nov 1, 2018

Here's This is a crossover NaNoG'nMo / NaNoLiPo entry admission!

50,000 Woofs

Nov. 1: #avoidlipo -- Your text may not contain any "e"s Start off with a fairly comfy constraint. It's a day for imitating our old Oulipo pal, Anton Vowl. That most common symbol, our fifth if going from A to Z: don't put it in your writing. Not today, for NaNoLiPo; not any day, for oulipo.social. via

We You and I all know a word containing a fifth symbol.

meow

And we you and I all know a word not containing a fifth symbol.

woof

Here This is my entry admission for NaNoG~nMo 2014, 50,000 Meows Cat Sounds refactored (copied and pasted) put into 50,000 Woofs.

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Original woof words with translation words
Moby Dick; or The Whale An Abyssal Colossus, by H. M. txt pdf 215,136 txt pdf 430,272

Extracts Parts

Here's This is part of Moby Dick; or Th Whal, by Hrman Mlvill:

"WOOOF.... Wf. wof Wof. WOOF. Woof woooof wf wooof woof wooooooof wf
wooooof; wof wf Wof. WOOOF wf woooof wf wooooof." --WOOOOOF'W WOOOOOOOOF

"WOOOF.... Wf wf woof wooooooooof woof wof Wof. wof Wof. WOOOOF; W.W.
WOOF-WOF, wf woof, wf woooof." --WOOOOOOOOF'W WOOOOOOOOF

     WOOOF,               WOOOF.
     WOOOF,               WOOOF.
     WOOOF,               WOOOF-WOOOF.
     WOOOF,               WOOOOF.
     WOF,                 WOOOF.
     WOOF,                WOOOOOF.
     WOOOF,               WOOOOOOOF.
     WOOOF,               WOOOOOF.
     WOOOOOF,             WOOOOF.
     WOOOOOF,             WOOOOOF.
     WOOOF-WOOF-WOOF,     WOOOF.
     WOOOF-WOOF-WOOF,     WOOOOOOOOOF.

WOOOOOOF (Woooooof wf w Wof-Wof-Wooooooof).

And with line-by-line jowl-by-jowl translations:

"I was thinking of shipping."
"W wof woooooof wf woooooof."

Didst not rob thy last Captain, didst thou?
Wooof wof wof wof woof Wooooof, wooof woof?

"Who is Captain Ahab, sir?"
"Wof wf Wooooof Woof, wof?"

"Captain Ahab."
"Wooooof Woof."

"What do you know about him?"
"Woof wf wof woof wooof wof?"

"Going aboard?"
"Wooof woooof?"

"Hands off, will you," said I.
"Wooof wof, woof wof," woof W.

"Find who?"
"Woof wof?"

"What Captain?--Ahab?"
"Woof Wooooof?--Woof?"

DUTCH SAILOR. Grand snoozing to-night, maty; fat night for that.
WOOOF WOOOOF. Wooof woooooof wf-wooof, woof; wof wooof wof woof.

ALL. A row! a row! a row!
WOF. W wof! w wof! w wof!

Albatross.
Wooooooof.

Instantly all was commotion.
Wooooooof wof wof wooooooof.

"Captain Ahab?--" said Starbuck.
"Wooooof Woof?--" woof Woooooof.

"What was it, Sir?" said Flask.
"Woof wof wf, Wof?" woof Wooof.

dropping his sword, had thrust his long arm far inwards and upwards,
woooooof wof wooof, wof woooof wof woof wof wof wooooof wof wooooof,

short, slow, and laborious; coming forth with a choking sort of gush,
wooof, woof, wof wooooooof; woooof wooof woof w wooooof woof wf woof,

  A' flourishin' his tail,--
  W' woooooooof' wof woof,--

  That's his flip only foamin';
  Woof'w wof woof woof woooof';

  A tastin' of this flip,--
  W woooof' wf woof woof,--

"Faith? What's that?"
"Wooof? Woof'w woof?"

"Um, um; go on."
"Wf, wf; wf wf."

"I was about to say, sir, that--"
"W wof wooof wf wof, wof, woof--"

"How was it?"
"Wof wof wf?"

"Oh, Starbuck! it is a mild, mild wind, and a mild looking sky.
"Wf, Woooooof! wf wf w woof, woof woof, wof w woof wooooof wof.

"Sir?"
"Wof?"

"Nothing, sir."
"Wooooof, wof."

"Starbuck!"
"Woooooof!"

"Sir?"
"Wof?"

orphan.
woooof.

Repo Program

https://github.com/hugovk/NaNoLiPo2018/tree/master/01-avoidlipo

https://github.com/hugovk/NaNoLiPo2018/.../01-avoidlipo

@eseyffarth
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Good job! Looking forward to you turning this into 50,000 woofs of 5+ chars, or 50,000 dactylic woofs!

@hugovk
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hugovk commented Nov 1, 2018

I'm already sorted for tomorrow's #monosyllablipo :)

I'm all good for tomorrow's #monosyllablipo :)

@cameronedmond
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This is amazing. #woofIIshmail.

@hugovk
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hugovk commented Nov 1, 2018

Ta, Cam!

And apols, my initial writing is now also compliant.

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phooky commented Nov 1, 2018

CAWWWW!

CAW CAW CWAW CAW CAAAWWW CAW CAWWW CAWWWWW!!

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