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I've been helping da man debug code for the past couple of days. We're getting closer to rolling out a sitewide overhaul. With any luck, new Gnomedex information will be posted before next Monday, too. Pre-registration will most likely be going up at some point in April, so you might care to decide soon. Plenty of Gnomedexers from year's past have already signed up (if that's any indication). I was asked to craft a 404 page yesterday, but since I haven't yet been able to shake this head cold, I gave him a Shakespearean sonnet (in full iambic pentameter):

Alas, the page once here has gone astray;
there's nothing more that I can do or say.
Did you type it wrong or did it move?
The document is prob'ly at the Louvre.
A wicked pox on those who are to blame;
without a doubt, their heads are hung in shame.
Perhaps another link would aid your quest,
or would you rather stare at Chris's chest?
Our site is filled with fun from stem to stern -
so stick around, there's plenty more to learn.
With help abound since nineteen ninety-six,
the Gnomies have a knack for wicked picks.
My sonnet, thus, was crafted just for you;
There's nothing more that I can say or do.

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First post :p

To Chris the aspiring poet: don't quit your day job! Oh, wait. . . this is your day job, isn't it?

Hehe, it's almost a Shakespearean sonnet, but your rhyme scheme is mixed up. Should be ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

“There once was a Gnome from Nantuckett….”

Would rather read the sonnet than a standard 404 message. Go for it…

Wow, the poem was great! Seriously. I counted all the syllables… what a nerd. That's pretty impressive.

Wow, the poem was great! Seriously. I counted all the syllables… what a nerd. That's pretty impressive.

That was great. Much better than the standard 404 page.

In your tools menu for Peet's Coffee, why does it link to starbucks.com? Did Peet sell out or is it another thing you have to “De-Bug”?

Yeah….debugging HTML can be REALLY challenging….

poem sucks

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