The University of the Internet

The University of the Internet,
Education in the air.
Scamsters, mobsters, teamsters,
And ladies fair -
They’re all here,
Slicking, combing, tearing at,
Or brushing
Their oily, black, greasy,
Or curly long hair.

You don’t need a high GPA
To get accepted here,
Or A-Level GCEs –
Or a rich daddy.
Just an ISP
And sometimes,
You can get that for free.

Then what?
A billion connected brains,
With a billion different trains
Of thought,
Put their minds together
And in chat rooms come together,
To share and enjoy
The Internet weather.

A trillion trillion neurons sigh,
And come up with a thought of genius:
"Hi!"
The giant brain computes again
And makes another play:
“Hi!” back, they say.

Now things are getting harder,
Beyond "Hi!" is going farther;
But the bytes don’t let us down:
"How are you?” is on the screen.
“Good,” flashes back the electron beam.
“Me2 – now what shall we do?”
The giant brain heaves and writhes,
Neuronal nets in a billion lives.
Concentrating crazily, computes:

"Gotta go now, CYA."
And Lesson 1 is ova.

“Now what did you learn,
Johnny-boy?”
“That the Internet is not a toy?”
“Yes, true – and false; and false and true;
But what did the experience mean to you?”

“That a million billion cells have a missing link.
They have no power to really think,
Past: “Hi” and “Bye.”
Now please let me go –

I need a drink!
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