(Para sa Pusang Ina Ko)
Iniibig ko ang Cat House,
Maging pusakal ma'y pipiliin itong tambayan,
Ito'y tahanan ng ngumingiyaw na angkan,
Sa piling ng pusang ina, ika'y kukupkupin at susuportahan,
Upang maging magaling at makapag-post ng kaabang-abang.
Bilang ganti, hindi ko gagamitin ang aking mga kuko
sa walang saysay na kalmutan,
Susundin ko ang mga alituntunin ng laboratoryong
aking kinabibilangan,
Tutuparin ko ang mga ito hanggang sa ang mga balahibo
ay magsilagasan.
Paglilingkuran ko itong Cat House nang walang pagdadamot
kahit tinik ng isda lang ang nasa hapag-kainan.
Sisikapin kong maging isang tunay na Labcat,
Sa CATalasan ng isip, CATalinhagaan ng salita,
at CATagumpayan ng gawa.
Meowrrr!
NOTE: This is the winning entry for my "Panatang Makalabcat" contest for my kitty cats. The author of our version of the cat oath of allegiance is the wily and wacky winsum82.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
The Labable Lab Cats
THE LAB CATS
1) will be composed of cute and cuddly, but smart and witty mods and members
2) will lick the wounds of the grammatically-challenged
3) will use upper and lower cases in sentence construction
4) will eliminate comma splices, run-on sentences, misplaced and dangling modifiers in our works
5) will proofread and edit our works at least three times before posting anything ... to avoid cyber humiliation and future flames from grammar freaks (
6) will be prepared to scratch the backs of those who scratch ours
7) will show claws only when attacked so that we can defend ourselves and the entire "kittendom"
8) will lead word game threads as mental exercise (ex: alliteration, ABC stories, nickronyms, etc.)
9) will aim to write essays that will make the readers go, "meow," este, "aaaw"
10) will promote class and not crass in The Lab (This means we refuse to post anything using expletives -- tangna, fuck you, etc. -- unless they are part of a dialogue or quote in a short story or essay.)
11) will remain cool and polite in our interaction with Labbers and Labsters in spite of the continued riling from attention-hungry members
12) will always thank members who post comments (may they be positive or negative) in our threads in the CSA Essay Lab
*arnivorous alliterates, changes into her catty cheerleader costume, claps and cheers*
Lab Cats can rule
They can all drool
Some think we're "prudes"
They're just rude dudes!
Meowr!
1) will be composed of cute and cuddly, but smart and witty mods and members
2) will lick the wounds of the grammatically-challenged
3) will use upper and lower cases in sentence construction
4) will eliminate comma splices, run-on sentences, misplaced and dangling modifiers in our works
5) will proofread and edit our works at least three times before posting anything ... to avoid cyber humiliation and future flames from grammar freaks (
6) will be prepared to scratch the backs of those who scratch ours
7) will show claws only when attacked so that we can defend ourselves and the entire "kittendom"
8) will lead word game threads as mental exercise (ex: alliteration, ABC stories, nickronyms, etc.)
9) will aim to write essays that will make the readers go, "meow," este, "aaaw"
10) will promote class and not crass in The Lab (This means we refuse to post anything using expletives -- tangna, fuck you, etc. -- unless they are part of a dialogue or quote in a short story or essay.)
11) will remain cool and polite in our interaction with Labbers and Labsters in spite of the continued riling from attention-hungry members
12) will always thank members who post comments (may they be positive or negative) in our threads in the CSA Essay Lab
*arnivorous alliterates, changes into her catty cheerleader costume, claps and cheers*
Lab Cats can rule
They can all drool
Some think we're "prudes"
They're just rude dudes!
Meowr!
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