Ok, I'm kidding. Bad poetry is perhaps the most mocked of all written forms. It is so bad, in fact, that is has had cause to be published. It mocks itself, and causes a sort of ironic amusement and wonder at the general awfulness of it all. And, of course, we can all get in on it. Anyone can sit down and write their own bad poetry (some people do this unintentionally). But for those of us, on the go, we can find (if we look) humourous ways of generating bad poetry quickly. The internet is truly wonderful.
A quick Google search reveals a plethora of "poetry generators", many dedicated to producing the worst kinds of poetry. There is goth poetry, bad poetry, and (the worst) Vogon poetry. Why are we fascinated with re-arranging words and phrases into new, sublime, and ultimately horrible combinations of broken metaphors and abused similes? Probably because it is fun. To that extent, I give you a Garfield Randomizer.
Not only is Garfield one of the most consistently mediocre strips available for consumption, but the general lack of substance allows it to be easily remixed into something new. Simply by clicking the go button, you can create strips of absurdity, strips of randomness, strips of... well, bad poetry. How can something so bland, so bad, be so addictive?
Of course, if I really wanted to use a computer to make bad poetry, I'd just load up my copy of Grim Fandango and head into the Blue Casket. That can just kill hours.
