I love it

[flexagon]

Punctuate this:

Dear John I want a man who knows what love is all about you are generous kind thoughtful people who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior you have ruined me for other men I yearn for you I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart I can forever be happy will you let me be yours Harriet

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[webrat.livejournal.com]

Dear John,

     I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind and thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men; I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can forever be happy.

Will you let me be yours?

Harriet

[flexagon]

*smiles* That's the nice way. Mean way:

Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind and thoughtful people who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior! You have ruined me. For other men I yearn; for you I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart I can forever be happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,
Harriet

[webrat.livejournal.com]

All about you are generous, kind and thoughtful people who are not like you. <-- ? I guess that's the part that tripped me up if they're attempting to be mean. :}

[nevers.livejournal.com]

i am pretty sure i would do it the nice way, but i've seen it before so i can't help seeing both.

[apfelsingail.livejournal.com]

....MUAHAHAHAHA!

I've seen this. Since I'm feeling less than kindly towards love, I only see it with cynical punctuation. I'll let someone else have fun with that one.

[flexagon]

Oh "come" now! You? Forgot -- all the. Surreal, philosophical: or just plain. Don't parse, punctuations.

[heisenbug]

Dear John,

I want a man. Who knows? What love is all about you? Are generous, kind, thoughtful people? Who are not? Like, you admit to being useless. And inferior. You have ruined me, for other men, I yearn for. You, I have. No feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can forever be happy, Will. You let me. Be yours!

Harriet

Well, it parses, mostly.

[flexagon]

I was hoping someone would really have some fun with it. Best one I've seen (on another thread) includes "Admit to being!" Very deep. However, I love your use of "like".

Now I have to try.

Dear John, I want a man who knows what love is all about: you! Are generous, kind, and thoughtful people who are not? Like you. Admit to being! "Useless" and "inferior" you have ruined. Me for other men!? I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart I can forever. Be happy, will you? Let me be! yours, Harriet