A poll conducted among Infocus readers had established "waka" as the proper pronunciation for the angle-bracket characters < and >, though some readers held out resolutely for "norkies".
< > ! * ' ' #
^ "`$ $ -
! * = @ $ _
% * < > ~ #4
& [ ] . > ./
| { , , SYSTEM HALTED
The poem can only be appreciated by reading it aloud, to wit:
< > ! * ' ' #
Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash,
^ " ` $ $ -
Caret quote back-tick dollar dollar dash,
! * = @ $ _
Bang splat equal at dollar under-score,
% * < > ~ # 4
Percent splat waka waka tilde number four,
& [ ] . . /
Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash,
| { , , SYSTEM HALTED
Vertical-bar curly-bracket comma comma CRASH.
Waka Song
| mmoore 10-02 | Mike's Pages |
