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Vogon Poetry [1]?

Let's not insult Vogons, shall we?

If code is poetry, WordPress was written by William McGonagall <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McGonagall>.

Wow, he wrote like if you prompted obituaries to GPT-2.

They never said it was good poetry

They could just go a bit more honest and migrate to "Code is pasta". WP is also closer to a pizza slice than Michelin star fine dining experience.

A pizza slice covered in pineapple [0]

Ask an old English teacher whether "poetry" implies anything favorable about quality.