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Alphanumeric Male
By russ11
07 November 2007
Not sure about this. Bit of an experiment. Hope you like it. Thanks for reading. Have adjusted the formatting..fingers crossed this time.


30.07.21 + 21.09.22

1-2-1

266
α 01.08.56 M 7£ ANEG

5-11 RRR

11+

8 O

4  A

1-2-1 36-24-36/ 1-2-1 35-25-36/1-2-1 34-26-38….1-2-1 36-25-34/1-2-1 36-22-35 LGI STD L

 2:2  

UB40 

P45
40-27-15 53112427
451L  YX 969634
D
JACKS 508016 RA7EX
XFH 454Y
P60 £23,000 pa 

P60 P60
 

♪♥♪ 5′ 7″ 140£ 01.08.56 + 07.11.57 5′4″36-24-36 EU12 ♪♥♪
2↑ 2↓ £135,000 @ 6.9% APR
LS8 1AG
2·4 

P60 P60 P60 P60 P60 P60 P60………….. P60 P60 P60 P60 P60 P60 P60 P60 P60  
 

DSSPENS JCKS985743/A/LDS 

21.11.07-
0725: 125 2 KX
1030: 747 LHR JFK BA 3345 ARR LOC 1245
1400: NY…ZZZZZZZZZZZ
2330:
24/7 ATM
7966 5421 7649 0876
PIN 5744
$120
.357
GSW
$0
911
2350:
ER ICU
BP 90/40
BP 50/20
−−−−−−−−−−
RIP
NFA
Ω 22.11.07
M 999 01134 L

Reviews

Written by stevetroster (1549 comments posted) 7th November 2007
Hello Russ. 
 
An interesting idea but I’m not sure how it will be received. 
 
Most of the women he’s known sound fit, is he a breast man? 
I can relate to measuring time in P60’s - my how the years fly by! And there's you, only 11!!! 
 
All the best, 
Steve. 6’2” 12.11.56 + 07.08.57 = 2 + 2 @ 10 & 12 NWMTG£27,000 APR6.7 (none of which is true!) 
P.S. Never disclose your pin number. 
 

Written by Fledermaus (3306 comments posted) 7th November 2007
For an instant I thought it was some sort of 1337-speak, but if it is I can't decode it.

Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 7th November 2007
Great idea, though not sure if it works in practise. 
 
Phil.

Written by maipenrai (783 comments posted) 7th November 2007
no idea what this is about, I must be a simple person.

Written by maipenrai (783 comments posted) 7th November 2007
got to ask the question, how in any way this be poetry?? 
Simple Bernie

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3362 comments posted) 7th November 2007
I'm grateful to Bernie for his comment, I thought it was just me. If this is poetry then I'm a small village in the Cotswolds??

Written by tpowell (105 comments posted) 7th November 2007
Hi 
 
Had to read this several times before I got it, there's still bits I don't understand but I get the general idea. 
 
I think it's very clever, measuring a man's life through numbers and symbols but it took me a while to decode it, could you please post an explanation or key so I can understand all of it? Or would that be defeating the object of the exercise? 
 
Tracey

Written by stevetroster (1549 comments posted) 8th November 2007
Let’s see if I get this right 
 
30.07.21 + 21.09.22 (mum and dad have) 1-2-1 (sex)  
I’m born on (01.08.56) M (a boy, weighing in at) 7£ (blood type) ANEG 
(Between the ages) 5-11 (I do reading, writing and arithmetic) RRR (took my eleven plus)11+ (got eight ‘O’ levels and four ‘A’ levels) 8 O 4 A 
1-2-1 (sex with 5 young ladies) 36-24-36 / 35-25-36 / 34-26-38 / 36-25-34 / 36-22-35 
 
I’ll let someone else have a go at the rest. 
 
It may not be poetry (but then what poetry is?) yet it’s still a clever idea. My Life - Abridged. 
Maybe we should scrap the village and have an experimental room. 
;)

Written by punchy (500 comments posted) 8th November 2007
This one really rhymes!
EXPLANATION
Written by russ11 (2 comments posted) 9th November 2007
Thanks to everybody for their very helpful comments. Have made one or two changes as a result. 
 
The story/decode is as follows. 
 
His parents born 30.07.21 etc have relations and 266 days of gestation later he is born on 01.08.56 Male 7 lbs etc. 
 
Then follows early education (the three Rs) leading to 11+ and O and A levels.  
 
Then some sexual adventuring leading to Leeds General Infirmary STD clinic. 
 
Gets a 2:2 degree. 
 
Unemployded (UB40) and then first job (P45) and bank account (sort code 40-27-15 and a/c no), tax code (451L), nat ins no (YX etc), driving licence no, car registrationi and first year P60 and salary. 
 
Two years pass. 
 
Love and marriage by which time he is 5'7'' 140 lbs etc marrying 07.11.57 etc. They get a 2 up 2 down house with a £135,000 mortgage, post code LS8 1AG, and 2.4 little ones ie kids. 
 
Lots of years working until DSS pension. 
 
On 21st November 07 gets the 125 train at 0725am to Kings Cross, 747 jet from London Heathrow to New York JFK. Sleeps on arrival. Then late at night goes to a 24/7 ATM inputs his 16 digit credit card and PIN to get $120. Then shot with a .357 Magnum sustaining a GSW. His money is stolen ($0) and someone calls 911 emergency services. Gets taken to the ER and then to the Intensive Care Unit but his blood pressure is falling, not long after it reaches BP 50/20 he dies ie flatlines (_____ ). 
 
RIP and No Further Action hence the omega symbol. 
Last line has to be read upside down. 
 
Thanks again for all the input. Much appreciated.

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