[Newspoetry] bastard quiver trees

[gillespie william k]

> Fewer than 200 mature
> bastard quiver trees
> survive.

"bastard quiver trees"? 

As a newspoet, I am outraged by this example of endangered vocabulary. I
don't want to live in a world in which I can't utter or write the goofy
phrase "bastard quiver trees."

"bastard quiver trees". My, how wunderful life is.

> 
> - BBC, "Growing threat to rare species"
> 
> --
> Joe Futrelle
> Editor-within-chief,
> Newspoetry dot com
> 
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