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==Summary==
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=Summary=
 
Limerick composed on the occasion of awarding the Marsden Medal to [[Green Roger|Professor Roger Green]] by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
 
Limerick composed on the occasion of awarding the Marsden Medal to [[Green Roger|Professor Roger Green]] by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
  
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==Date==
 
==Date==
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November 2003
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==Location==
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Auckland, New Zealand.
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=Limerick=
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Once some Flannery guy, first name Kent
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Wrote a book ‘bout an archaeology gent
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That he calls RMA
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Due to personal sway
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Towards a particular theoretical bent
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RMA applies his vocation
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In a Mesoamerican location
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Some find it a mystery
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- his love, Culture History
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and his study of village formation
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In the Southwest too Roger did play
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But thankfully he chose not to stay
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Off to Harvard he went
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Where he picked up that bent
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That was favoured by old RMA
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To the Pacific he chose then to go
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Tahiti, Samoa, Nenumbo
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Adzes plano-convex
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And that cultural complex
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With the pottery we’ve all come to know
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From the fieldwork to things theoretical
  
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==Location==
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used the “E word” – that’s almost heretical!
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Phylogenetic reconstruction,
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And linguistic deduction
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Used approaches you might call synthetical! (oh no!)
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From the students he trained through the years
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Some so stubborn they brought him to tears
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The often imprudent
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Sceptical Graduate Student
  
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Feel to Roger we are in arrears
  
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==Limerick==
 
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Once some Flannery guy, first name Kent
 
−
Wrote a book ‘bout an archaeology gent
 
−
That he calls RMA
 
−
Due to personal sway
 
−
Towards a particular theoretical bent
 
  
−
RMA applies his vocation
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Now with real jobs we are spread about
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In a Mesoamerican location
 
−
Some find it a mystery
 
−
- his love, Culture History
 
−
and his study of village formation
 
  
−
In the Southwest too Roger did play
+
Of Roger's influence there can be no doubt
−
But thankfully he chose not to stay
 
−
Off to Harvard he went
 
−
Where he picked up that bent
 
−
That was favoured by old RMA
 
  
−
To the Pacific he chose then to go
+
As much as we’re hopin’
−
Tahiti, Samoa, Nenumbo
 
−
Adzes plano-convex
 
−
And that cultural complex
 
−
With the pottery we’ve all come to know
 
  
−
From the fieldwork to things theoretical
+
This bottle you’ll open
−
used the “E word” – that’s almost heretical!
 
−
Phylogenetic reconstruction,
 
−
And linguistic deduction
 
−
Used approaches you might call synthetical! (oh no!)
 
  
−
From the students he trained through the years
+
Don’t drink it – worms aren’t good for gout!
−
Some so stubborn they brought him to tears
 
−
The often imprudent
 
−
Sceptical Graduate Student
 
−
Feel to Roger we are in arrears
 
  
−
Now with real jobs we are spread about
+
==Commentary==
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Of Roger's influence there can be no doubt
 
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As much as we’re hopin’
 
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This bottle you’ll open
 
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Don’t drink it – worms aren’t good for gout!
 
  
 
[[Category:Poems]]
 
[[Category:Poems]]

Latest revision as of 15:07, 15 March 2017

Ode to the Real Oceanic Archaeologist. Lisa Matisoo Smith

Summary

Limerick composed on the occasion of awarding the Marsden Medal to Professor Roger Green by the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Author

Lisa Matisoo Smith

Date

November 2003

Location

Auckland, New Zealand.

Limerick

Once some Flannery guy, first name Kent

Wrote a book ‘bout an archaeology gent

That he calls RMA

Due to personal sway

Towards a particular theoretical bent


RMA applies his vocation

In a Mesoamerican location

Some find it a mystery

- his love, Culture History

and his study of village formation


In the Southwest too Roger did play

But thankfully he chose not to stay

Off to Harvard he went

Where he picked up that bent

That was favoured by old RMA


To the Pacific he chose then to go

Tahiti, Samoa, Nenumbo

Adzes plano-convex

And that cultural complex

With the pottery we’ve all come to know


From the fieldwork to things theoretical

used the “E word” – that’s almost heretical!

Phylogenetic reconstruction,

And linguistic deduction

Used approaches you might call synthetical! (oh no!)


From the students he trained through the years

Some so stubborn they brought him to tears

The often imprudent

Sceptical Graduate Student

Feel to Roger we are in arrears


Now with real jobs we are spread about

Of Roger's influence there can be no doubt

As much as we’re hopin’

This bottle you’ll open

Don’t drink it – worms aren’t good for gout!

Commentary

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