song = " \
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Edgar Guest:\
It Couldn't Be Done\
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\
Somebody said that it couldn't be done,\
But he with a chuckle replied\
That \"maybe it couldn't,\" but he would be one\
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.\
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin\
On his face. If he worried he hid it.\
He started to sing as he tackled the thing\
That couldn't be done, and he did it.\
\
Somebody scoffed: \"Oh, you'll never do that;\
At least no one ever has done it\";\
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,\
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.\
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,\
Without any doubting or quiddit,\
He started to sing as he tackled the thing\
That couldn't be done, and he did it.\
\
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,\
There are thousands to prophesy failure;\
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,\
The dangers that wait to assail you.\
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,\
Just take off your coat and go to it;\
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing\
That \"cannot be done,\" and you'll do it.\
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\
Happy birthday, Hans!\
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"
today = os.date
if os.date("%Y-%m-%d") == "2008-10-31" or (today.month == 11 and today.day < 4) then
print(song)
end
Sorry that the picture of TeX lions and a birthday cake didn’t come out.
That if-statement looks buggy, assuming it isn’t removed pronto.
If I were Hans, my reaction would be annoyance more than anything else. Actually I’m annoyed, anyway, but would be more so if it were for my birthday. :)
