# Which poem should I memorize?

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**Created:** [January 5, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-poem-should-i-memorize/479899 "2009-01-05T02:58:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-poem-should-i-memorize/479899/4 "2009-01-05T04:20:18Z")

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Oh, come on. Poetry? That’s hardly a challenge. Here’s a task for you: memorize the first thousand digits of pi. _There_’s a test of your memorization talents. (speaking as one who has done it.)

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