Pre-Decimal
Roman numerals –
They’re so blooming useless !
Their continued presence
Is really excuse-less.
Clocks are okay,
Cos we know by position,
But years shouldn’t need
Subtraction and addition.
Just how could the Romans
Be quite so bloody thick ?,
With numbers unwieldy
For plain arithmetic.
Don’t put them on buildings,
Or credits in movies –
You’re being a snob
Who wants to ‘improve’ me.
Well, maybe with sequels,
But stop after III –
They get so confusing
With eye before vee.
Just how could the Romans
Be so damn unwise ?,
With these numbers whose value
Is unlinked to size.
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