It might be a bit tasteless to be quoting ones own master's thesis, but I've always been a bit proud of my (embarrassingly long-winded and self-indulgent) acknowledgements.
It begins with
> "First and foremost, I’d like to thank the nameless stranger that is responsible for enforcing the deadline for the submission of this thesis; but for their unwavering absolutism
this thesis would exist in a perpetual state of being nearly done.
The rest follows in no particular order"
And ends with
> "Finally, this thesis is dedicated to the memory of the two laptops that gave up their
magic smoke in the name of science and this thesis.
To my Dell Studio 1555 and Asus Zenbook UXA1:
It begins with
> "First and foremost, I’d like to thank the nameless stranger that is responsible for enforcing the deadline for the submission of this thesis; but for their unwavering absolutism this thesis would exist in a perpetual state of being nearly done. The rest follows in no particular order"
And ends with
> "Finally, this thesis is dedicated to the memory of the two laptops that gave up their magic smoke in the name of science and this thesis. To my Dell Studio 1555 and Asus Zenbook UXA1:
> Do not go gentle into that goodnight
> Rage, rage against the dying of the backlight"
https://jszym.com/attachments/about/thesis.pdf