Comments on: The World’s Greatest Limerick http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/ Ramblings of a Christian Mathematician and Bioinformaticist Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:37:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GaySimon http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-102 GaySimon Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:05:42 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-102 it was the greatest one i've heard of!!! who ever made this limerick must be so smart it was the greatest one i’ve heard of!!! who ever made this limerick must be so smart

]]> By: Khang http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Khang Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:03:54 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-101 it was the greatest limerick i've ever heard of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was the greatest limerick i’ve ever heard of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: mommyfranklin http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-100 mommyfranklin Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:03:20 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-100 Who would ever had thought that this limerick would have gotten so many comments? Who would ever had thought that this limerick would have gotten so many comments?

]]> By: SplineGuy http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-99 SplineGuy Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:23:17 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-99 When I read it I stress "Int" and "z" The Int'-egral z' squared d-z'. When I read it I stress “Int” and “z”

The Int’-egral z’ squared d-z’.

]]> By: Wing http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Wing Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:16:13 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-98 jonboy: If my memory and liberal arts education serve me correctly, it's all about what you stress. Currently it's on "-gral" and "squared", so I suppose if "of" and "z" are lumped together as one syllable-time of speech, then it'll probably work... jonboy: If my memory and liberal arts education serve me correctly, it’s all about what you stress. Currently it’s on “-gral” and “squared”, so I suppose if “of” and “z” are lumped together as one syllable-time of speech, then it’ll probably work…

]]> By: jonboy http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-97 jonboy Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:42:04 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-97 I'm no expert, but I think limericks are all about meter, not necessarily constrained by syllables. Of course, I don't really know what the difference is. I’m no expert, but I think limericks are all about meter, not necessarily constrained by syllables. Of course, I don’t really know what the difference is.

]]> By: SplineGuy http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-96 SplineGuy Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:48:42 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-96 Wing, I was not aware of the strict constraints in limericks as in, say, a haiku. Does anyone else know? Wing, I was not aware of the strict constraints in limericks as in, say, a haiku. Does anyone else know?

]]> By: mommyfranklin http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-95 mommyfranklin Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:57:32 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-95 So this is why you've been saying this ALL day... So this is why you’ve been saying this ALL day…

]]> By: SpookyRach http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-94 SpookyRach Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:30:09 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-94 IMPRESSIVE! IMPRESSIVE!

]]> By: Wing http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Wing Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:02:42 +0000 http://blog.drscottfranklin.net/2005/12/13/the-worlds-greatest-limerick/#comment-93 I forgot if limmericks have syllable constraints... but should that be the "integral of z-squared dz"? =) I forgot if limmericks have syllable constraints… but should that be the “integral of z-squared dz”? =)

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