tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post266133222365193483..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Of mathematical limericksFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-34446373445151328772018-04-15T06:46:43.097+01:002018-04-15T06:46:43.097+01:00A mathematician named hall,
Had just one tetrahedr...A mathematician named hall,<br />Had just one tetrahedronical ball,<br />The cube of it's weight,<br />Times..........the rest is very rude. Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-29203640621654603002018-04-14T12:45:03.309+01:002018-04-14T12:45:03.309+01:00Good try, Graham, though I don't mind rude. Ma...Good try, Graham, though I don't mind rude. Many of the best limericks are very rude!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-88694769119734394162018-04-14T12:43:56.814+01:002018-04-14T12:43:56.814+01:00It's awfully clever, Patsy. I wouldn't hav...It's awfully clever, Patsy. I wouldn't have got there in a million years. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-75965290018358073882018-04-14T12:43:04.154+01:002018-04-14T12:43:04.154+01:00Thanks, Rosemary. I love it!Thanks, Rosemary. I love it!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-54903285784691689532018-04-13T19:59:18.732+01:002018-04-13T19:59:18.732+01:00Oops. Typo. Line 2 is amended.
Though I’m learned...Oops. Typo. Line 2 is amended.<br /><br />Though I’m learned in words and much more<br />Their use by my brain is a chore.<br />Create something not rude<br />Said Frances Garrood<br />And now my poor brain is quite sore.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-50481364842146721432018-04-13T19:55:50.767+01:002018-04-13T19:55:50.767+01:00Oh dear. You're requesting the use of brainpow...Oh dear. You're requesting the use of brainpower to create something original using words. <br /><br />Though I’m learned in words and much more<br />Their use by my brain is a bore.<br />Create something not rude<br />Said Frances Garrood<br />And now my poor brain is quite sore.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-90742603432499051242018-04-13T19:33:27.065+01:002018-04-13T19:33:27.065+01:00I like yours, Frances – I'll go and look at Gr...I like yours, Frances – I'll go and look at Graham's now.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24073167233853468242018-04-13T14:30:17.968+01:002018-04-13T14:30:17.968+01:00Love limericks, Frances, but detest maths! Here...Love limericks, Frances, but detest maths! Here's my go:<br /><br />Although clever at English and French<br />During maths she sat on the bench.<br />Triangles and numbers<br />Caused her no end of blunders,<br />She’d much rather play with a wrench.<br />Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.com