Archive for June, 2011
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
When I went to school a zillion years ago, using Pi was a given in math class. So I was astonished to learn that some mathematicians favor using Tau instead. What’s the difference? While Pi’s value is 3.14 plus an endless bunch of post-decimal digits, Tau’s value is double Pi at 6.28 (plus its own post-decimal digits*.) And while Pi is celebrated on March 14th, math fans commemorate Tau on June 28th.
I figured that since I’ve already written Pi a limerick ode in its honor, Tau deserves the same treatment:
Mathematical Cat Fight (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It seems Pi has a challenger — Wow!
The name of its rival is Tau!
Its value is twice
That of Pi — oh how nice!
“2 Pi R” becomes “Tau R.” Meow!
Happy Tau Day!
* Edited for clarity.
Tags: Arithmetic, Celebrations Poetry, Education & School Humor, June 28th, June Holidays, Math Humor, Mathematics Poem, Pi, Tau
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Education & School Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor | 19 Comments »
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Tags: Boss Humor, Dishonesty, Employment Humor, Fire, Poetry & Prompts, Workplace & Career Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Contests, Honesty Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Workplace & Career Humor | 69 Comments »
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Tags: Brenda Bryant, David Lefkovits, Johanna Richmond, Limerick Of The Week, Scott Crowder, Vivienne Blake, Writing Competitions, Writing Contest
Posted in Contests, Limerick Award Winners, Limerick Of The Week, Limericks | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Tags: Animal Verse, Canine Humor, Career Poem, Dog Verse, June Holidays, Take Your Dog To Work Day, Workplace Poetry
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Limericks, Workplace & Career Humor | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Tags: Acrostic Poems, Advice Limerick, Cautionary Verse, Hastiness Humor, Perfection Verse, Rushing Humor
Posted in Acrostic Limericks, Advice Humor & Poems, Behavior & Personality, Limericks | 24 Comments »
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
Tags: Battle of the Sexes, Donations Humor, Generosity Humor, Husband Wife Limerick, Money Verse, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts | 48 Comments »
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
Tags: Bruce Niedt, Ira Bloom, Limerick Of The Week, Scott Crowder, Writing Competitions, Writing Contest
Posted in Contests, Limerick Award Winners, Limerick Of The Week, Limericks | 5 Comments »
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
Tags: Fishkill New York, Restaurant Reviews, Restaurants, Wine & Cheese, Wine Bars, Wine Limerick, Wine Tasting
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Limericks, Night On The Town, Restaurant Reviews | 2 Comments »
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Tags: Argument Verse, Dads Limerick, Family & Relatives Humor, Father's Day Humor, June Holidays, Parenthood Humor, Parenting Humor
Posted in Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, General, Holiday Humor, Mothers & Fathers Humor | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Tags: Caffeine Humor, Chocolate Poem, Diet Humor, Food Verse, Health & Medical Humor, Health Studies, Wine Humor
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse | 21 Comments »
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Tags: Clout Humor, Crude Limerick, Lewd Limerick, Poetry & Prompts, Power Verse, Self-Doubt, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts | 61 Comments »
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Tags: David Lefkovits, Johanna Richmond, Lewis Evans, Limerick Of The Week, Lynette Killam, Phyllis Sterling Smith, VerseBender, Writing Competitions, Writing Contest
Posted in Contests, Limerick Award Winners, Limerick Of The Week, Limericks | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Tags: Bayside, Global Warming, Heat Advisory, New York City Verse, Seasonal Poems, Weather Humor
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 14 Comments »
