Archive for the ‘Seasons Humor’ Category
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 »
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 »
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Tags: Calendar Humor, Deception, Lies, New York Weather, Seasonal Verse, Seasons, Spring Limerick, Weather Humor, Weather Poem
Posted in Honesty Humor, Letter Limericks, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 14 Comments »
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
Tags: Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, March Holidays, Poetry Forms, Seasonal Verse, World Poetry Day
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Poems About Poems, Poetry Forms, Seasons Humor | 32 Comments »
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Tags: Beer, Cabbage, Celebrations Poetry, Food Poem, Holiday Humor, Irish Limerick, Irish Pubs, March Holidays, Seasonal Verse, St. Paddy's Day, St. Patrick's Day Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Tags: Arithmetic, Celebrations Poetry, Education & School Humor, March 14th, March Holidays, Math Humor, Mathematics Poem, Pi
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Education & School Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor | 5 Comments »
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Tags: Clocks Limerick, Daylight Savings Time, DST, DST Humor, Holiday Poetry, March Holidays, Standard Time, Time Humor, Time Verse
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, Seasons Humor, Sleep & Insomnia Humor, Time Humor | 8 Comments »
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Tags: Clumsiness Humor, Crocus, Haiku & Senryu, Seasonal Verse, Snow Verse, Spring Harbinger, Weather Poetry, Winter Humor
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Haiku & Senryu, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 7 Comments »
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Tags: Exercise Humor, Gym Membership, Health Limericks, Home Ownership, Ice Storms, Landlord Tenant Humor, New York City Verse, Shoveling Snow, Weather Humor, Weather Poem, Winter Humor
Posted in Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, House & Home Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Tags: Bayside, blizzard, Mayor Bloomberg, New York Weather, Queens New York Humor, Roads, Snow Plows, Snow Poetry, Snow Removal, Streets, Transportation, Weather Humor, Winter Storm
Posted in Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Queens Verse & Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Tags: Backyard, Chores, House & Home, New York City Verse, Outdoors, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Poetry, Weather Humor, Winter Limerick
Posted in Chores Humor, House & Home Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
Tags: Chinese Food, Christmas Humor, Christmas Limerick, December Holidays, Elena Kagan, Food Poem, Holiday Haiku, Holiday Humor, Holiday Limerick, Jewish Humor
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Jewish Humor, Limericks, Religion Verse, Seasons Humor | No Comments »
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
Tags: Chanukah, Christmas Humor, Christmas Limerick, December Holidays, Holiday Limerick, Jewish Humor, Jon Stewart, Religion Humor, Seasonal Poems
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, Jewish Humor, Limericks, Religion Verse, Seasons Humor | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
Tags: Astronomy Verse, Lunar Eclipse, Moon Haiku, Science Verse, Seasonal Poems, Seasons, Weather Poem, Winter Humor
Posted in Haiku & Senryu, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Science Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Tags: Chanukah, December Holidays, Festival Of Lights, Hanukkah, Holiday Song, Jewish Humor, Song Parody, Winter Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, Jewish Humor, Music Humor & Verse, Seasons Humor | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Tags: Food Verse, Holiday Poetry, November Holidays, Stuffing Limerick, Thanksgiving, Turkey Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor | 5 Comments »
Monday, September 20th, 2010
Tags: Allergy Humor, Autumn Poems, Fall Limerick, Hay Fever, Health Limerick, Outdoors, Seasonal Verse, September Holidays, Sneezing, Walking, Weather Poem
Posted in Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Tags: A.C. Humor, Air Conditioning Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Seasonal Verse, Summer Gripes, Technology Limerick, Weather Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 23 Comments »
