Commonplace-book. Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. First usage recorded: 1578. - OED
Thursday, November 8, 2007
The Unfortunate Topologist
A burleycue dancer, a pip Named Virginia, could peel in a zip; But she read science fiction And died of constriction Attempting a Moebius strip.
I keep sharing this one with folks in seminary, and they tend to be offended as though this were an off color joke. And yet, it's absolutely wonderful.
Well, it is a bit risque I guess. But it is a FABULOUS limerick. Your fellow seminarians just need to lighten up. Perhaps we should incorporate this into our pastoral candidate interview process, as a sort of test for legalism/prudery (right up there with "discuss your views on smoking" and "discuss your views on the consumption of alcohol" - "discuss your views on vaguely off-color limericks concerning strippers and higher mathematics").
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I keep sharing this one with folks in seminary, and they tend to be offended as though this were an off color joke. And yet, it's absolutely wonderful.
Well, it is a bit risque I guess. But it is a FABULOUS limerick. Your fellow seminarians just need to lighten up. Perhaps we should incorporate this into our pastoral candidate interview process, as a sort of test for legalism/prudery (right up there with "discuss your views on smoking" and "discuss your views on the consumption of alcohol" - "discuss your views on vaguely off-color limericks concerning strippers and higher mathematics").
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