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Date: 15 Oct 2006 16:44:56
From: W. Watson
Subject: Astro Limerick--Fraknoi
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Some years ago I heard Andrew Fraknoi speak and he recited a limerick that I
had written down once, but can't find. It had to do with an astronaut,
space, and the disappearance of something, I believe. Anyone know what I'm
talking about and knows the limerick?
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"Entropy isn't what it used to be."
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Date: 15 Oct 2006 16:50:33
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: Re: Astro Limerick--Fraknoi
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W. Watson wrote:
> Some years ago I heard Andrew Fraknoi speak and he recited a limerick
> that I
> had written down once, but can't find. It had to do with an astronaut,
> space, and the disappearance of something, I believe. Anyone know what I'm
> talking about and knows the limerick?
>
> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
Does this help?
http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=astronaut
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Date: 16 Oct 2006 01:43:20
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Astro Limerick--Fraknoi
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Sam Wormley wrote:
> W. Watson wrote:
>
>> Some years ago I heard Andrew Fraknoi speak and he recited a limerick
>> that I
>> had written down once, but can't find. It had to do with an astronaut,
>> space, and the disappearance of something, I believe. Anyone know what
>> I'm
>> talking about and knows the limerick?
>>
>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>
>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
>
>
> Does this help?
> http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=astronaut
>
Helpful, but not among the eight there. I'm very sure black hole was part of
the limerick, and possibly the word poof. Searched the above site, but zippo.
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"This spring I knew we had a good bunch of players. When
they won the American League title they became a team."
-- Jim Leyland, Detroit Tiger manager, 2006.
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews >
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Date: 16 Oct 2006 02:08:22
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: Re: Astro Limerick--Fraknoi
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W. Watson wrote:
> Sam Wormley wrote:
>
>> W. Watson wrote:
>>
>>> Some years ago I heard Andrew Fraknoi speak and he recited a limerick
>>> that I
>>> had written down once, but can't find. It had to do with an astronaut,
>>> space, and the disappearance of something, I believe. Anyone know
>>> what I'm
>>> talking about and knows the limerick?
>>>
>>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>>
>>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>
>>
>>
>> Does this help?
>> http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=astronaut
>>
> Helpful, but not among the eight there. I'm very sure black hole was
> part of the limerick, and possibly the word poof. Searched the above
> site, but zippo.
>
>
> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
A black hole - a tremendous creation
Its physics defies imagination
Time and space it can bend
Wow! I can't comprehend
The gravity of this situation
There was a young fellow named Cole
Who ventured too near a black hole.
His dv by dt
Was quite wondrous to see
But now all that's left is his soul.
Light passed a black hole from Nantucket,
Where his pull was so great he would suck it.
He said with a grin,
As he pulled the light in,
"With Hawking radiation, I'll chuck it!"
There was a black hole from Nantucket,
Whose trick was to grab light and suck it.
He sucked so much in,
I scratched at my chin,
Wond'ring where in this stunt he could tuck it.
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Date: 24 Oct 2006 10:32:39
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Astro Limerick--Fraknoi
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Sam Wormley wrote:
> W. Watson wrote:
>
>> Sam Wormley wrote:
>>
>>> W. Watson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some years ago I heard Andrew Fraknoi speak and he recited a
>>>> limerick that I
>>>> had written down once, but can't find. It had to do with an astronaut,
>>>> space, and the disappearance of something, I believe. Anyone know
>>>> what I'm
>>>> talking about and knows the limerick?
>>>>
>>>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>>>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>>>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>>>
>>>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>>>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>>>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does this help?
>>> http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=astronaut
>>>
>> Helpful, but not among the eight there. I'm very sure black hole was
>> part of the limerick, and possibly the word poof. Searched the above
>> site, but zippo.
>>
>>
>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
>
>
> A black hole - a tremendous creation
> Its physics defies imagination
> Time and space it can bend
> Wow! I can't comprehend
> The gravity of this situation
>
>
> There was a young fellow named Cole
> Who ventured too near a black hole.
> His dv by dt
> Was quite wondrous to see
> But now all that's left is his soul.
>
>
>
> Light passed a black hole from Nantucket,
> Where his pull was so great he would suck it.
> He said with a grin,
> As he pulled the light in,
> "With Hawking radiation, I'll chuck it!"
>
> There was a black hole from Nantucket,
> Whose trick was to grab light and suck it.
> He sucked so much in,
> I scratched at my chin,
> Wond'ring where in this stunt he could tuck it.
Back from a multi-day trip.
These are very good, but not the one I recall. It looks like some of these
would be strong contenders to replace it. Interesting that many of the words
run a common thread through the different limericks.
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"This spring I knew we had a good bunch of players. When
they won the American League title they became a team."
-- Jim Leyland, Detroit Tiger manager, 2006.
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews >
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Date: 17 Oct 2006 13:56:32
From: RanDog
Subject: Re: Astro Limerick--Fraknoi
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Drip-feeding more information one small nugget at a time, Wayne Watson
indicated he was still on his Limerick quest:
> Sam Wormley wrote:
>
> > W. Watson wrote:
> >
> >> Some years ago I heard Andrew Fraknoi speak and he recited a limerick
> >> that I
> >> had written down once, but can't find. It had to do with an astronaut,
> >> space, and the disappearance of something, I believe. Anyone know what
> >> I'm
> >> talking about and knows the limerick?
> >>
> >> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> >> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> >> Obz Site: 39=B0 15' 7" N, 121=B0 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
> >
> > Does this help?
> > http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=3Dastronaut
> >
> Helpful, but not among the eight there. I'm very sure black hole was part=
of
> the limerick, and possibly the word poof. Searched the above site, but zi=
ppo.
I can't find what you're looking for either, but Limericks that include
"astronaut", "black hole" and "poof" are easy enough to invent...
The astronaut reached the event
Horizon and - POOF - he was bent
By a squeezing sensation,
"Spaghettification",
When sucked through the black hole's keen vent.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification
Over in the Limericks group where Wayne also posted this query, one
would expect a response more along the lines of...
The astronaut, stiffened with fear,
Was thrust in her final frontier.
Just like a black hole,
Her deep-throating role
Made all she sucked - POOF - disappear.
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Date: 24 Oct 2006 10:36:26
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Astro Limerick--Fraknoi
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RanDog wrote:
> Drip-feeding more information one small nugget at a time, Wayne Watson
> indicated he was still on his Limerick quest:
>
>
>>Sam Wormley wrote:
>>
>>
>>>W. Watson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Some years ago I heard Andrew Fraknoi speak and he recited a limerick
>>>>that I
>>>>had written down once, but can't find. It had to do with an astronaut,
>>>>space, and the disappearance of something, I believe. Anyone know what
>>>>I'm
>>>>talking about and knows the limerick?
>>>>
>>>> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>>>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>>>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>>
>>>Does this help?
>>> http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=astronaut
>>>
>>
>>Helpful, but not among the eight there. I'm very sure black hole was part of
>>the limerick, and possibly the word poof. Searched the above site, but zippo.
>
>
> I can't find what you're looking for either, but Limericks that include
> "astronaut", "black hole" and "poof" are easy enough to invent...
>
> The astronaut reached the event
> Horizon and - POOF - he was bent
> By a squeezing sensation,
> "Spaghettification",
> When sucked through the black hole's keen vent.
>
> Reference:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification
>
> Over in the Limericks group where Wayne also posted this query, one
> would expect a response more along the lines of...
>
> The astronaut, stiffened with fear,
> Was thrust in her final frontier.
> Just like a black hole,
> Her deep-throating role
> Made all she sucked - POOF - disappear.
>
Thanks. These are very good. I wish I could grasp the style of the limerick.
It looks like they'd be fun to construct. I liked the "Spaghettification"
angle.
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"This spring I knew we had a good bunch of players. When
they won the American League title they became a team."
-- Jim Leyland, Detroit Tiger manager, 2006.
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews >
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