The mis-science of Universeum

Scientists in virtually every field are repeatedly inundated by popular science.

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Eudaemonious

In an attempt to force myself to do some writing, a friend and I started a challenge that we, based on a more or less random word or expression, should create something (not necessarily anything of semi-literary nature, but that’s what’s closest at hand for me) in a short allotted time frame (a couple of days).

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Here are some further limericks

Here, following closely upon a second session of limericking, comes a selection of the highlights of the evening:

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Here are some limericks

Skyman and I recently sat down for some tea, and my eyes happened to fall on Edward Lear’s “The Book of Nonsense,” from which we read several passages. Inspired by this, and instead of sleeping, we produced these:

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