When the sun is replaced in the sky by the moon,And 12 hours have passed since it was noon,It is starting to get late,Wouldn’t it be great,If we could just see that otter arrive soon.
Whatever the political persuasion it is good to have a strong opposition party. To celebrate the new labour party leader I decided against a painted plate and opted for limerick instead…
So its the Milliband who is known as Ed,
Who is now UK’s most senior red,
As he tries to avoid schism
Within british socialism
Lets hope that his party’s well led
Since some of the things I learnt this week are in a pub quiz on the following Tuesday I have had to change the date of posting them. Also there is only 4 more days to go till this months dancing animal (which is rumoured to be an otter) needs to be posted otherwise that resolution will fail…
These ants will steadily through tunnels go,
Hoping they dont reach their destination too slow
They would go faster but,
They find that the minimum cut,
Matches their maximum possible flow.
~
Ants flowing towards their sweet reward.
These spikey animals seem exceedingly cheery,
As they run distances that would make you weary,
But they would think it would be nice,
Not to cross a bridge twice,
But they have not yet studied much graph theory.
~
The Hedgehogs of Königsberg for fun try to run over each bridge once and once only while they are out jogging.
I learnt that Aristophanes and that he wrote a play called “The Birds” but more excitingly invented the phrase “Cloud Cuckoo Land”
Tuesday
I came across the name parallelepipedfor the first time, I am amazed I have not come across it earlier…
Wednesday
I found out there is a Zilna in South Africa, so best to type Zilina correctly if you are trying to google the place in Slovakia…
Thursday
There is a Buckminster Fuller Institute. Not sure exactly what they do but they do seem to be the authority on the Worlds largest Geodesic Dome which they say is Fantasy Entertainment Complex: Kyosho Isle Japan, 710 ft (216 m).
Friday
Universal studios in Singapore has the tallest duelling roller coasters in the world (at this time 17th September 20110).
Saturday
When a team has a free hit in cricket the field has to stay the same (or at least it does in the pro40 tournament).
Sunday
There are 22 000 members of the MCC worldwide. (18 000 are entitled to watch every match at Lords).
In the twenty 20 cup Somerset came second,
And in the County Championship they also came second,
Then to great applause
They made the final at Lords
And there in the pro40 cup Somerset came second.
~
Gareth the Hamster left hand batsman and leg-spinner
I find mediums, alternative medicine, general pagan beliefs both tedious but also a sort of tax on the gullible…
There was a young charlatan from Chepstow,
Who would con people wherever they’d go,
They claimed to be a medium,
Which is fake and such tedium,
And con gullible people at their show.
Local news mentioned the Severn Bore,
A thing I assumed might make me snore,
But then I saw it was a wave,
Which was surfed by the brave,
Then I was interested in finding out more.
The temperature has dropped and at night you might shiver,
As you search frantically by the river,
Where on earth can he be?
This otter will we see?
The excitement’s making me start to quiver.
~ Playing hide and seek with an otter.
