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Comment author: Mystfan 12 March 2011 09:43:13PM *  3 points [-]

Wrote this in some free time during class (similar theme to Dorikka's):

When a shiny new theory you're makin'
That's non-obviously mistaken
Nature cares not a bit
How you justify it
If it disagrees with data taken

I figure limericks are good at sticking in someone's head, even if the structure makes you distort your point a little.

Comment author: khafra 13 March 2011 12:12:44AM 2 points [-]

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When a shiny new theory you're makin'
That's non-obviously mistaken
Nature cares not a bit
How you justify it
If it disagrees with data taken

Comment author: [deleted] 17 March 2011 02:27:07AM 0 points [-]

Limericks stick in your head if you actually follow the structure. Do you really see no problem with the syllable stress "How you JUStify IT" or "If it DISagrees WITH data TAken"?

Writing a good limerick is hard. Here's my best attempt, in which I think the rhythm works, but the second rhyme relies on having the correct regional accent:

When you're making a shiny new theory
But find testing hypotheses dreary,
The most clever schemata
Can't replace actual data:
Mother Nature might be somewhat leery.

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