| corbicula, corbiculae, spicula, spiculae by equinox (Limerick #47450) Quote Me! | Fumed a bee with a flap of its wing,
"We can't gather up pollen or sting!
Something's clogged our corbiculae,
Soddened our spiculae:
Rain is a terrible thing!" | In bees, the corbicula is the pollen basket on each hind leg, and the spicula is the stinger. |
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| behaviour, behavior by Roger Dunn (Limerick #47449) Quote Me! | My behaviour I know contains flaws:
An eccentric I'm called, and it gnaws
At my shrinking self-worth,
Aggravated by mirth,
Ill concealed by those partly the cause. |
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| Ali, Muhammad by Roger Dunn (Limerick #47448) Quote Me! | Once Muhammad Ali was the king
Of the canvassed-floored, four-cornered ring.
He stabbed bee-like stings
On a butterfly's wings.
Gum-shield in! Seconds out! Ting-a-ling! | Muhammad Ali (b.1942), originally called Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., added poetic punch to his pugilistic repertoire and among other things promised to "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" before felling his opponents. A gum shield is a protective device, placed in the mouth, which protects the fleshy tissue covering a boxer's jawbones. "Seconds out!" is the signal for the boxer's aides to leave the ring and the ting-a-ling is the sound of the bell announcing the commencement of the next boxing round. |
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| contact angle by PGS (Limerick #47447) Quote Me! | With droplets first sparingly spangle
A panel, then warily wrangle
It…so. Now you'll view—
Looking parallel to
The plane surface—a drop's contact angle! | Contact angles are measured between the solid wall and the tangent to the drop surface in the contact line (or in the contact point in the parallel projection) where solid, liquid, and gas meet. They depend on the properties of the three phases: Small angles, close to 0°, show that the solid is easily wettable by the liquid. Large angles, up to nearly 180°, show that the solid isn't wetted by the liquid. Small droplets in such a case keep their near-spherical shape and roll easily over the surface. |
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| crema by Jacqui Brown (Limerick #47446) Quote Me! | That new Java Joint just down the street
Is the place where my friends and I meet.
If you go, ask for Emma.
Her espresso with crema
Leaves a mustache that cannot be beat! | (KREM-muh) The most distinguishing characteristic of a shot of espresso is its "crema," a reddish-brown foam that floats on the surface and is composed of vegetable oils, proteins and sugars. No espresso drinker worth his beans would actually waste the crema by depositing it on his upper lip. |
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| car door by Jacqui Brown (Limerick #47445) Quote Me! | Jaguar Roadsters? My own Holy Grail.
Daddy bought one; he got it on sale.
Near his car door I'd linger,
But it slammed on my finger.
I'm afraid it'll cost me a nail. |
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| cumbersome by Jacqui Brown (Limerick #47444) Quote Me! | To heft all this school stuff is cumbersome,
And Daddy will struggle and lumber some
Unusual things
That his dear daughter brings.
When he reaches the dorm, Dad will slumber some. | College Move-in Day: Do you really need a computer, a TV, a microwave, and all these clothes for just a couple of months? And didn't you say you were coming home next weekend? And why did you have to room on the top floor? |
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| concussed, concuss by Len Farano (Limerick #47443) Quote Me! | Two hydrogen atoms, concussed:
One's electron was lost; they discussed—
"My friend, are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm positive! You're
Now the headbanger here who's nonplussed." |
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| car rental by Len Farano (Limerick #47442) Quote Me! | "Jumbo olives turn out to be small,
While the short cup at Starbucks is tall.
And those car rental deals
Drive me mental," he squeals,
"'Cause the mid-size ain't mid-sized at all." |
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| bugeye, bug-eyed by birdbarf (Limerick #47441) Quote Me! | A bugeye's a flat-bottomed boat;
On the Chesapeake Bay, one's afloat.
The crew's in bikinis,
And sipping martinis!
It's sure that I'm bug-eyed, I'll note. | A bugeye is a small boat often used by Chesapeake Bay oystermen.
(Note: the author does not normally fantasize about bikini-clad oystermen.) |
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