A mathematical contest from the Annals of Improbable Research

This month's lymerick contest from the Annals of Improbable Research is the following:


'A Proof Less Strange is the subject of this month's limerick
competition. To enter, compose an original limerick that
illuminates the nature of this report:

"A Less Strange Version of Milnor's Proof of
Brouwer's Fixed-Point Theorem," C.A. Rogers,
American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 87, no. 7,
August/September 1980, pp. 525-7.
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RULES: Please make sure your rhymes actually do, and that your
poem is in classic, trips-off-the-tongue limerick form.

PRIZE: The winning poet will receive a (if we manage to send it
to the correct address) a free, possibly strange issue of the
Annals of Improbable Research. Send entries (one entry per
entrant) to:

PROOF LESS STRANGE LIMERICK COMPETITION
c/o '



We'll see whether or not I have time to do this. Eventually, I'll also write the lyrics for "88 Lines about 44 Math-men" (perhaps with a different title because I plan to include both male and female mathematicians; I just haven't yet found a catchy title for that yet) to the tune of "88 Lines about 44 Women" by The Nails. This particular parody will take some time to write, so I remain in punt formation for now. But I'll get to it eventually...