I have been challenged to write 2 limericks, one including the word “Orleans.” Here goes!
By the river known as Mississippi,
Two old codgers confronted a hippie.
“For a peek in your jeans,
We will show New Orleans
Just how loud two old men can shout ‘Yippie!'”
Notes: Though “New Orleans” is usually pronounced more like “Nawlins,” it’s perfectly acceptable to use the “Northern” pronunciation in song and verse — just ask Louis Armstrong.
Lobachevsky looked down from the sky,
And exclaimed “Обалдеть! Woe is I!
For the roots of equations,
Dandelin gets elations,
But will I steal the fame from Bolyai?
Notes: See the links, it’s a math limerick. Yeah, I’m a total geek.