The Origins of TRIGONOMETRY (LS)

WORDPLAY post #99, A concoction to honour Robbie Burns Day
LIMERICK VERSE:  The corresponding poem by Giorgio Coniglio was originally web-published  at the OEDILF website 
'LS' = Limerick Saga. On this blog, we will be using this abbreviation to designate poems whose verses, each in limerick form (5-line AABBA stanzas), number three or more.  These lengthier poetic endeavours give more room for the development of relevant details, and the inclusion of further elements of plot and character, when compared with the single-verse form. Readers are asked to note that for a limerick writer, 15 lines of poetry seems like a lot. 
  The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form is an online humor dictionary that has accumulated over 105,000 carefully edited single-stanza poems, including three hundred or so by Giorgio.  In general, OEDILF is not terribly keen on the submission of multiverse limericks, but Giorgio seems to be trying to corner the market on this particular poetic modality. 

SONGLINK: Another song (to the tune of "Auld Lang Sine") about Simon Lang and his trigonometric adventures in later life can be found on an earlier blogpost on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE". 

*  The mathematical expression in the second line of the fourth verse should

 be read as "sine-over-cos", cos being the mathematical abbreviation for cosine. The mathematical abbreviation for tangent is tan.

SINGABLE VERSION -double click on thumbnails to enlarge.

Tremendous Thrice-Monthly WORDPLAY Jan '18 #3

WORDPLAY post #98
Periodic postings of palindromes, Scramble-Town Maps (creative cartography), binomial phrases, verse, etc.

SONGLINK:  For those readers who like poetry set to music: You can find lots of singable limerick-medleys and other spoofs on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE", such as this recent post. 
Also for fun, check out this collection: "USING GREEK WORDS"

HOT LINKS to collections of Classic/Goofy Palindromes #1,#2,#3

HOT LINK: See the entire collection of Magical Palindromes

HOT LINKS: Review the entire collection of IMAGINARY NAMES for 
    ATLANTIC CANADA, and for WESTERN CANADA.

HOT LINK to NEW WORLD PALINDROMES - complete series

#1. Star? Come, Don. No Democrats.   Ed, the Derailed Liar

#2. Harass selfless Sarah.   Ed, the Derailed Liar   

#3. No, worse. Panders to idiots, rednapes. Row on. Ed

#4. I made lie veiled, ami.      Pedro, the Goofy ‘Dromer   

#5. Name man's name man.   Sarah  

#6. “Sex afar”, Ira faxes.      Don’s Ho

#7. Sex at my gym taxes.     Don’s Ho

Enthralling Thrice-Monthly WORDPLAY Jan '18 #2

WORDPLAY post #97

Periodic postings of palindromes, Scramble-Town Maps (creative cartography), binomial phrases, verse, etc. 

SONGLINK: For those readers who like poetry set to music: You can find lots of singable limerick-medleys and other spoofs on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE", such as this recent post. 

HOT LINKS: Review the entire collection of IMAGINARY NAMES for 
    ATLANTIC CANADA, and for WESTERN CANADA.  

HOT LINKS to collections of Classic/Goofy Palindromes #1,#2,#3

HOT LINK: See the entire collection of Magical Palindromes

#1. I man, am regal – a lager-man am I. Ed, the Derailed Liar

#2.Nemo, we revere women. Ed, the Derailed Liar

#3a. Nemo; women.      b. Nema; men.

     c. Nem’ – ac/dc - Amen.          Pedro, the Goofy 'Dromer

#3. Not New York, Roy went on.       Ed, the Derailed Liar

#4. Alas, Ramón. No marsala.

 #5a. No lemon. No melon.

     b. Lemon? No, Mel.               Melonia

#6a. No lemon in “O, melon.”

     b. No melon in “O, lemon.”   Melonia

7. Émil, asleep, peels a lime.    Melonia

Unthrottled Thrice-Monthly WORDPLAY Jan '18 #1: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018

WORDPLAY post #96
Periodic postings of palindromes, Scramble-Town Maps (creative cartography), binomial phrases, limericks, etc. 

SONGLINK: On our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE (formerly giorgio's ukable parodies)", you can find the seasonal song "Auld Lang's Sine", dealing with the Scottish inventor of trigonometry. 

HOT LINKS to collections of Classic/Goofy Palindromes #1,#2,#3

HOT LINK: See the entire collection of Magical Palindromes

HOT LINK to the Anagram Sister Cities Initiative - complete collection

HOT LINK to NEW WORLD PALINDROMES - complete series

#1. Deliver evil, Ed.            Sarah Palindrome

#2. Nary a demand named ‘ayran’ [Ayran is a popular Turkish yogurt-base drink].                                                                          Sarah Palindrome

#3. Satire? Veritas.    Sarah

#4. Kind, under-referred nudnik.  Pedro, the Goofy 'Dromer

#5. Sex-elf flexes.           Don’s Ho

#6. Flee radon, no-dare elf.   Ed, the Derailed Liar

#7. If I were wifi …         Sarah Palindrome