An Atypical Life

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.