tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430179998285296495.post8402808699308851488..comments2023-03-18T10:06:38.551+00:00Comments on Limerixkcd: Classic comic 276 - Fixed widthEdward "Limerick" Learhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647510213171030156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430179998285296495.post-48448310488824020022011-01-05T10:12:53.493+00:002011-01-05T10:12:53.493+00:00I am from England. I think a lot of the early lime...I am from England. I think a lot of the early limericks were written using the place name as the original stimulus, but now it's the other way round and I have the devil of a time trying to hunt down places that rhyme with all the XKCD ideas.<br /><br />Funnily enough, I've found some fixed-width limericks at http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=18039. I don't think I'm enough of a smarty pants to make one myself though, and besides this site uses the wrong font for them to work.Edward "Limerick" Learhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647510213171030156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430179998285296495.post-22061995377752525162011-01-04T23:03:36.782+00:002011-01-04T23:03:36.782+00:00Where are you from? Your limericks refer to quinte...Where are you from? Your limericks refer to quintessentially European places. It's rather pleasing.<br /><br />No luck with the fixed-width challenge - I can't see how to stretch the third and fourth lines out long enough while not screwing up the metre.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.com