From the Annals of Improbable Research:
2011-04-07 Apes, Lice and Prehistory Competition Apes, lice and prehistory inspire this month's limerick competition. To enter,
compose an original limerick that illuminates the nature of this report:
"Apes, Lice and Prehistory," Robin A. Weiss, Journal of Biology, 2009, 8:20.
<http://jbiol.com/content/8/2/20>
The author, at University College London, reports: "Molecular phylogeny indicates that human pubic lice diverged from gorilla lice
as recently as 3.3 MYA, whereas the chimp and human host lineage split from the
gorilla lineage at least 7 MYA. Thus, it seems clear that humans acquired pubic
lice horizontally, possibly at the time of the Pthirus species' split and probably
directly from gorillas." RULES: Please make sure that:
(1) your rhymes actually do; and
(2) your poem is in
classic, trills-off-the-tongue limerick form. PRIZE: The winning poet will receive (if we manage to send it to the correct
address) a free, and probably lice-free, hi-res PDF issue of the Annals of
Improbable Research. Send your limerick to: APES, LICE AND PREHISTORY LIMERICK COMPETITION c/o <marca@improbable.com>
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