23.1618, The Final Round of Limerick Voting Begins!

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-1618. Fri Mar 30 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.1618, The Final Round of Limerick Voting Begins!

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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:49:01
From: LINGUIST List [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Choose Your 2012 Limerick Ultimate Supreme Champion

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Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers,

Prepare yourselves: the time has come for the Final Round of
the Grand 2012 Limerick Competition.

The winners from the first three rounds go head-to-head in 
one last battle, vying for the title of Ultimate Supreme
Limerick Champion.  Who will your vote carry to the top?

http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/limericks.cfm

Our three contenders are: 

1. Graham Shorrocks, Memorial University of Newfoundland

There is a young Linguist List Crew,
That's asking for dollars anew;
So send your donation
Without hesitation,
Be it many dollars or few.

2. Elaine May Smith, Mearns FM, Scotland

We took up this challenge on Pi Day
This circle of linguists then cried, "Hey!
Funds from a Limerick
Makes a fine Gimm(er)ick:
It's St Patrick's Eve there on Friday!"

3. Brenda Boerger, SIL

There once was a linguist that's Sweet,
Who could place London speech within feet.
This philologist told
Of Germanic of old,
But left us before he could tweet.

Head over to the limericks page, pick your favorite, and
cast your ballot:

http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/limericks.cfm

We'd also like to thank everyone who submitted limericks--
we had so many fabulous contenders that we needed to enshrine
them for posterity.  You can see every single limerick
contributed to the contest at the Limerick Museum:

http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/limerick-museum.cfm


And what would a Fund Drive message be without a plea for
donations?  Support the only website in the world which
distributes linguistic limericks:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Yours,
The LINGUIST List Crew





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