Prolific and eccentric mathematician Paul Erdős liked to joke about senility and death. He once remarked that there are three steps in the loss of
Triolet
I wish I were a jelly fishThat cannot fall downstairs:Of all the things I wish to wishI wish I were a jelly fishThat hasn’t any
Questions for Questions
One time, when Harold Pinter finished performing is play The Birthday Party, an audience member gave him the following note: Can you tell me the
Quite an Interesting Review
In the July 1916 issue of Mathematical Gazette, I found this somewhat interesting extract from a review (which was unpublished) about an unnamed book: There is much
Sheridan’s Critique Template
Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan has a convenient template for responding to all the new publications that were constantly sent to him: Dear sir, I
An Ingenious Marble Adding Machine
From time to time, I would find something truly remarkable on the web and the following is a good example: Matthias Wandel was able to
