The Ring-O Pool Table
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The billiard sharp who any one catches
His doom's extremely hard —
He's made to dwell —
In a dungeon cell
On a spot that's always barred
And there he plays extravagant matches
In fitless finger-stalls
On a cloth untrue
With a twisted cue
And elliptical billiard balls!
(Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado, but I suspect most of you know that already. And if not, you're in for a treat - it pretends to be racist but it actually sends up 19th century England and pulls very few punches.)
Also, shout out to Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KHCuXN2F3I&pp=ygUfZWxsaXB0aWNhbCBiaWxsaWFyZCBudW1iZXJwaGlsZQ%3D%3D
His doom's extremely hard —
He's made to dwell —
In a dungeon cell
On a spot that's always barred
And there he plays extravagant matches
In fitless finger-stalls
On a cloth untrue
With a twisted cue
And elliptical billiard balls!
(Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado, but I suspect most of you know that already. And if not, you're in for a treat - it pretends to be racist but it actually sends up 19th century England and pulls very few punches.)
Also, shout out to Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KHCuXN2F3I&pp=ygUfZWxsaXB0aWNhbCBiaWxsaWFyZCBudW1iZXJwaGlsZQ%3D%3D
Posted by Richard Bos on 10/19/24 at 06:25 PM
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