As I write this, the TV is on in the corner of the room. The show is a celebrity charity special of Mastermind. Well, I say celebrity but I don't recognize either of the two alleged celebrities sitting trying to answer questions. The only reason that I mention it is that the last question was this.
In a limerick which lines rhyme?
a) one and three
b) two and three
c) three and four
d) four and five
I couldn't imagine anyone not knowing this, and was astonished when they started to get into a discussion of how many lines a limerick has. They decided to ask the audience. Ah, I thought, now they'll see just how dumb they are - everybody will know this. To my genuine astonishment the audience, while getting the answer right only did so with just over thirty percent. Two thirds of the audience got it wrong. I know poetry isn't popular nowadays but surely more people than that know what a limerick is, don't they?
In a limerick which lines rhyme?
a) one and three
b) two and three
c) three and four
d) four and five
I couldn't imagine anyone not knowing this, and was astonished when they started to get into a discussion of how many lines a limerick has. They decided to ask the audience. Ah, I thought, now they'll see just how dumb they are - everybody will know this. To my genuine astonishment the audience, while getting the answer right only did so with just over thirty percent. Two thirds of the audience got it wrong. I know poetry isn't popular nowadays but surely more people than that know what a limerick is, don't they?
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