Dino Day Limerick Competition!

Let me admit something about myself: I love limericks. I love writing them, I love reading them. And guess what else I love: dinosaurs! And since everyone at the Burke is in full-on excited mode for Dino Day this Saturday, this afternoon I decided to pose a challenge to my fellow Burke Bloggers. “Write me your best Dino Day limerick,” I said.

Then we decided to ramp up the competition and see who could take the best picture with our informal Burke mascot, Tyno Rex.  So readers, tell us: who wrote the best limerick? Who took the best picture? Give us your answers in the poll below.* And please, if you love limericks as much as I do, write one for me and post it in the comments.

Contestant #1: Julia Swan

This Saturday, don’t sit around being a bore,

Come to the Burke to see a real dinosaur!

Whether you fancy your dinos big or small

Our Dino Day event will have it all

From T Rex teeth to a full Stegosaur

Contestant #2: Karin Moughamer (guest blogger!)

This Saturday visit the Burke
Where paleontologists will showcase their work
Take a fossil journey through Antarctica, Patagonia and Wyoming
And learn about the dinosaurs that went roaming
Your kids (and you) are sure to go berserk!

 














Contestant # 3: Andrea Barber

Large teeth, sharp claws and small limbs

Dinosaurs were more than just a whim

So I’ll find my way

To the Burke’s Dino Day

And see dinos that could run, fly and swim!

 



Contestant #4: Samantha Porter 
(with a slight breach of the rules, she submitted her best dino haikus)

Dinosaur fossils
It’s paleo’s biggest day
Fun is not extinct

Sometimes there’s free cake
Fossils, wombats, Dinosaurs
I so love my job

Haikus are my friend
Julia’s talent: limericks
Sam: jealous of that

Who wrote the best limerick?

• Julia
• Karin
• Andrea
• Sam

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Who took the best picture with Tyno Rex?

• Julia
• Karin
• Andrea
• Sam

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And of course, don't forget to come to Dino Day this Saturday! 

* Update: as of 3/8, Sam is the clear winner of the photo contest and while she has the most votes for best limerick, she actually wrote haikus, so I'm awarding best limerick to the runner up, Andrea

Posted by: Julia Swan

Friday Limerick!

Posted by: Julia Swan, Communications

Tomorrow, the Burke opens a new exhibition called A-Y-P: Indigenous Voices Reply as part of a city-wide commemoration of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition centennial. On Limerick Friday, I honor this new exhibit with a rhyme:

If you’re curious about AYPE
There’s a new Burke exhibit you should see
It’s called Indigenous Voices Reply
On Saturday, feel free to stop by
For the Opening Day jamboree!

Come join the festivities tomorrow (Saturday) from 10 am - 4 pm.

Limerick of the day!

It's Friday! That means it's time for a limerick to kick start the long weekend. Enjoy!

Moka Joe is sure to please
With samples of coffee to put you at ease
Beans of fair trade and organically grown
Are sure to delight your funny bone
Your taste buds their coffee will tease

Visit the Burke from 11 am - 2 pm this Saturday to sample select coffees from Moka Joe.

Limerick of the day!

Posted by: Karin Hoffman, Communications

Ok, now it's my turn. Julia has inspired me to try writing a limerick (the first in probably 15 years). Here's one I wrote about this weekend's University Street Fair.

Hot dogs, cotton candy, and elephant ears
The University Street Fair is sure to get lots of cheers
To learn about the Alaska-Yukon Exposition
Seek out the City, MOHAI, and the Burke's position
On 42nd street is where you will find souvenirs.

Stop by and say hi! 10 am - 5 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Limerick of the day!

Posted by: Julia Swan, Communications

Sometimes, on a dreary Friday afternoon, you just need to write a limerick:

This is one I wrote about the Burke:

To see real dino bones on display
To the NW corner of campus, make your way
It’s the Burke, and it’s free
With your UW ID
And it’s open ‘till 5 every day

What limericks will you write?