The deputies came from as far,
As their stools in the Leinster House bar,
Now the IBRC,
Goes to KPMG,
And at long last we are where we are.

John Moynes

Unless you think you can do better?

Oh yes.

It’s an Anglo debt Prom night/morning ‘rick off.

All Limericks by 11am 1pm.

Update: The winner:

The Oireachtas sat in a panic,
To debate in a manner quite manic.
But, ‘midst all the bitching,
They were merely switching
The deck chairs around the Titanic.

Gary Flood

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Dr Curtis Cooper of the University of Central Missouri has discovered the largest known Mersenne prime number. It has 17,425,170 digits.

Above is a mere snippet of its full glory.

Want to see what it looks like in abbreviated form?

Want to see the whole thing?

Thought not.

dailywhat/arstechnica

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