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Inter Gravissimus, a Papal Bull

a riddle in verse

   What is the number of years
   Israel roamed the wilderness
   if we divide it by ten?

   What is the number of ears
   on a frog duo warbling so loudly
   your head is starting to spin?

   What is the number of gears
   on an average-size semitruck
   minus half of a dozen?

   What is the number of beers
   found in a guzzler’s six pack 
   if two of them are missin’?

Riddled number whether in Rome or right here
tells us how often we celebrate Leap Year.
The Gregorian calendar makes it quite clear.
Pope Gregory XIII made ten days disappear.

February 10, 2020

Juliet Ligon's contest:  What's in a Number?

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Jan Allison Date: 2/29/2020 7:41:00 PM you made me smile with your creative ways to get the number four especially the beers one lol, many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 3/1/2020 1:27:00 PM Thanks, Jan, I enjoyed the write and welcome your smile and comment.

Juliet Ligon Date: 2/29/2020 7:16:00 PM Congratulations on your placement in my "What's In A Number" contest! Creative ideas and rhyme scheme. I hear a redneck accent. I like how you made this into a riddle. Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 3/1/2020 1:31:00 PM Thank you, Juliet, my elegant Latin title didn’t fool you one bit. Straight from KY hills transplanted across the Ohio to Hoosierland. Appreciate the placement.