Wordle Limericks for the Month of July

1474 INCUR – 2 July 2025

1

Elon is a genius and entrepreneur
Who much unwanted aggravation did incur
When he led DOGE*
His income did erode
Was his cost cutting really de jure*

2

Einstein’s first wife Mileva Marić*
Was a bit enigmatic
She did all his math
So not to incur his wrath
Assigning her due credit proved problematic

3

She had lovely long golden blond hair
With her I hoped to have an affair
When her attention I solicited
She was disinterested
All I saw was a blank incurious stare
(She never even bothered to glare)

4

The news was completely unendurable
My loathed disease was hopelessly incurable
My enormous hemorrhoids
Won’t respond to steroids
My agony will be quite unbearable
(Will I soon become uninsurable)

5

I was invited to dinner by Jane
Which turned out to be quite a shame
When her dog farted
I quickly departed
For I incurred the undeserved blame

*(1) The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is an initiative by the second Trump administration whose stated objective is to modernize information technology, maximize productivity, and cut excess regulations and spending. It emerged from discussions between Donald Trump (b. 1946) and Elon Musk (b. 1971) in 2024 and was established by executive order on January 20, 2025. Musk headed DOGE for 3 months.
*(1) “De-jure” is a Latin term meaning “by law” or “by right”. It refers to something that is legally recognized or formally established, often in contrast to what exists in practice (de-facto). In legal and political contexts, it highlights the formal or official status of a situation, even if it differs from reality.

*(2) Mileva Marić (1875-1948) was a Serbian physicist and mathematician. One of her colleagues at the Zürich Swiss Federal Polytechnic was her future husband Albert Einstein, to whose early work Maricć is thought to have contributed (in particular his important annus mirabilis papers). The degree of her contribution is uncertain and debated, however many authorities believe her contributions were significant. She never was listed as a co-author or given acknowledgement by Einstein when he published his important 1905 papers.