Limerick: The Median
The median's limerick: it feels unseen next to the mean, but at least it's not the mode.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-03-15-limericks-for-mathematicians--limerick-the-median/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
"The median lived by a code: / 'I mustn't grow cross or explode. / I feel kind of unseen / alongside the mean, / but hey, I'm at least not the mode.'"