This appeared in Science on Dec. 21, 2016. Maybe I'll make a Canadianized and social science appropriate version for next year. If I can find a rhyme for SSHRC...
By Adam Ruben ‘Twas the night before grant deadline, 7:15.‘Twas the night before grant deadline
Dec. 21, 2016 , 12:30 PM
Many creatures were stirring, thanks to caffeine.
The comments accepted, the references done,
In hopes someone might fund my first R01.
I wrote like a showman. My prose was terrific.
My font was New Roman. My aims were specific.
I showed prior data and new innovation—
I even nailed my budget justification.
The footnotes were hung like superscript pendants,
Each at the end of a well-crafted sentence.
I sighed with relief; it had all turned out fine,
And I dreamed of the day when I’d hear the pay line.
I’d labored for months while my spouse gazed with pity:
This would have to influence my tenure committee.
The time and the effort I’d spent really showed.
Now the grant was complete; it was time to upload.