Subject: Fun with Limericks
Posted by: moonraker2
Date: Jun 05 15
For the past year or so my team the Scrambled Eggheads have indulged in the lighthearted composition of limericks. One person provides the first line and then other members (first come first served) add one more line until it is complete. The person adding the final line then provides the starter for the next limerick. We thought it might be popular on the FT chat boards.
Anybody not familiar with limericks should note:
"The limerick is well known for its bawdy flare and sexual humor, but beyond that it is a well-structured poem with strict rules of composition"
1.It's a five line poem.
2.Lines 1, 2, & 5 share rhythm and rhyme patterns.
3.Lines 3 & 4 share rhythm and rhyme patterns.
4.Lines 1, 2 and 5 contain 7 to 10 syllables that follow the stress pattern da-DA da-da-DA da-da-DA da.
5.Lines 3 and 4 contain between 5 to 7 syllables each and follow a da-DA da-da-DA da stress pattern.
6.Lines 1, 2 and 5 share an end rhyme.
7.Lines 3 and 4 share an end rhyme.
Here are a few of the most recent ones we've come up with:
Of the Mongols young Genghis was Khan
To create mighty Empire his plan
With looting and pillage
Of blood there was spillage
But beneath it he just loved his Gran
A gardener was bit by a bee
On a spot somewhat North of her knee
It wasn't her nose
Where the bee chose repose
But right where she sits down to pee
As she daintily waltzed on the floor
Resembling the muse Terpsichore
Her eyes were ablaze
Which perhaps was malaise
As she found her dance partner a bore
Posted by: moonraker2
Date: Jun 05 15
For the past year or so my team the Scrambled Eggheads have indulged in the lighthearted composition of limericks. One person provides the first line and then other members (first come first served) add one more line until it is complete. The person adding the final line then provides the starter for the next limerick. We thought it might be popular on the FT chat boards.
Anybody not familiar with limericks should note:
"The limerick is well known for its bawdy flare and sexual humor, but beyond that it is a well-structured poem with strict rules of composition"
1.It's a five line poem.
2.Lines 1, 2, & 5 share rhythm and rhyme patterns.
3.Lines 3 & 4 share rhythm and rhyme patterns.
4.Lines 1, 2 and 5 contain 7 to 10 syllables that follow the stress pattern da-DA da-da-DA da-da-DA da.
5.Lines 3 and 4 contain between 5 to 7 syllables each and follow a da-DA da-da-DA da stress pattern.
6.Lines 1, 2 and 5 share an end rhyme.
7.Lines 3 and 4 share an end rhyme.
Here are a few of the most recent ones we've come up with:
Of the Mongols young Genghis was Khan
To create mighty Empire his plan
With looting and pillage
Of blood there was spillage
But beneath it he just loved his Gran
A gardener was bit by a bee
On a spot somewhat North of her knee
It wasn't her nose
Where the bee chose repose
But right where she sits down to pee
As she daintily waltzed on the floor
Resembling the muse Terpsichore
Her eyes were ablaze
Which perhaps was malaise
As she found her dance partner a bore
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MiraJane 
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The kitten awoke in a fright When something went bump in the night She hissed and she spat When she saw the other cat Reply #161. Jun 12 15, 6:13 PM |
honeybee4
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She yowled and quickly took flight Reply #162. Jun 12 15, 6:49 PM |
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Sorry The kitten awoke in a fright When something went bump in the night She hissed and she spat When she saw the other cat She yowled and quickly took flight Reply #163. Jun 12 15, 7:26 PM |
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There was a young boy named Bobby Reply #164. Jun 12 15, 7:27 PM |
kimbwitchn
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There was a young boy named Bobby Whose knees were incredibly knobby Reply #165. Jun 12 15, 7:46 PM |
Mixamatosis
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There was a young boy named Bobby Whose knees were incredibly knobby He said they're so hard Reply #166. Jun 12 15, 11:13 PM |
Blackdresss
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There was a young boy named Bobby Whose knees were incredibly knobby He said they're so hard When I kneel in the yard Reply #167. Jun 13 15, 1:19 AM |
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(Sidebar! This is hilarious, and I do mean in that really good, fun way! It IS like getting stuck in an elevator, mostly because everyone is so anxious to leap in, things get a bit muddled. It's fun to watch. Mira, I can feel your pain, I honestly can. When I haven't slept in far too many hours, nothing makes sense, but you pulled up magnificently! At this hour of night (or day,) I seem to have the place all to myself. Hmmmm... that may be a variation of my next first line.) Reply #168. Jun 13 15, 1:23 AM |
moonraker2
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There was a young boy named Bobby Whose knees were incredibly knobby He said they're so hard When I kneel in the yard I crack nuts, just as a hobby! ... sorry about the weak end line, but there were few rhyming alternatives :( Reply #169. Jun 13 15, 3:48 AM |
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Charles Darwin a naturalist of note Reply #170. Jun 13 15, 3:55 AM |
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Charles Darwin a naturalist of note Took a trip round the world in a boat Reply #171. Jun 13 15, 5:34 AM |
rossian
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Charles Darwin a naturalist of note Took a trip round the world in a boat To some islands he came Reply #172. Jun 13 15, 12:05 PM |
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Charles Darwin a naturalist of note Took a trip round the world in a boat To some islands he came And there did exclaim Reply #173. Jun 13 15, 1:02 PM |
flopsymopsy
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Charles Darwin a naturalist of note Took a trip round the world in a boat To some islands he came And there did exclaim "All this work and they still want a quote" It's June and the tennis tournament looms Reply #174. Jun 13 15, 3:24 PM |
windrush
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Perhaps this scans better - It's June and the tournament looms Wimbledon's quite out of rooms Reply #175. Jun 13 15, 6:17 PM |
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Sorry gotta finish it It's June and the tournament looms Wimbledon's quite out of rooms But my friend, Lucy White Does the cleaning on site, So I'm sharing her closet with brooms. Reply #176. Jun 13 15, 10:29 PM |
| windrush
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Sorry, Kat just reminded me I have to start a new one- A dotty old lady from Nairne Reply #177. Jun 14 15, 7:37 AM |
| kimbwitchn
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A dotty old lady from Nairne Hid her silver and gems in a cairn Reply #178. Jun 14 15, 8:43 AM |
| kimbwitchn
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A dotty old lady from Nairne Hid her silver and gems in a cairn She'd always been taught To hide things that she'd bought From the time that she was a wee bairn. (Sorry to have to finish this one but the available rhymes are very limited. Alternative last line would be Those lessons are hard to "unlairn.") Reply #179. Jun 14 15, 10:00 AM |
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I bought a new dress for the dance Reply #180. Jun 14 15, 10:01 AM |
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