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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moonraker2 
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LOL at kimbwitchn and flopsy with their limericks! Brilliant. Did you want to start the next one Despair? Reply #21. Jun 07 15, 3:54 AM |
MiraJane
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Let us all pull up a chair As await for Despair To think up a rhyme We've all got the time To write a limerick, I wouldn't dare Reply #22. Jun 07 15, 6:34 AM |
Mixamatosis
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I will try to think up a Limerick. Another good game is suggesting appropriate brand names - for instance an appropriate brand name for suppositories could be "Innuendo" (which has a double meaning, and provides a good hint about where to put them). Reply #23. Jun 07 15, 6:44 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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This is the best I can come up with in the short term. The right way to write rhyme is hard If you're not already a bard I'm wracking my brains t'il nearly insane to find one I need not discard Reply #24. Jun 07 15, 7:04 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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On reflection I'd change the first line to "To write rhyme the right way is hard". It seems more grammatical. Reply #25. Jun 07 15, 7:07 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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And "brains" should be "brain". Lol, I should have reflected more before submission. It now reads: To write rhyme the right way is hard If you're not already a bard I'm wracking my brain t'il nearly insane to find one I need not discard Reply #26. Jun 07 15, 7:12 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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There was a keen quizzer called Liz Who got in a bit of a tizz She wanted to win But had to give in When badly in need of a whiz Reply #27. Jun 07 15, 7:30 AM |
flopsymopsy
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Actually, the point of this thread is for different players to write one line at a time, not for one person to write a whole limerick... I despair of Despair so: There once was a lovely young rabbit Reply #28. Jun 07 15, 7:33 AM |
| MiraJane
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There once was a lovely young rabbit Who saw a duck and decided to grab it Reply #29. Jun 07 15, 8:02 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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The duck went quack quack Reply #30. Jun 07 15, 10:19 AM |
honeybee4
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There once was a lovely young rabbit Who saw a duck and decided to grab it The duck went quack Let go of my back Reply #31. Jun 07 15, 10:23 AM |
kimbwitchn
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There once was a lovely young rabbit Who saw a duck and decided to grab it The duck went quack quack Let go of my back Duck grabbing's a very bad habit! Reply #32. Jun 07 15, 10:48 AM |
| kimbwitchn
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New start: American Pharoah's a horse Reply #33. Jun 07 15, 10:49 AM |
| MiraJane
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All I can thin of is ... Like Mr. Ed of course, of course. Please don't use that line! Reply #34. Jun 07 15, 10:56 AM |
| MiraJane
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American Pharoah's a horse Who ran a mighty racecourse Reply #35. Jun 07 15, 10:57 AM |
| moonraker2
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American Pharoah's a horse Who ran a mighty racecourse Triple Crown was gained Reply #36. Jun 07 15, 11:07 AM |
Plodd
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American Pharoah's a horse Who ran a mighty racecourse Triple Crown was gained But then his leg he sprained Reply #37. Jun 07 15, 11:25 AM |
| moonraker2
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American Pharoah's a horse Who ran a mighty racecourse Triple Crown was gained But then his leg he sprained Now the owner's full of remorse! Sorry about the weak ending, but not many choices available ;) Reply #38. Jun 07 15, 12:07 PM |
| moonraker2
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Will Shakespeare they say liked his beer Reply #39. Jun 07 15, 12:09 PM |
| kimbwitchn
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I have been sitting on my hands to let others add to American Pharoah's limerick but if I don't type out my version I'll NEVER get it out of my head!! American Pharoah's a horse Who ran a mighty racecourse "I was told he would win," Jockey said with a grin "The horse's mouth was the source!" Reply #40. Jun 07 15, 12:20 PM |
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