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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kimbwitchn
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Will Shakespeare they say liked his beer In drinking it he had no peer Reply #41. Jun 07 15, 12:48 PM |
rossian
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Will Shakespeare they say liked his beer Pints, quarts, they would all disappear Reply #42. Jun 07 15, 12:53 PM |
| rossian
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Oops, sorry, didn't realise we'd turned the page. Reply #43. Jun 07 15, 12:54 PM |
| rossian
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Will Shakespeare they say liked his beer In drinking it he had no peer In the Crown or White Hart Reply #44. Jun 07 15, 12:55 PM |
flopsymopsy 
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Will Shakespeare they say liked his beer In drinking it he had no peer In the Crown or White Hart A quick pint he would start Reply #45. Jun 07 15, 1:11 PM |
| kimbwitchn
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Will Shakespeare they say liked his beer In drinking it he had no peer In the Crown or White Hart A quick pint he would start And the barmaids all called him "King Leer!" Reply #46. Jun 07 15, 2:07 PM |
| kimbwitchn
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A wonderful city is Rome Reply #47. Jun 07 15, 2:08 PM |
moonraker2
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A wonderful city is Rome Ideal for the true gastronome Reply #48. Jun 07 15, 2:27 PM |
Mixamatosis
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A wonderful city is Rome Ideal for the true gastronome And splendid old sights Reply #49. Jun 07 15, 3:42 PM |
MiraJane
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A wonderful city is Rome Ideal for the true gastronome And splendid old sights A place for ancient gladiatorial fights Reply #50. Jun 07 15, 5:44 PM |
| flopsymopsy
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A wonderful city is Rome Ideal for the true gastronome And splendid old sights A place for ancient gladiatorial fights Not to mention the odd garden gnome. There was a hill-billy called Joe Reply #51. Jun 07 15, 5:55 PM |
| kimbwitchn
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There was a hill-billy called Joe Who had a huge wart on his toe Reply #52. Jun 07 15, 8:33 PM |
namrewsna
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There was a hill-billy called Joe Who had a huge wart on his toe Drugs nor spells would take it off Reply #53. Jun 07 15, 10:04 PM |
Plodd
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There was a hill-billy called Joe Who had a huge wart on his toe Drugs nor spells would take it off Until he met an English toff Reply #54. Jun 07 15, 10:29 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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There was a hill-billy called Joe Who had a huge wart on his toe Drugs nor spells would take it off Until he met an English toff Who scared it away, don't you know Reply #55. Jun 08 15, 1:18 AM |
Creedy
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A pastor, a master of praying Reply #56. Jun 08 15, 1:38 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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A pastor, a master of praying said "suddenly my hair is greying" Reply #57. Jun 08 15, 1:46 AM |
Blackdresss
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A pastor, a master of praying said "suddenly my hair is greying" He wailed and he wept Reply #58. Jun 08 15, 2:05 AM |
| moonraker2
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A pastor, a master of praying said "suddenly my hair is greying" He wailed and he wept But had to accept Reply #59. Jun 08 15, 2:57 AM |
Mommakat
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A Pastor , a master of praying, Said, "suddenly my hair is graying", He wailed and he wept But had to accept That old age was on its way in. Reply #60. Jun 08 15, 3:44 AM |
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