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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Chavs 
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Spring has finally come to the prairies I'm going out to dance with the fairies Reply #22241. May 09 24, 6:56 AM |
Upstart3
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Spring has finally come to the prairies I'm going out to dance with the fairies Trolls tread on my feet Reply #22242. May 09 24, 7:20 AM |
paulmallon
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Spring has finally come to the prairies I'm going out to dance with the fairies Trolls tread on my feet Tinker Bell I will greet Reply #22243. May 09 24, 10:43 AM |
Sandpiper18
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Spring has finally come to the prairies I'm going out to dance with the fairies Trolls tread on my feet Tinker Bell I will greet And I'll sing with magical canaries! Oh, look! The lonesome mole has a new friend! Reply #22244. May 09 24, 9:06 PM |
spottedted
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Oh, look! The lonesome mole has a new friend! Hey says Wolf can you help me find my den Reply #22245. May 10 24, 8:30 AM |
| Upstart3
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Oh, look! The lonesome mole has a new friend! She has no sense of smell, I comprehend Reply #22246. May 10 24, 8:30 AM |
| Upstart3
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Ah we clashed. Scrub mine! Oh, look! The lonesome mole has a new friend! Hey says Wolf can you help me find my den Wolf says no can do Reply #22247. May 10 24, 8:31 AM |
| paulmallon
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Oh, look! The lonesome mole has a new friend! Hey says Wolf can you help me find my den Wolf says no can do I hardly even know you Reply #22248. May 10 24, 12:31 PM |
| Chavs
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Oh, look! The lonesome mole has a new friend! Hey says Wolf can you help me find my den Wolf says no can do I hardly even know you Moles and wolves don't blend This reminds me of Wind in the Willows Reply #22249. May 10 24, 6:09 PM |
| Sandpiper18
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@Chavs: This is just a side comment, which I hope is OK: As soon as I thought of the mole, The Wind in the Willows immediately came to mind. :-) Reply #22250. May 11 24, 10:51 PM |
Gumby1967
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This reminds me of Wind in the Willows A happy time, where ev'ry cloud billows Reply #22251. May 12 24, 1:23 AM |
| Upstart3
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This reminds me of Wind in the Willows A happy time, where ev'ry cloud billows We all know a Toad Reply #22252. May 12 24, 6:37 AM |
| Chavs
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This reminds me of Wind in the Willows A happy time, where ev'ry cloud billows We all know a Toad And Ratty, who rowed Reply #22253. May 12 24, 11:14 AM |
| Chavs
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This reminds me of Wind in the Willows A happy time, where ev'ry cloud billows We all know a Toad And Ratty, who rowed But why were there no armadillos? There once was a quizzer from Kent Reply #22254. May 13 24, 1:54 PM |
| paulmallon
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There once was a quizzer from Kent Who couldn't recall where he went Reply #22255. May 13 24, 3:01 PM |
| Upstart3
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There once was a quizzer from Kent Who couldn't recall where he went He tried to use thread Reply #22256. May 14 24, 3:05 AM |
| paulmallon
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There once was a quizzer from Kent Who couldn't recall where he went He tried to use thread Which he found in his bed Reply #22257. May 14 24, 3:02 PM |
Cymruambyth
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There once was a quizzer from Kent Who couldn't recall where he went He tried to use thread Which he found in his bed But his efforts were wholly misspent. They say that all roads lead to Rome Reply #22258. May 15 24, 6:33 AM |
| Chavs
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They say that all roads lead to Rome Which is fine if Rome is your home Reply #22259. May 15 24, 6:38 AM |
postcards2go
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They say that all roads lead to Rome Which is fine if Rome is your home Don't get lost, if it's not Reply #22260. May 15 24, 12:53 PM |
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