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Re: Limericks #385447 09/07/05 08:46 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 7,723 Semi Transparent Fellow Wanderer Semi Transparent Fellow Wanderer Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 7,723 Just a reminder, limericks are 5 lines long and have the following rhyme scheme: a,a,b,b,a Lines 1,2 and 5 have approximately the same number of syllables, as do lines 3 and 4. Lines 3 and 4 have fewer syllables than lines 1, 2, and 5. Wedding bells did start to ring And the choir began to sing A serenade In heaven made To join the lady and the king. NEXT: Alas my ship is going down

Re: Limericks #385448 09/08/05 03:26 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer Fat Cramer Time Trapper Fat Cramer Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer Alas my ship is going down Along with my life of renown I breathe the sea It seems to me Okay, as my anxieties drown. NEXT: A cockroach has a splendid life Holy Cats of Egypt!

Re: Limericks #385449 09/08/05 03:42 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 86,055 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 86,055 Wouldn't you like to know? A cockroach has a splendid life It scurries about where food is rife But not for very long Soon comes its swan song Because Raid kills it as surely as a knife Next: Three cheers for the cotton candy man The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Limericks #385450 09/08/05 10:06 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Three cheers for the cotton candy man when he got here, the fun began bringing joy to girl & boy And holes to my teeth & dental plan. NEXT: I'm surprized the thread got this far Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Limericks #385451 09/09/05 02:32 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer Fat Cramer Time Trapper Fat Cramer Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer I'm surprised the thread got this far Of course, we like a good har-har And limericks Are not for hicks And we are all well above par. NEXT: A meteor was coming close to Earth Holy Cats of Egypt!

Re: Limericks #385452 09/09/05 02:38 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston A meteor was coming close to Earth Of solutions, there was a dearth We are doomed It can be assumed I will be sad for what it's worth. NEXT: If I had a genie in a bottle Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Limericks #385453 09/12/05 06:41 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies If I had a genie in a bottle I'd use my wishes slowly, not full throttle: Good health for my beagle, And the flight of an eagle For a certain waterbird best known to waddle. Next: As I wait for my tea water to boil... The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Limericks #385454 09/12/05 07:04 AM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,452 Adelaide, Australia legionadventureman Wanderer legionadventureman Wanderer Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,452 Adelaide, Australia As i wait for my tea water to boil I notice quite an amazing sight The milk had churned The biscuits had burned And now day has turned into night NEXT: Fuzzy-Wuzzy was a bear

Re: Limericks #385455 09/12/05 07:45 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Fuzzy-Wuzzy was a bear Had a product called Nair He became a twinkie And just a little kinky He used some even down there. NEXT: I took a trip to Spain Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Limericks #385456 09/12/05 09:26 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 7,723 Semi Transparent Fellow Wanderer Semi Transparent Fellow Wanderer Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 7,723 I took a trip to Spain To see the famous rain That's said by all To often fall Upon that central plain. NEXT: I hope we all can get it right

Re: Limericks #385457 09/13/05 04:06 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer Fat Cramer Time Trapper Fat Cramer Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer I hope we all can get it right Or there may be a great big fight The hot new name Is the Blame Game Life was simpler back with Dwight. NEXT: I wish I had a flying carpet Holy Cats of Egypt!

Re: Limericks #385458 09/13/05 06:09 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston I wish I had a flying carpet So cooler than a Lear jet In the sky Up so high Yet airsick I might get. NEXT: There once was an old maid Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Limericks #385459 09/13/05 11:32 AM Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,611 Washington DC Lad Boy Legionnaire! Lad Boy Legionnaire! Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,611 Washington DC There once was an old maid In China; she sold jade Along the Yangtze making communists angry. Now she works for Kitson and Waid. Next: Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez

Re: Limericks #385460 09/13/05 12:19 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada Tamper Lad Wanderer Tamper Lad Wanderer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez C'etait un soiree pour danser. Mes liasons, c'est les raisons Pours tous les peres enrager. Next: There once was a poet from France.

Re: Limericks #385461 09/13/05 12:33 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston There once was a poet from France Who never got a second glance Then he bought a Mercedes and now all the ladies make with the wooing and romance. NEXT: I am stuck with writer's block Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Limericks #385462 09/13/05 01:10 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,658 NOVA by way of NOIN minesurfer Deputy minesurfer Deputy Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,658 NOVA by way of NOIN I am stuck with writer's block. It's better than a writer's sock. If your groin is itchin. It's no use to be bitchin, You might be stuck with writer's jock. Next: My dear ol' Pappy is proud... Something Filthy!

Re: Limericks #385463 09/14/05 06:40 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston My dear ol' Pappy is proud and says it out loud He went to jail and didn't fail to come out of it unbowed. NEXT I went to the fair on Castro Street Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Limericks #385464 09/14/05 06:59 AM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,452 Adelaide, Australia legionadventureman Wanderer legionadventureman Wanderer Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,452 Adelaide, Australia I went to the fair on Castro Street An incident happened that i cannot repeat Of two Scot gentlemen dancing With kilts flying and prancing Their underwear lying under their feet Next: I lost something of mine

Re: Limericks #385465 09/14/05 06:33 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada Tamper Lad Wanderer Tamper Lad Wanderer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada I lost something of mine. Mike Grell's art was devine on the comic book that my girlfriend took and soaked in cheap red wine NEXT: Thankfully that didn't happen.

Re: Limericks #385466 09/15/05 07:18 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Thankfully that didn't happen It is only a might have been To be fair in a nightmare It would occur over & over again. NEXT: Happen is a hard word to rhyme Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Limericks #385467 09/15/05 10:45 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,658 NOVA by way of NOIN minesurfer Deputy minesurfer Deputy Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,658 NOVA by way of NOIN "Happen" is a hard word to rhyme. Thankfully, "Rhyme" is not that kind. Although "Garage" is tougher, And "Orange" still rougher. Quislet still seams to be rhyming just fine. Next: I'm glad that limerick worked out. Something Filthy!

Re: Limericks #385468 09/15/05 12:11 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,611 Washington DC Lad Boy Legionnaire! Lad Boy Legionnaire! Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,611 Washington DC I'm glad that limerick worked out. Though it's dumb to write poetry about A subject so inane when there's little to gain Except adding one to my post count. NEXT: A limerick writer's favorite haiku

Re: Limericks #385469 09/15/05 01:56 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,658 NOVA by way of NOIN minesurfer Deputy minesurfer Deputy Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,658 NOVA by way of NOIN A limerick writer's favorite haiku, Has seventeen syllables, it's true. Lines of five seven five. Full of Nantuckian Jive, And dirtier than the floor at Apu's. Next: It's the Itchy and Scratchy Show... Something Filthy!

Re: Limericks #385470 09/15/05 10:14 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies It's the Itchy and Scratchy Show: Not the one Bart and Lisa know. This one, on the contrary, Is a documen-tary On the bite of the mosquito. Next: He stood there bouncing his pecs... The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Limericks #385471 09/16/05 03:31 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer Fat Cramer Time Trapper Fat Cramer Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,863 Café Cramer He stood there bouncing his pecs She rolled her eyes and thought "What's next?" The first date She wasn't irate Just thought that she should drink more Becks. NEXT: If kids would eat their broccoli Holy Cats of Egypt!