Limericks

Does anyone here like limericks? In case someone does not know what they are, here is an example:

The best things in life can't be had,
This drives me utterly mad,
But one of the things,
That fills life with a zing,
Is good limmericks when I'm feeling sad.

I was feeling very somber,
Would gladly be a suicide bomber,
Till a limmerick came along,
Made life feel like a song,
I wish it had lasted longer.


-Satchi

As you can see, lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme, while lines 3 and 4 rhyme. They usually are quite funny and sometimes even outrageous. So if any of you is interested in them, please post some nice ones, or if you could write some of your own, that will be even better. (I have written the one above.

So here I go with one of my favourite ones:

There was a young maid from Madras
Who had a magnificent ass;
Not rounded and pink,
As you probably think---
It was grey, had long ears, and ate grass.

 

Re: Limmericks

That is so sweet Saroj. I hope this thread carries on. Great going Saroj. Keep going.


I call to the members of IL
I rave, rant and yell
Please make your contribution
With no fear of retribution
Your limmerick will be taken very well

 

Re: Limmericks

Oh, Lollipop, those were absolutely lovely. Thanks so much.

Here are some more favourites of mine which I had read somewhere:.

There was a faith healer of Deal
Who said, "Although pain is not rea;.
If I sit on a pin
And it punctures my skin,
I dislike what I fancy I feel".

There was a young lady of Lynn
Who was so excessively thin
That when she essayed
To drink lemonade
She slipped through the straw and fell in.

The fattest young lass of Parel
Once slipped and fell into the well
There's no need to cry
Cause the lass didn't die
All the water splashed out when she fell.

There was a young lady of Niger
Who went for a ride on a tiger
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And a smile on the face of the tiger.

There was a young lady of Kent
Who always said just what she meant
People said, "She's a dear-
So unique - so sincere-"
But they shunned her by common consent.

There once was a girl of New York
Whose body was lighter than cork;
She had to be fed
For six weeks upon lead
Before she went for a walk

 

Re: Limmericks

lol lollipop - hey, now that is catchy. Now this is a particularly long one.

There was an Old Man of Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket
His daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man—
And, as for the bucket, Nantucket

Pa followed the pair to Pawtucket
(The man and the girl with the bucket)
And he said to the man,
"You're welcome to Nan,"
But as for the bucket, Pawtucket

Then the pair followed Pa to Manhasset
Where he still held the cash as an asset
And Nan and the man
Stole the money and ran
And as for the bucket, Manhasset

 

Re: Limmericks

thanks rgs - am waiting for yours.