Bring out your limericks!

@JudyEv (381960)
Rockingham, Australia
December 27, 2015 5:30pm CST
I started a discussion about writing a limerick and some wonderful rhyme came oozing out of the woodwork. Eventually they were getting lost in the comments so I thought I'd start a new discussion. According to Your Dictionary.com, 'a limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm'. Many limericks are obscene or lewd and by rights they should be funny. But on MyLot it's great that so many people are having a go and finding out what fun it is to write limericks. @jaboUK and @Koalemos have written limericks for quite some time and now other MyLotters have joined in. Of course, any comment or response is welcome but in case you're wondering about the 'rules' for limericks I thought I'd give the information above. Sometimes a limerick only 'scans' well if read with emphasis on particular syllables. I hope by writing this down Others will now go to town And contribute a rhyme Some will be sublime While others might cause a frown. So come on everyone - let's have 'em!
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
28 Dec 15
When it comes to making a rhyme I am having a very hard time With Janet and Barry I really don't comparee My attempts just may be a crime
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
Now Belle Starr has joined in the game With her bid for Limerick fame With a rhyme that should cause A huge round of applause And is certain to earn her acclaim
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
28 Dec 15
@NewFangled I changed it but since it is compare with the e sound on the end I opted for two ees lol
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
Well done! Some of these are just so clever. I love 'comparry'.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 15
Since you've asked us to contribute, I've decided not to stay mute, If people join in And give us a grin Then others may soon follow suit.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117218)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Dec 15
Thank you @jaboUK I was surprised she didn't bolt when I picked up my camera.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 15
@rebelann Some animals don't like having things pointed at them.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
Well done! And they're all slowly adding their limericks to the pile.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
My talent for Limericks has gone So I found that I could write none But I hate to be beat So I decided to cheat And let my avatar compose this one
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
@jaboUK I see that New Fangled is late He usually jumps in with a spate He may have conceded Thinking he is not needed Or he may just be making us wait
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
28 Dec 15
@Asylum I'm not hanging round here for long To see whether more join the throng, I'm off to my bed To rest my tired head, Perhaps I will dream of you? - Wrong!
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
28 Dec 15
Now Barry's here in masquerade, And this new persona he's made, He's here on a whim But we know it's him, We've seen through his ruse, I'm afraid.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189829)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 15
I think several of you have had some limericks posts here the last few days. Fun to read.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
Glad you've enjoyed them. Perhaps we'll get some more here.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189829)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 15
@JudyEv ....Several have been doing them as their posts.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56180)
• Canada
27 Dec 15
I would but all I know is the one about roses are red and Jack and Jill, and neither of those are original.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
Do you know the one about the pelican whose beak can hold more than his belly can?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
@NewFangled I love the way people get round the 'bad' word problem.
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GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 Dec 15
People who write limericks need an audience like me--one who doesn't!!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
I suppose that's true. Hope we get a few of both on here.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
28 Dec 15
I tried, I could not. I can only say you all are gifted. :)
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
27 Jan 16
@JudyEv ..No..English is not my first language. :(
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Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
27 Jan 16
It helps, Vandana, if you open up a rhyming dictionary like rhymezone.com. I don't take time to count my syllables, maybe one day I will.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
Is English your first language? It could be difficult if it isn't. And I found it very hard at the start too.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117218)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Dec 15
That was a good one ....... @jaboUK can atest that I don't have much talent for this but I do some wicked shutterbuggin.(photography)
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
28 Dec 15
I am no good at that. so here is a stupid answer to your post. i hope that will be ok.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
That is not a stupid answer. I just thought starting a new post would stop some great limericks getting lost.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
28 Dec 15
As I said, it's too hard for a non English speaking to write limericks, counting the syllables in English is confusing. I will not join the limericks group.
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Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
27 Jan 16
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
I can understand that it would be hard for a non-English speaker. And limericks tend to use some funny abbreviations or slang to make the rhyming work.
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Deborah-Diane
@DeborahDiane (40845)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
What fun! I cannot remember the last time I wrote a limerick. I will have to see if I can come up with something. Meanwhile, I am enjoying writing everyone else's!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
They are all so clever. And they seem to be turning them out every few minutes. They do seem to get a bit easier with each one you do. I'll look forward to yours.