The Limerick Thread

[SkinnyGreenMan]

Anyone know what a limerick is? They're pretty fun to come up with. Its pretty hard to explain, but I'll give a few examples. If you know what they are, post some of your own. If you don't know, watch and when you think you know how to make one post it.

You'll notice that line 1, 2, and 5 rhyme, and lines 3 and 4 also rhyme.

I opened the window one day,
But found that it just wouldn't stay.
I made it my mission,
To go to the kitchen,
And call up my handyman Ray

There once was an irishman finnagin,
Who walked out the door and came in again.
He went in then went out,
Went round and about.
This irishman's name is now spinnagin.

[Dragondrake]

I don't care for limericks, but I don't think anything should die so fast as my haiku thread. Here ya' go...wait, I need to make one up first..................................................okay.

I owned a rubber duck for some time,
But I sold him to earn me a dime.
The mad duck came back,
He gave a loud "quack,"
And told me that "slavery's a crime."

I once new a man from New Zealand,
He owned much estate and some treeland,
He bought me a car
He golfs under par
Have you ever known a man to be so grand?

Ouch, I'm really bad at this. You might all need some time to recover from those...

[The Deecho]

Hmmmm...

There once was a rider from Camelot
Who jousted and fell in the sand a lot
He won himself fame
Now we all know his name
This Arthurian man known as Lancelot.


Lol.

[NightStarFairy]

Lol, good one Laura.

There once was a fellow named Jello
He sat on a tack named Yellow
Yellow poked Jello, and Jello jumped high
And that was the end of poor Jello.

meh....

[Dragondrake]

Right now I am sitting in class,
With a headache banging like brass.
My head is all swimming,
My sight is now dimming,
Any minute now out will I pass.

[NightStarFairy]

When I was little,
The grass was brittle,
and it was no fun to play.
Then one day,
When I grew up.
The brittle grass was no more.

That doesn't work exactaly I think.

[The Deecho]

A long time ago I was young,
Flighty and always high-strung
Now I can't walk
But at least I can talk
I've resolved to take pride in my tongue.



Ok, well, this is a modification I'm adding about two or three days after the limerick I just posted, because I came back to post another limerick and - no one else had posted, so naturally I didn't want to double post bla bla bla bla you get the idea. (I didn't even need to say anything, did I, except I guess my point is SINCE NO ONE POSTED AFTER ME, OBVIOUSLY ENOUGH PEOPLE AREN'T COMING AROUND, SO WE NEED MORE!!! WE NEED MORE!!!!!! (chant with me, guys) WE NEED MORE!!! MOOOORRREEEE!!!!!

Anyway.

I came up with another limerick!!!!! That is the more minor point of this modification. Hehehe, I just love it:

"I sail with a crew that's quite daft
When I say Starboard or Stern they think aft
They made my boat tip,
And down went my ship
Now we sail for shore on a raft"! ;D (or more fittingly, for a sailor/pirate/bucaneer/etc.: )

[Dragondrake]

We need more? But I'm awful at this...okay...

There once was a crayon from Dallas,
Who wore his wrap, rayon, with malice.
But soon he got dull,
The wrap was still full,
And off came his bright yellow challis.

(Yeah, that was sorta weird, but amazingly it made sense, and I only spent one minute on it. Therefore, being on a roll, I must continue.)

I'm going to college so soon,
But I heard there will be a monsoon.
My plane gets delayed,
The Canaanites raid,
And the cow jumps over the moon.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist. I stopped thinking about midway on that limerick. Must...focus...)

I wish that I had a thesaurus,
'Cuz then I could rhyme with thesaurus.
You laugh at my joke,
You call me a bloke,
For I still can't rhyme with thesaurus.

I think I drank way too much eggnog,
I saw a blue hat on a balrog.
Although he was dead,
A note on him said.
'Gandalf the Grey's former dog.'

Larry, Curly, and Moe,
were fighting a bunch on this show.
They poked at their eyes,
Boy, they're dumb guys,
And yet still their audience grows.

There once was a tree house in Scotland,
But old was the wood and so rotten.
One windy day,
The house fell away
And now they make houses of cotton.

One time I had twenty-four dollars,
I spent it on brand new pet collars.
For fun I tried on one.
Once stuck, it was not fun.
I now know my dog's neck is smaller.

(And with that last one, I realize my brain is molding to mush. Thanks for reading!)

[egyptiankiwi]

We once had alot of rain showers,
that filled up my yard with bright flowers
they bloomed and they bloomed
and so i asumed
that water has many great powers.


We honeymooned across the Atlantic
When a storm hit, i admit i was frantic
We tossed and we turned
'till my stomach was churned
Besides that, though, the trip was romantic.

(Hehe i love this next one)


Long ago i worked for the news
but i decided i'd rather make shoes
so i started to tinker,
invented the sneaker,
and now everywhere sneakers are used.

Wasn't that one awesome? lol

[Iornor]

Nice one ;D

I once told a tale of Old Smokey
That he started floating
Up, up and away
Will he come back some day?
And that is the tale of Old Smokey

Could only think of one at the time and very bad one

[NightStarFairy]

Once upon a time,
In a land called Lime,
There lived a two.
Now this two,
Met a shoe,
and they did know what to do.

That was really dumb, lol. Yours are good Kayla and Dom.

[SkinnyGreenMan]

I really need to explain how these work... It's nearly impossible to do unless I explain it in person, but I'll try typing it out.

Well, this is a basic explanation, at least. I'll call it a rule of thumb; only true for most limmericks:

Line 1: 6, 7, or 8 syllables followed by a final word which rhymes with line 2 and 5
Line 2: 6, 7, or 8 syllables followed by a final word which rhymes with line 1 and 5
Line 3: 3 or 4 syllables followed by a final word which rhymes with line 4
Line 4: 3 or 4 syllables followed by a final word which rhymes with line 3
Line 5: 6, 7, or 8 syllables and then a final word which rhymes with line 1 and 2

(never have more then 5 lines)

Now... That's not quite accurite. It's the beat, not the number of syllables, that must be conserved. However, I can't explain that through my keyboard. The guidelines above are the best I can do here. Here's an example:

There once was an irishman Finnagin
Who walked out the door then came in again (inagain)
Went in then went out,
Round and about,
This irishman's name is now spinnagin

Line 1 has 7 syllables, followed by "Finnagin"
Line 2 has 7 syllables, followed by "In Again" (or "inagain", if you like)
Line 3 is four syllables, followed by "out"
Line 4 is interesting. It has two syllables followed by "about", but since line 3's "out" is only one syllable, we end up with "bout" instead of "about. (Round and a-"bout"). That leaves us with 3 syllables.
Line 5 is 8 syllables followed by "Spinnagin"

[Iornor]

Sorry about that Scott, Didnt know exactly how to write one hehe.

[SkinnyGreenMan]

Lol, theres no problem. Your's almost worked.

[Iornor]

Smokey and floating dont rhyme