Perpetual Limerick (:3=

Once lived a rabbit who was fond of cookies

A limerick's first line is 8 or 9 syllables.

Once lived a rabbit who was fond of cookies
and, as rabbits are was fond of nookie(s)
and so his descendants

Once lived a rabbit who was fond of cookies
and, as rabbits are was fond of nookie(s)
and so his descendants
numbers were resplendent

Once lived a rabbit who was fond of cookies
and, as rabbits are was fond of nookie(s)
and so his descendants
numbers were resplendent
Who all hated school and loved playing hooky.

:: hehe, I didn't know you guys enforced the strict 9-9-6/7-6/7-9 rule for limericks because I saw plenty of 11-11-5-5-11's and 10-10-7-7-10's here. But okies! I'll stick to the rules from now on, and no more cookie rhymes!

do you guys follow the meter rules too? like, da-da-daah da-da-daah da-da-daah for the 9 syl lines and (da)da-da-daah da-da-daah for the 6/7 syl lines? ::

The mathematician drank some coffee

The mathematician drank some coffee
and drooled on his dead wife Soffee

We know the rules, most of us, but we love freedom too. Freedom to be bad.

The mathematician drank some coffee
and drooled on his dead wife Soffee
Soffee my dear wife
You've departed this life
So who will be getting my tea?

It's a limerick extravaganza

It's a limerick extravaganza
And I relish the odd One Night Stanza

It's a limerick extravaganza
And I relish the odd One Night Stanza
and an evening duet

It's a limerick extravaganza
And I relish the odd One Night Stanza
and an evening duet
And the tapas you ate

It's a limerick extravaganza
And I relish the odd One Night Stanza
and an evening duet
And the tapas you ate
Made the evening a blooming bonanza.

We Yankees don't often say blooming
At least, that's what this Yank's assuming

'We Yankees don't often say blooming;
At least, that's what this Yank's assuming.'
Do you not? I have thought
We, the English, had brought

'We Yankees don't often say blooming;
At least, that's what this Yank's assuming.'
Do you not? I have thought
We, the English, had brought
Plenty words to Utah and Wyooming

Oh dear, was that me? I'm ashamed

Oh dear, was that me? I'm ashamed
and the English just cannot be blamed
This McTag is a Scot

Oh dear, was that me? I'm ashamed
and the English just cannot be blamed
This McTag is a Scot
Believe it or not,
And his pronunciation is maimed.

Och awa you an' birl yer wee peerie

Och awa you an' birl yer wee peerie
Excuse me, your speech is quite bleary

Och awa you an' birl yer wee peerie
Excuse me, your speech is quite bleary
now you see what i mean?
no sense from this wean





<wean = child>

Och awa you an' birl yer wee peerie
Excuse me, your speech is quite bleary
now you see what i mean?
no sense from this wean
I'm laughing so hard, I am teary.

I find this site most edifying

I find this site most edifying
Though some of the rhymers are trying
A very mixed bunch
With some "out to lunch"

I find this site most edifying
Though some of the rhymers are trying
A very mixed bunch
With some "out to lunch"
Whatever they're selling, I'm buying!

A rather dark cloud's in the offing