Perpetual Limerick (:3=

The lady in question's called Clarke
And she gets undressed in the dark
She takes off a shoe
Then goes to the loo
Then goes for a walk in the park.

I had a dog, it's name was Snap
It broke a paw in a leghold trap

Gesundheit.

Danke

An interesting discussion:

http://www.sfu.ca/~finley/discussion.html

Excerpt:

"I recently talked to a person who admitted that for many years, he thought there was a rule that limericks had to be about sex. Well of course, this is not true, although it helps. My opinion is that noble sentiments, world peace, a nice image, small town nostalgia, sincere self-pity, or the like are unsuitable for a limericks. A good limerick must have some element of the absurd.

The most obvious path to absurdity is to be bawdy. Here one has access not only to the risque theme, but also the host of euphemisms, which become weapons in the limerick writer's arsenal. If not bawdy, limericks should still be rough in some way, such as through ludicrous use of language, ludicrous situation or ironic comment. Of course, if more than one of the following can be combined, the limerick may be better."

I get the message loud and clear
"Keep the beat and make it queer"
I'll do my best
As you request
Let's have some fun, let's persevere

You're right WhoTee.

It's the jaunty rhythm of the scansion.It lends itself to what you recommend like iambic pentameter lends itself to miserable sentiments.

That is why good limerick scansion is important.One should nod one's head to the rhythms as if it is a drumbeat.

I'll be back.

There was a young woman of wealth
Well versed in the practice of stealth.

Is not very good because it leaves the next threader a difficulty with the rhyme at the end.One should try to be kind to the next threader to uphold the good name of limerick lovers.Provide as wide a choice as possible.

There was a young woman of wealth
Well-versed in the practice of stealth.
She'd enter a room
Steal all, I assume
And leave while she still had her health.

Not e'en once was she arrested
To that I could have attested

Not e'en once was she arrested
To that I could have attested
She once stole a jewel
From a queen. As a rule,
Among thieves, she's never been bested.

A pair of soft shoes and a rope...

Not e'en once was she arrested
To that I could have attested
That slippery miss's
Motto was this:

A pair of soft shoes and a rope...
A bint,four wheels and some dope

Not e'en once was she arrested
To that I could have attested
That slippery miss's
Motto was this:
"Free and often molested".

(Back to Eva's.I didn't want Mac to think he was being ignored just for being pipped which could easy have been caused by him putting effort in.)

Thank you kind sir. I went off to have some cereal and a coffee. We are out of bread...now how did that happen?

A pair of soft shoes and a rope...
A bint,four wheels and some dope
And a bag labelled "SWAG"
And a fence, an old lag

Very thoughtful of you, spendi, to be sure... but her motto was "free and often molested"? LOL


A pair of soft shoes and a rope...
A bint, four wheels and some dope (have no idea what a bint is)
A washcloth, a towel
A spade and a trowel
Not to mention the lavendar soap.


His eyes were reds of different hues
It's clear he had been guzzling booze
His clothes were torn
His shoes were worn

Oops, my turn!

A pair of soft shoes and a rope...
A bint, four wheels and some dope
And a bag labelled "SWAG"
And a fence, an old lag
These are things to lose, I hope.

Mame-

A "bint" is a young lady with lips like your avvie,high heels that scrape the ground as she walks and a knowing gleeful glint in her eye at the prospect of a fertile field to plough.

Mame has done dangled a carrot
Which is not a red rag to a ferret

Thanks for the information, spendi... it makes me want to change my limerick alright!

Mame has done dangled a carrot
Which is not a red rag to a ferret,
Her lips (though inviting)
Mask a tongue, sharp and biting




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