Line-by-line Limericks

[OWB]

Does everyone know what a limerick is? If not, it's your lucky day because you learned something.

The rules for limericks are as follows:

It is a five line poem.

The first two lines and the last line rhyme and the two lines in the middle rhyme, for a pattern of A-A-B-B-A

The first two and last line should have 3 beats where the middle lines should only have two beats. Like....
ta TUM ta ta TUM ta ta TUM
ta TUM ta ta TUM ta ta TUM
ta TUM ta ta TUM
ta TUM ta ta TUM
ta TUM ta ta TUM ta ta TUM

Here's an example:

There once was a man from Bombay
who wore on his head a toupee.
He thought that he might
give friends a delight
and remove his toupee for a day

Every person put in a line or two of a limerick. If you finish a limerick, be sure to start a new one. Think we can make some? Let's see....

There once was a woman named Sue....

 

[IBleedOrange24/7]

There once was a woman named Sue....
who complained of nothing else to do

 

[OWB]

So she sat there and cried

 

[volmanjr]

Because the rabbit died...

 

[GAVol]

...and OWB was the only man that she knew.

I like this game!


There once was a man from Bammer . . .

 

[Jmxvol]

Who had a yellow hammer...

 

[volmanjr]

so old and rusty
with trophies so dusty...

 

[OWB]

and he didn't possess any manners.


New one....

There once was a little black cat...

 

[volmanjr]

dressed up in a kilt and a hat...

 

[OWB]

It snarled and hissed

 

[volmanjr]

swatted at me but missed...

 

[OWB]

and that as they say..is that.


I know a good fella named freak...

 

[volmanjr]

some might think him a computer geek

 

[OWB]

His glasses are thick..

 

[volmanjr]

and he gets carsick

 

[surrealvol]

And homecoming is his favorite week.

There once was a young girl named Kat...

 

[OWB]

who was really too thin, not fat.

 

[GAVol]

She ate like a bird

 

[LadyinOrange]

and looked like a nerd.

 

[OWB]

And she married a man named Matt.

 

[LadyinOrange]

Originally posted by Orangewhiteblood@Nov 11, 2005 11:29 PM
And she married a man named Matt.

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[OWB]

Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Nov 12, 2005 12:31 AM

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You obviously didn't read the first post. AABBA. And you call yourself a teacher. :shakehead:

 

[LadyinOrange]

Originally posted by Orangewhiteblood@Nov 11, 2005 11:32 PM
You obviously didn't read the first post.  AABBA.  And you call yourself a teacher.   :shakehead:

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ta TUM ta ta TUM ta ta TUM
ta TUM ta ta TUM
ta TUM ta ta TUM
ta TUM ta ta TUM ta ta TUM ​

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[LadyinOrange]

Back to the topic...


There once was an opera singer...

 

[OWB]

Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Nov 12, 2005 12:36 AM
Well, I KNOW could have explained a limerick better than
lol:  lol:  lol:  lol:  lol:

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Well be my guest then. You have to have some rhythm to understand that post. I wouldn't expect you to understand.