The Limerick Game

[OH Nuts!]

How to play: post a limerick. A limerick is a five line poem in the pattern AABBA where the indicated lines rhyme together. And of course NOTHING DIRTY.

An example:

A A B B A
That's the way!
It's not a tome
But a five line poem
I think I could write one a day!

[tiredmike59]

There once was a girl from Dallas
Who went by the name of Alice
She was old and mean
She thought she was Queen
And why not ? She lived in a palace

[tiredmike59]

Take two,they're small.


There once was this boy in school
Who everyone thought was a fool
He spent all of his time
Making words rhyme
And now some think that he's cool.

[OH Nuts!]

There once was a cow from Nantucket
Who prodigiously made milk by the bucket
According to reports
She produced many quarts
And her owner was happy to truck it

[OH Nuts!]

(Ode to Ozzie Nelson)

For a 50s father named Oz
Wolfing ice cream was a cause
He'd often exhort
"Let's each have a quart!"
And down a huge bowl without pause

[tiredmike59]

This thread was built by Oh Nuts
Which certainly called for some guts
To go out on a limb
Sink or swim
Hoping this thread will kick butts

[tiredmike59]

A man got bit by a rat
Then blamed it all on his cat
" You useless old blob "
" Killing rats is your job "
Then the cat laid down for his nap

[tiredmike59]

There is a place called Missouri
Where people would leave in a hurry
They don't get very far
Without wallet and car
Cuz thieves leave them with nothing but worry

[OH Nuts!]

(Ode To My Three Sons)

My Three Sons is for everyone-
It's a show with lots of fun
Steve's a great dad
Who never got mad
That's why the show had a long run!

[tiredmike59]

There once was a woman named Ruth
Whose mouth contained only a tooth
She spit when she talked
She limped as she walked
And was found to be rather uncouth

[tiredmike59]

Bugs in my cereal,bugs in my bed
Bugs on my sofa,bugs on my head
Tried spraying
Tried praying
They refuse to be dead

[OH Nuts!]

(Ode to Samantha of Bewitched)

Sammy is a clever witch
Moving mountains with a twitch
She can clear most any mess
Before it causes great distress
Deftly, and smoothly, without a hitch!

[tiredmike59]

There was a man from the south
Who kept a key in his mouth
When asked,why this is
He said with a lisp;
Tho I don't get locked out of my houth


You were wondering what I was going to rhyme with south and mouth ?
Sometimes you have to cheat.

[tiredmike59]

This one started off as a limerick but I couldn't get off the first rhyme.


I saw a spider on the living room wall
I gave him a swat,I then watched him fall
I lifted my foot as he began to crawl
He was hard to crush,being so small
So I picked up a book and gave it my all
When I lifted the book he ran down the hall
He got in my bed,I never seen such gall
I was going to finish him off,but he began to bawl
So I just wished him goodnight,and goodnight to y'all

[OH Nuts!]

Twenty blackbirds and a crow
Eyed sumptuous corn lined in a row
They swooped down to have a feast
Unafraid of a big yellow beast
Sated and happy - up they go!