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Category: Humor

September 8, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick IX

I knew a conceited young woman named Pat Who had trouble describing her cat She’s big I suppose With a really long nose So like you then; a liar and fat

Posted in Blogging, Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged fun, humor, Limerick, naughty humor, poems, poetry, rhyme, verse. Leave a comment
September 8, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick VIII

There was a young man who was coughingBut it wasn’t the cough – ‘twas the coffinThey’d carry him offEnding the coughAnd ending a life in the offing

Posted in Blogging, Creative writing, Humor, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged black humor, comedy, fun, humor, Limerick, poems, poetry, rhyme. Leave a comment
September 1, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick VII

I met a mate at the bar near my house(He was lucky his wife let him out)He drank like a sinkGave a young girl a winkThen she hit him and called him a louse

Posted in Blogging, Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged humor, Limerick, poems, poetry, rhyme, verse. Leave a comment
August 25, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick VI

Deb entered the track race the favourite by farBut she fell behind and by halfway was lastThen she let out a fartWhich gave her a startAnd she won by well over a yard NB: see https://sensualism.me/2019/08/11/the-limerick/ by way of explanation

Posted in Blogging, Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged athletics, humour, Limerick, poems, poetry, rhyme, sport. Leave a comment
August 24, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick V

The teetotaler downed a few beers He’d swill and he’d scull and he’d cheer I walked over, bemused And, oh so confused Said; Reverend, what are you doing here? NB: see https://sensualism.me/2019/08/11/the-limerick/ by way of explanation

Posted in Blogging, Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Religion, Writing. Tagged humor, Limerick, poems, poetry, religion. Leave a comment
August 18, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick IV

A boy and a girl sat on the bench by the waterOne said to the other I oughttaLet you know how I feelYou look like a sealThe retort came; you must be the whale that caught her

Posted in Blogging, Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged humor, Limerick, poems, poetry, rhyme. Leave a comment
August 18, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick III

There was an old man from DulwareyHis wife thought him to be very hairyShe went to give him a kissBut said; I’ll give it a missThat hair on your face makes you look bloody scary

Posted in Blogging, Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged humor, Limerick, poems, poetry, rhyme. Leave a comment
August 11, 2019December 31, 2024

The Limerick

Before I start writing too many limericks for your enjoyment and pleasure, I pen a little footnote here by way of a post to advise of their background and meaning. The limerick is said to have derived initially from the City or County of Limerick in Ireland. They are five lines in length, rhyme and […]

Posted in Humor, Limerick, Poetry. Tagged Edmund Lear, humor, Limerick, nonsense, poetry. 2 Comments
August 7, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick II

One day I saw kangaroosHopping and jumping at youI punched one in the gutsAnd then in the nutsAnd that ended a stoush and a blue

Posted in Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged environment, kangaroos, Limerick, nature, poems, poetry, rhyme. Leave a comment
August 6, 2019December 30, 2024

Limerick I

I once knew a young man named Stuartwho remembered a moment to rue ithe loved money so muchthat in one ruddy blushhe bet it all on a horse and he blew it

Posted in Fiction & Poetry, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Writing. Tagged fun, laughter, Limerick, poems, poetry, rhyme, silly, verse. Leave a comment

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