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    Chain Limericks

    What is a Limerick?

    To be a Limerick, a verse MUST have:

    Five lines

    The metric feet MUST be anapests ( da da DUM ) although the leading foot of each line may be an iamb ( da DUM) and the last foot of each line may have a trailing unaccented syllable ( da da DUM da). The classic Limerick is consistent in the use of iambs and trailing unaccented syllables, but this is not mandatory in recreational Limericks.

    Lines one, two, and five MUST rhyme

    Lines three and four MUST rhyme

    A good Limerick will have a clever, unanticipated punch line as line five

    A good Limerick will not be insipid or pointless

    A good Limerick often has puns, word play, eccentric spelling, or some other witty feature

    i'll start with a limerick that was started in the epilepsy forum before the forum was updated. each person writes the next line in the limerick, following the rules. the person who writes the last line of the limerick and thus finishes it, will also start the first line of the next limerick. try to follow the rules of the limerick, but don't worry if you're not perfect. the point is to have FUN!

    here is a previous limerick:

    While sneaking around Godrick's Hollow
    We found a place to lazily wallow
    As we started to cuddle
    We rolled into a puddle
    The mud obscured what was to follow.

    as you can see, line's 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme. the limerick is a tad naughty, as some limerick's are.

    my next post will be the limerick we left off with.

    jeannie
    WE ARE BT!
    "The world is a better place when you're barefoot." Mark
    "Don't go there unless you know the way back." TC
    "...there will be an answer. Let it be." Paul McCartney

    #2
    There once was a brash caballero
    Who was know as a fine pistolero
    His big one was golden
    Attached Files
    WE ARE BT!
    "The world is a better place when you're barefoot." Mark
    "Don't go there unless you know the way back." TC
    "...there will be an answer. Let it be." Paul McCartney

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      #3
      But his breath, it was moldin'

      Yikes, does THAT work even if it's a tad longer?
      And I only have to add one line and not figure out the punch?
      And to think you waited 4 1/2 months for that...
      Last edited by Beader; 01-27-2012, 03:21 PM. Reason: Addional commentary
      Sher
      My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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        #4
        I am officially updating the limerick so it's in its proper form for adding the last line, and then the proud finisher gets to start the first line of the new one.
        **Bated breath**

        There once was a brash caballero
        Who was know as a fine pistolero
        His big one was golden
        But his breath, it was moldin'
        Sher
        My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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          #5
          There once was a brash caballero
          Who was know as a fine pistolero
          His big one was golden
          But his breath, it was moldin'
          His gold tooth had a stuck habanero.

          first line of next limerick:

          There once was a hooker named Trixie
          Last edited by tic chick; 02-18-2012, 05:23 PM.
          WE ARE BT!
          "The world is a better place when you're barefoot." Mark
          "Don't go there unless you know the way back." TC
          "...there will be an answer. Let it be." Paul McCartney

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            #6
            Hey, great finish line!

            And on to the new one --

            There once was a hooker named Trixie
            Who lurked in the deep swamps of Dixie


            PS And with that line I've become "Distinguished"!
            Last edited by Beader; 02-18-2012, 07:50 PM.
            Sher
            My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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              #7
              lol... and a very "distinguished" line it was!


              There once was a hooker named Trixie
              Who lurked in the deep swamps of Dixie
              One day a gator appeared
              WE ARE BT!
              "The world is a better place when you're barefoot." Mark
              "Don't go there unless you know the way back." TC
              "...there will be an answer. Let it be." Paul McCartney

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                #8
                There once was a hooker named Trixie
                Who lurked in the deep swamps of Dixie
                One day a gator appeared
                Love bloomed, but was jeered
                So they opened a zoo in Poughkeepsie.

                So sorry, I just couldn't resist! That town's name has been swirling 'round my head since I saw the "Trixie" rhyme.

                OK, the new one --

                There was a hip hustler from DE-troit

                And... take it awaaay!
                **Actually, I have a good second line, too, that fits this particular bill**
                Sher
                My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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                  #9
                  lmao...glad you went for it, sher...very good !


                  There was a hip hustler from DE-troit
                  Whose feet were unusually adroit
                  WE ARE BT!
                  "The world is a better place when you're barefoot." Mark
                  "Don't go there unless you know the way back." TC
                  "...there will be an answer. Let it be." Paul McCartney

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                    #10
                    There was a hip hustler from DE-troit
                    Whose feet were unusually adroit
                    She yearned to adorn 'em
                    Sher
                    My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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                      #11
                      There was a hip hustler from DE-troit
                      Whose feet were unusually adroit
                      She yearned to adorn 'em
                      Cause she was a gem femme
                      WE ARE BT!
                      "The world is a better place when you're barefoot." Mark
                      "Don't go there unless you know the way back." TC
                      "...there will be an answer. Let it be." Paul McCartney

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                        #12
                        There was a hip hustler from DE-troit
                        Whose feet were unusually adroit
                        She yearned to adorn 'em
                        Cause she was a gem femme

                        Ay yi yi! :ambivalence: "Gem femme" rhymes with "adorn 'em"?
                        I gots to buy you a rhyming dictionary, woman! Not that I know where mine is at the moment.

                        How about some suggestions?

                        Hot shoes, never scorn 'em

                        With a lust close to p*rn, um [wrap to next line]

                        Great fit not to corn 'em

                        With new styles, haven't worn 'em

                        Additional rhymes:

                        Horn, born, torn, ~conform, mourn, morn, torn, warn
                        You could add an "ing" or "in'" before the "'em" [them]

                        Gotta shuck and jive with 'em! Wipe the dance floor with 'em!
                        Sher
                        My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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                          #13
                          i checked on google and gem, femme (fem) em, them all rhyme. how are you pronouncing it? okay, i see...you are treating adorn 'em as one word, where as i was just rhyming with the last word, which is 'em.

                          There was a hip hustler from DE-troit
                          Whose feet were unusually adroit
                          She yearned to adorn 'em
                          With a bright vintage worn gem


                          ok?
                          Last edited by tic chick; 02-23-2012, 04:34 PM.
                          WE ARE BT!
                          "The world is a better place when you're barefoot." Mark
                          "Don't go there unless you know the way back." TC
                          "...there will be an answer. Let it be." Paul McCartney

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                            #14


                            Almost OK. I think you need another syllable in there, but I'm a real stickler. Maybe a short word before the "vintage".
                            Sher
                            My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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                              #15
                              Ode to Tic Chick

                              There was a hip hustler from DE-troit
                              Whose feet were unusually adroit
                              She yearned to adorn 'em
                              With a bright vintage worn gem
                              Her coy wiles to podiatrically exploit.




                              WHERE can I find a real thesaurus online? I can't find my real one, still MIA in some unopened book box, and what I've come across on the net has been sub-par. Still, I like fondling the paper pages, flipping them around till I chance upon the exact right word.

                              Okey dokey, here's the new one --

                              There was a shoe lover from Philly
                              Whose obsession had grown willy nilly
                              Sher
                              My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems

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