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Candy for you and for me please
Give our tongues some little tease
Sweet temptations
Little sensations
Just give all the candy to me
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I have no story to tell,
and know that I always mean well.
I am stuck,
In a rut.
And in my own personal hell.
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Do you have a favorite joke
Anything that leaves one soaked
Because they tinkled
When they hiccuped
Laughing at your silly ... joke

Haha I am lame but it's fun trying to write limerick poems most days
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I'm sitting here, thinking: "Allright,
Maybe I'll be able tonight,
But my poor little brain
Is just working in vain
For I still am not able to write"
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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A poet or author I may be
It's all much the same to me
Whether my words amuse
Or just light a fuse
All in the name of artistry
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Paulus, I found this one and thought particularly of you:

Europeanness by Kevin

My Europeanness bothers some Yanks:
I loathe baseball, I don't like Tom Hanks,
And I don't get my kicks
On their Route 66.
Californian wine? Mais non, thanks!

Je suis européen, oui, c'est vrai:
Français, néerlandais et anglais.
Allemand? Oui, aussi,
Et j'adore le chichi
Plus un Saint-Emilion, s'il vous plaît.

Europäer, der bin ich, jawohl!
In Deutschland, da lieb' ich den Kohl,
In England den Shandy,
In Frankreich den Brandy
Und in Holland Amanda van Dool.

Ik spreek Nederlands thuis op de laan.
Ik kan Frans, Duits en Engels verstaan.
Ik mag doughnuts niet eten
En baseball vergeten—
Ik ben helemaal Europeaan.
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Paulus, I found this one and thought particularly of you:

Europeanness by Kevin

My Europeanness bothers some Yanks:
I loathe baseball, I don't like Tom Hanks,
And I don't get my kicks
On their Route 66.
Californian wine? Mais non, thanks!

Je suis européen, oui, c'est vrai:
Français, néerlandais et anglais.
Allemand? Oui, aussi,
Et j'adore le chichi
Plus un Saint-Emilion, s'il vous plaît.

Europäer, der bin ich, jawohl!
In Deutschland, da lieb' ich den Kohl,
In England den Shandy,
In Frankreich den Brandy
Und in Holland Amanda van Dool.

Ik spreek Nederlands thuis op de laan.
Ik kan Frans, Duits en Engels verstaan.
Ik mag doughnuts niet eten
En baseball vergeten—
Ik ben helemaal Europeaan.

Thank you, that's a brilliant piece of poetry. Kevin is good with languages. I can understand and read all four of them (French with some difficulty, I admit), but I only manage limericks in English and Dutch.
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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There's something not right about Paulus
You should hear the nasty things he calls us
Teutonic abuse
Is no bloody use
When no awful fate will befall us!
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There's something not right about Paulus
You should hear the nasty things he calls us
Teutonic abuse
Is no bloody use
When no awful fate will befall us!

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If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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Paulus, you are a dear friend
And someone I would not offend
But fun I will poke
At you for a joke
Because yourself you can artfully defend!
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When will you stop sulking.
Standing there talking.
Paying no mind.
Dying inside.
Here reins the lying king.
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When I read something odd from a friend
I will try to find out what he meant
For I want to prevent
That I misunderstand
And cause friendship to come to an end
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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When I read something odd from a friend
I will try to find out what he meant
For I want to prevent
That I misunderstand
And cause friendship to come to an end


Your humour and mine are the same
So I'm not really to blame
if you misunderstood
A limerick that was good
A wind-up, albeit tame
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When I read something odd from a friend
I will try to find out what he meant
For I want to prevent
That I misunderstand
And cause friendship to come to an end


Your humour and mine are the same
So I'm not really to blame
if you misunderstood
A limerick that was good
A wind-up, albeit tame

I didn't get wound up a bit
It just made me wonder, that's it
So don't worry my friend
Nothing's broken or bent
And I don't plan on having a fit
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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My brain is refusing to work
And it's making me feel like a dork
All the stories I start
Keep on falling apart
It's like eating bouillon with a fork
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
Rest in Peace
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It is incredibly cold outside,
With ice that'll make you slip and slide,
But let that wind blow,
'Cause I have nowhere to go,
So I'll just stay in and hide.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...

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When King Winter is showing his powers
and the snow keeps on falling for hours
then we all want to hide
by the fireplace inside
as the frost paints our windows with flowers
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
Rest in Peace
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I wish I had the luxury of a fireplace,
But looking around that's hardly the case,
It's just my little rented room,
About the size of a tomb,
And not much in the way of space.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...

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I wish I had the luxury of a fireplace,
But looking around that's hardly the case,
It's just my little rented room,
About the size of a tomb,
And not much in the way of space.

But at least, for that is what you told
That small space keeps you out of the cold
You may call it a tomb
But it's more like a womb
For it's life that you want it to hold
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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With all this talk of snow I am sad
Wearing tshirt and shorts I feel bad
Looking for cheer
I grab another ice cold beer
and feel glad..
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With all this talk of snow I am sad
Wearing tshirt and shorts I feel bad
Looking for cheer
I grab another ice cold beer
and feel glad..

I don't think it is right to feel bad
About winter not hitting your head
Enjoy every good day
That is coming your way
There's still plenty of time to be sad
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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Brrrr.. it's cold but not where I'm at
I don't have cold or snow or none of that
Here I'm getting tan from the sun
Walking and biking and having fun
but if it makes you feel better I still wear a hat
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These limericks are fun, I must say
I take a good look every day
At each new post
But the ones I like most
Are those that make me want to stay!
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Perhaps The Second Worst Limerick Ever

With that in mind,
you might just find,
I don't know,
are you slow?
This limerick is an affront to mankind.

Oh, and it is just a limerick, nothing more, nothing less.
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Perhaps The Second Worst Limerick Ever

With that in mind,
you might just find,
I don't know,
are you slow?
This limerick is an affront to mankind.

Oh, and it is just a limerick, nothing more, nothing less.
Andrew, your statement in red is correct. For a basist, it's amazing how bad you are at the rythm of rhymes.XwjsnJ3tRH3l9ugJ
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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Quote by Circle_Something
Perhaps The Second Worst Limerick Ever

With that in mind,
you might just find,
I don't know,
are you slow?
This limerick is an affront to mankind.

Oh, and it is just a limerick, nothing more, nothing less.
Andrew, your statement in red is correct. For a basist, it's amazing how bad you are at the rythm of rhymes.BW84btMA56zcygUM


Or maybe that's just what I want you to think! but in all seriousness, I did set out to write a really bad limerick because I find it quite a good challenge. It might seem a little twisted, but I don't mind.
Ghosts, flamingos, guitars and vodka. Eclectic subjects, eccentric stories:

Humorous guide & Recommended Read =^.^= How To Make a Cup of Tea
A flash fiction series :) A Random Moment in Time
Editors' Pick! :D I Am The Deep, Dark Woods
And another EP!: The Fragility of Age
=^.^=
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Perhaps The Second Worst Limerick Ever

With that in mind,
you might just find,
I don't know,
are you slow?
This limerick is an affront to mankind.

Oh, and it is just a limerick, nothing more, nothing less.
Andrew, your statement in red is correct. For a basist, it's amazing how bad you are at the rythm of rhymes.DZl1HMHS2Yp8Z5xB


Or maybe that's just what I want you to think! but in all seriousness, I did set out to write a really bad limerick because I find it quite a good challenge. It might seem a little twisted, but I don't mind.

I that case, I don't mind either. There must be room for twisted minds as well, after all
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
Rest in Peace
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If you want to read a limerick that's really bad,
So poorly written that it's really sad,
The fact that you're reading this,
Surely means something's amiss,
And it's so bad and sad, it'll make you mad.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...