# Limericks 2000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2000, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529 "2000-01-05T05:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2000, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/1 "2000-01-05T05:14:00Z")
Despite all the hype one might hear Of the various things we’re to fear And the arguments _ad infini’um_ Whether it’s the “millennium,” So far it’s a **Happy New Year!** ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/2 "2000-01-05T05:30:00Z")
Slang is the trickiest fad: It’s passe to say something’s “rad”– But who doesn’t use “cool” ? (I pity the fool!) And “the bomb” is a good thing…uh, _bad._ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2000, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/3 "2000-01-05T06:08:00Z")
Nothing, it seems, has changed a bit; It’s all the same, you see, to whit: The world’s still spinning And I’m still grinning, And writing this mundane pointless shit. ---
**Author:** ![GOD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/34f0e0/32.png) [@GOD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GOD)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/4 "2000-01-06T03:32:00Z")
You people get so quizzical With questions metaphysical “What hath God wrought?” The answer is “Nought.” _You_ make it commonsense or myzzical. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/5 "2000-01-06T04:25:00Z")
When I opened this thread I said “Yippie! More limericks from the TennHippie!” But as happens each time, now I’m stuck for a rhyme… Oh wait, I’ve got it. How 'bout ‘bippy’? ---
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/6 "2000-01-06T04:36:00Z")
Down into his bunker he went His Y2k money was spent on water in cans but due to his plans he’d forgotten to pay for his rent ---
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/7 "2000-01-06T04:45:00Z")
A diety whom I’ll call God Was thought of by some as a fraud He answered the plea of the LBMB And turned the internet down to one baud ---
**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/8 "2000-01-06T04:51:00Z")
With the new year now upon us Following your resolutions is a must! Don’t give up hope And give up that dope! Work out more and don’t be such a putz! * * * “People must think it must be fun to be a super genuis, But they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.” – Calvin and Hobbes (\_\_) _/_ ---
**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/9 "2000-01-06T04:58:00Z")
TennHippie, your poetry is fine Superior to all (especially mine!) Whether its limericks or haiku Keep doing what you do I love reading them every time! * * * “People must think it must be fun to be a super genuis, But they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.” – Calvin and Hobbes (\_\_) _/_ ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/10 "2000-01-06T07:35:00Z")
Let’s all have a really good time But into this thread I must chime: Your lim’ricks need RHYTHM to go along with 'em. Don’t just keep going and going to ridiculous lengths in search of a rhyme. * * * Live a Lush Life Da Chef ---
**Author:** ![Sake\_Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sake\_Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sake_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/11 "2000-01-06T08:01:00Z")
There once was a lush limerick vine I thought for my purpose was fine Peered into the thicket I reached down to pick it I’m now stuck with a ghastly rhyme! * * * Hell is Other People. ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/12 "2000-01-06T08:23:00Z")
Writing limericks is easy you see When your name is TennHippie Cause when you get stuck God pulls in, what luck! And he does all of this for free! There’s not much to this trick at all Just keep the words short and small Don’t get in a lather Bluster or blather Let the muse dance and heed call! There once was a girl named Heather Who wanted to be light as a feather She ate only beans For she wanted small jeans But somehow she got into leather! (I’ve shared this one before but I really love it… it’s for my sister. I wrote it about 20 years ago.) * * * Best! Byz ---
**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/13 "2000-01-06T19:38:00Z")
Winter has come though the door Making shoveling and salting a chore When its 12 foot deep I think I’ll shreik: "Make it stop! Please, no more! * * * “People must think it must be fun to be a super genuis, But they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.” – Calvin and Hobbes (\_\_) _/_ ---
**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limericks-2000/12529/14 "2000-01-06T19:48:00Z")
I was supposed to get up at nine but someone had shut off my mind so I missed every class (such a pain in the ass!) maybe an alarm will work next time? * * * “People must think it must be fun to be a super genuis, But they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.” – Calvin and Hobbes (\_\_) _/_