# Loopy Limericks **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 8, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149 "2015-02-08T21:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 102
**Author:** ![Mr\_Bungle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Mr\_Bungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Bungle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2028 "2015-08-31T02:29:59Z")
When I waved my cape at El Toro, I was meaning to do so at Zorro The bull got enraged Like a bibliophage It gave chase and impaled me thorough * * * I found a mummified hand in a basket ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2029 "2015-08-31T09:42:06Z")
I found a mummified hand in a basket That would grant any wish that you ask it ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2030 "2015-08-31T17:05:01Z")
I found a mummified hand in a basket That would grant any wish that you ask it. So I asked for some cheese ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2031 "2015-08-31T17:08:40Z")
I found a mummified hand in a basket That would grant any wish that you ask it. So I asked for some cheese and some bread if you please, ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2032 "2015-08-31T17:27:24Z")
I found a mummified hand in a basket That would grant any wish that you ask it. So I asked for some cheese and some bread if you please, For there’s nothing to eat in this casket. A dinosaur ancient and huge ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2033 "2015-08-31T17:54:17Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > I found a mummified hand in a basket > That would grant any wish that you ask it. > So I asked for some cheese > and some bread if you please, > For there’s nothing to eat in this casket. Bravo! By Jove, I think we’re getting the hang of this! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2034 "2015-08-31T18:01:13Z")
A dinosaur ancient and huge Nailed a jazz gig in old Baton Rouge ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2035 "2015-08-31T18:08:37Z")
A dinosaur ancient and huge Nailed a jazz gig in old Baton Rouge But he soon became grumpy ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2036 "2015-08-31T18:43:25Z")
A dinosaur ancient and huge Nailed a jazz gig in old Baton Rouge But he soon became grumpy As the crowd seemed too jumpy ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2037 "2015-08-31T19:18:45Z")
A dinosaur ancient and huge Nailed a jazz gig in old Baton Rouge But he soon became grumpy As the crowd seemed too jumpy But what’s a stegosaurus to do? I had a dream last night I was Barney, ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2038 "2015-08-31T20:49:00Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > A dinosaur ancient and huge > Nailed a jazz gig in old Baton Rouge > But he soon became grumpy > As the crowd seemed too jumpy > But what’s a stegosaurus to do? _How about “So he quit jazz and took up the luge”?_ I had a dream last night I was Barney Making sweet love to Stuart Varney. ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2039 "2015-08-31T20:51:07Z")
I had a dream last night I was Barney, Not Rubble, but Phineas, the carny. ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2040 "2015-08-31T20:58:39Z")
_Oops. Timed-out before I could erase._ ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2041 "2015-08-31T21:01:49Z")
I had a dream last night I was Barney Making sweet love to Stuart Varney. I cried, "For Fox sake! ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2042 "2015-08-31T21:09:31Z")
I had a dream last night I was Barney Making sweet love to Stuart Varney. I cried, “For Fox sake! There must be some mistake!” ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2043 "2015-08-31T21:42:37Z")
I had a dream last night I was Barney Making sweet love to Stuart Varney. I cried, “For Fox sake, There must be some mistake, Your breath smells of stale bouquet garni!” * * * A strange melody plays loud in my head, ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2044 "2015-08-31T22:15:37Z")
A strange melody plays loud in my head. Wait, I think it’s coming from under the bed… ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2045 "2015-09-01T04:41:57Z")
A strange melody plays loud in my head. Wait, I think it’s coming from under the bed… And then, to my horror ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2046 "2015-09-01T06:58:32Z")
A strange melody plays loud in my head. Wait, I think it’s coming from under the bed… And then, to my horror, I heard "Ah begorrah, ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2047 "2015-09-01T12:27:19Z")
A strange melody plays loud in my head. Wait, I think it’s coming from under the bed… And then, to my horror, I heard “Ah begorrah, We’re all sad that Wes Craven is dead” Standing in line at the grocery store [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=103)