# Loopy Limericks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149>\
**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:** 112

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**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:** [October 8, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2228 "2015-10-08T15:52:53Z")

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I was reading Anne of Green Gables,  
When I wondered, “Who cleans out the stables?”  
A handsome young groomer?  
I heard a rumor

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**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:** [October 8, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2229 "2015-10-08T16:03:04Z")

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I was reading Anne of Green Gables,  
When I wondered, “Who cleans out the stables?”  
A handsome young groomer?  
I heard a rumor  
That he rogered young Anne on the tables.

The waitress was earning her tips

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**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:** [October 8, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2230 "2015-10-08T18:58:08Z")

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The waitress was earning her tips  
From the way she was swinging her hips

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**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:** [October 8, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2231 "2015-10-08T19:51:41Z")

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The waitress was earning her tips  
From the way she was swinging her hips.  
The coffee cups clink

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**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:** [October 8, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2232 "2015-10-08T20:38:59Z")

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The waitress was earning her tips  
From the way she was swinging her hips.  
The coffee cups clink  
And she’ll give you a wink

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**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:** [October 8, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2233 "2015-10-08T22:37:33Z")

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The waitress was earning her tips,  
From the way she was swinging her hips.  
The coffee cups clink  
And she’ll give you a wink,  
But not with her eyes, but her lips.

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All the apes in the zoo were uneasy,

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**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:** [October 9, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2234 "2015-10-09T19:28:19Z")

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All the apes in the zoo were uneasy  
When their caretaker came to work sneezy.

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**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2235 "2015-10-09T22:02:18Z")

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All the apes in the zoo were uneasy  
When their caretaker came to work sneezy.  
“If we catch that virus,”

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**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:** [October 9, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2236 "2015-10-09T22:17:28Z")

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All the apes in the zoo were uneasy  
When their caretaker came to work sneezy.  
“If we catch that virus,  
They’ll probably fire us”

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**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2237 "2015-10-10T06:59:43Z")

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All the apes in the zoo were uneasy  
When their caretaker came to work sneezy.  
“If we catch that virus,  
They’ll probably fire us,  
And we’ll never find work that’s as sleazy!”  
One day when out hunting a dragon,

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2238 "2015-10-10T11:49:50Z")

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One day when out hunting a dragon,  
I noticed some wine in a flagon.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2239 "2015-10-10T18:08:28Z")

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One day when out hunting a dragon,  
I noticed some wine in a flagon.  
And though it was not mine.

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**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:** [October 12, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2240 "2015-10-12T01:30:45Z")

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One day when out hunting a dragon,  
I noticed some wine in a flagon.  
And though it was not mine,  
I had crossed the state line

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**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:** [October 13, 2015, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2241 "2015-10-13T09:10:12Z")

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One day when out hunting a dragon,  
I noticed some wine in a flagon.  
And though it was not mine,  
I had crossed the state line  
So I might as well fall off the wagon.

A mermaid once married a sailor

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2242 "2015-10-13T14:38:31Z")

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A mermaid once married a sailor,  
For then he could biblically nail 'er.

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**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:** [October 13, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2243 "2015-10-13T19:51:45Z")

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A mermaid once married a sailor,  
For then he could biblically nail 'er  
If he managed to find

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2244 "2015-10-13T19:57:53Z")

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A mermaid once married a sailor,  
For then he could biblically nail 'er  
If he managed to find  
Her fish-scaly behind

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**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:** [October 13, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2245 "2015-10-13T20:02:53Z")

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A mermaid once married a sailor,  
For then he could biblically nail 'er  
If he managed to find  
Her fish-scaly behind.  
But odds are that he’s going to fail 'er.  
A young fossil hunter once found

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2246 "2015-10-13T20:04:47Z")

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A young fossil hunter once found  
A specimen sure to astound

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2247 "2015-10-13T20:32:56Z")

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A young fossil hunter once found  
A specimen sure to astound  
A 12 foot long bone.

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