# 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:** 114

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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 16, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2268 "2015-10-16T18:36:18Z")

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Said a young lad as I happened to walk past,  
‘Do you know how to make a shoe last?’

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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 16, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2269 "2015-10-16T19:56:15Z")

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Said a young lad as I happened to walk past,  
‘Do you know how to make a shoe last?’  
It’s a mold that you use

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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 17, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2270 "2015-10-17T00:23:27Z")

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Said a young lad as I happened to walk past,  
'Do you know how to make a shoe last?  
It’s a mold that you use,  
(Not like the mold in old shoes)

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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 17, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2271 "2015-10-17T17:49:52Z")

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## Said a young lad as I happened to walk past, 'Do you know how to make a shoe last? It’s a mold that you use, (Not like the mold in old shoes) And shoemaker’s elves make them real fast!

I found myself in prison with O.J.

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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 17, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2272 "2015-10-17T21:41:43Z")

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I found myself in prison with O.J.  
So I told him I was Keyser Söze.

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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 17, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2273 "2015-10-17T23:14:49Z")

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I found myself in prison with O.J.  
So I told him I was Keyser Söze.  
He replied, “That’s the shit!”

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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 18, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2274 "2015-10-18T22:29:12Z")

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I found myself in prison with O.J.  
So I told him I was Keyser Söze.  
He replied, “That’s the shit!”  
(It’s a convincing bit)

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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 19, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2275 "2015-10-19T02:23:54Z")

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I found myself in prison with O.J.  
So I told him I was Keyser Söze.  
He replied, “That’s the shit!”  
(It’s a convincing bit)  
And he poured me some toilet-brewed rosé.

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There once was a fellow from Bath

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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 19, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2276 "2015-10-19T02:53:43Z")

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There once was a fellow from Bath  
Who had a lisp and a nice ass

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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 19, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2277 "2015-10-19T13:23:28Z")

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There once was a fellow from Bath  
Who had a lisp and a nice ass  
He thought “Bath” rhymed with “ass”

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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 19, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2278 "2015-10-19T14:47:53Z")

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There once was a fellow from Bath  
Who had a lisp and a nice ass  
He thought “Bath” rhymed with “ass”  
And the guy had no class

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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 19, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2279 "2015-10-19T16:01:53Z")

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There once was a fellow from Bath  
Who had a lisp and a nice ass  
He thought “Bath” rhymed with “ass”  
And the guy had no class  
When he wrote “Math for the Mass.”

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I once had a date with a mermaid

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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 19, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2280 "2015-10-19T19:29:29Z")

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I once had a date with a mermaid,  
So big the sea darkened in her shade.

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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 19, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2281 "2015-10-19T20:24:04Z")

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I once had a date with a mermaid,  
So big the sea darkened in her shade.  
Though I swam for a mile

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**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2282 "2015-10-19T21:21:50Z")

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I once had a date with a mermaid,  
So big the sea darkened in her shade.  
Though I swam for a mile  
My thoughts remained vile

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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 20, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2283 "2015-10-20T18:46:56Z")

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I once had a date with a mermaid,  
So big the sea darkened in her shade.  
Though I swam for a mile,  
My thoughts remained vile  
Till an icebreaker came to her aid.

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I once had a very bad habit,

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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 20, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2284 "2015-10-20T18:56:56Z")

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I once had a very bad habit,  
I’d grab a young cat and I’d stab it

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**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2285 "2015-10-20T19:45:17Z")

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I once had a very bad habit,  
I’d grab a young cat and I’d stab it  
As my knife plunged to the hilt

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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 20, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2286 "2015-10-20T22:41:18Z")

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I once had a very bad habit,  
I’d grab a young cat and I’d stab it  
As my knife plunged to the hilt  
I’d ensure it was kilt

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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 21, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2287 "2015-10-21T13:25:06Z")

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I once had a very bad habit,  
I’d grab a young cat and I’d stab it  
As my knife plunged to the hilt  
I’d ensure it was kilt  
And then I’d move on to the rabbit!

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In a race with a tortoise and hare.

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