# 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:** 139
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2768 "2016-09-12T23:12:29Z")
I hate that limerick’s rhyme set up Is that a play or a comment? And the ones with no metre Cause me to teeter As I say them in a wag’s crazy getup There was a young lad from Killarney ---
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2769 "2016-09-12T23:17:38Z")
There was a young lad from Killarney Who liked to eat chili con carne ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2770 "2016-09-12T23:49:02Z")
There was a young lad from Killarney Who liked to eat chili con carne. But next day, when he farted ---
**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 13, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2771 "2016-09-13T00:24:50Z")
There was a young lad from Killarney Who liked to eat chili con carne. But next day, when he farted And his sphincter departed ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2772 "2016-09-13T00:38:08Z")
There was a young lad from Killarney Who liked to eat chili con carne. But next day, when he farted And his sphincter departed Now he leaks while he’s kissing the Blarney. The practice of yoga, to me ---
**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2773 "2016-09-13T04:14:58Z")
The practice of yoga, to me Gives me a new way to see ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2774 "2016-09-13T10:34:20Z")
The practice of yoga, to me Gives me a new way to see The pants that they wear ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2775 "2016-09-13T10:49:47Z")
The practice of yoga, to me Gives me a new way to see The pants that they wear It’s hard, not to stare ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2776 "2016-09-13T11:39:42Z")
The practice of yoga, to me Gives me a new way to see The pants that they wear It’s hard, not to stare Downward Dog fills my chakra with glee I went to the convent to see ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2777 "2016-09-13T12:31:21Z")
I went to the convent to see If they could save a poor wretch like me ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2778 "2016-09-13T12:37:26Z")
I went to the convent to see If they could save a poor wretch like me What I found instead ---
**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 13, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2779 "2016-09-13T12:39:57Z")
I went to the convent to see If they could save a poor wretch like me What I found instead An uncomfortable bed ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2780 "2016-09-13T13:09:23Z")
I went to the convent to see If they could save a poor wretch like me What I found instead An uncomfortable bed and ten other good reasons to flee Halloween’s excessively lame ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2781 "2016-09-13T21:42:01Z")
Halloween’s excessively lame And I don’t know who to blame. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2782 "2016-09-13T22:03:53Z")
Halloween’s excessively lame And I don’t know who to blame. This year will be different, ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2783 "2016-09-13T22:14:02Z")
Halloween’s excessively lame And I don’t know who to blame. This year will be different If she gives me a stiff front ---
**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2784 "2016-09-13T22:15:18Z")
Halloween’s excessively lame And I don’t know who to blame. This year will be different, We’re not beligerent. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2785 "2016-09-14T12:42:42Z")
Halloween’s excessively lame And I don’t know who to blame. This year will be different, We’re not beligerent. still its extortion by any other name The Japanese make such fine cars ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2786 "2016-09-14T15:06:50Z")
The Japanese make such fine cars But their poetry’s mostly arse ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2787 "2016-09-14T15:09:40Z")
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