# 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:** 148

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2948 "2016-10-07T12:32:41Z")

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John Ignatius had the kindest heart.  
He excelled at making abstract art.  
When some asked “What is it?”  
He said “Gaze just a bit”

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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 7, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2949 "2016-10-07T12:48:40Z")

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John Ignatius had the kindest heart.  
He excelled at making abstract art.  
When some asked “What is it?”  
He said “Gaze just a bit”  
“With crossed eyes to see a magic part”

There once was a hooker named Belle

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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 7, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2950 "2016-10-07T13:56:27Z")

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There once was a hooker named Belle  
Who serviced unusual clientele

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2951 "2016-10-07T15:03:45Z")

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There once was a hooker named Belle  
Who serviced unusual clientele  
She’d dress up like a fish

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**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:** [October 7, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2952 "2016-10-07T16:19:23Z")

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There once was a hooker named Belle  
Who serviced unusual clientele  
She’d dress up like a fish  
Then grant her john’s wish

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2953 "2016-10-07T16:28:00Z")

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There once was a hooker named Belle  
Who serviced unusual clientele  
She’d dress up like a fish  
Then grant her john’s wish  
To have sex with a trout! What the hell…  
There once was a man from Blawnox

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**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2954 "2016-10-07T17:03:15Z")

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There once was a man from Blawnox  
Who through crossbreeding made a prawn-ox

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**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:** [October 7, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2955 "2016-10-07T17:46:12Z")

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There once was a man from Blawnox  
Who through crossbreeding made a prawn-ox  
Though it’s size was impressive

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2956 "2016-10-07T18:15:46Z")

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There once was a man from Blawnox  
Who through crossbreeding made a prawn-ox  
Though it’s size was impressive  
Intellect it had less of

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**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2957 "2016-10-07T22:17:19Z")

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There once was a man from Blawnox  
Who through crossbreeding made a prawn-ox  
Though it’s size was impressive  
Intellect it had less of  
But it was quite unorthodox.

Xavier Simple had a dimple.

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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 7, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2958 "2016-10-07T22:36:37Z")

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Xavier Simple had a dimple  
That some days looked more like a pimple

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**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:** [October 8, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2959 "2016-10-08T04:00:03Z")

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Xavier Simple had a dimple  
That some days looked more like a pimple  
On the tip of his nose

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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, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2960 "2016-10-08T04:30:11Z")

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Xavier Simple had a dimple  
That some days looked more like a pimple  
On the tip of his nose  
And red as a rose

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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 8, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2961 "2016-10-08T14:58:52Z")

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Xavier Simple had a dimple  
That some days looked more like a pimple  
On the tip of his nose  
And red as a rose  
To distract from it, he wore a wimple.

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I’ve decided to give up being a nun

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**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:** [October 8, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2962 "2016-10-08T15:05:09Z")

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I’ve decided to give up being a nun,  
I’ve kicked the habit and run.

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**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2963 "2016-10-08T22:17:55Z")

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I’ve decided to give up being a nun,  
I’ve kicked the habit and run  
To the land of bright sun

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**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:** [October 9, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2964 "2016-10-09T01:15:34Z")

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I’ve decided to give up being a nun,  
I’ve kicked the habit and run  
To the land of bright sun  
(If you’ll pardon the pun)

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**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2965 "2016-10-09T04:40:42Z")

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I’ve decided to give up being a nun,  
I’ve kicked the habit and run  
To the land of bright sun  
(If you’ll pardon the pun)  
I hope you’ll forgive me everyone.

Winny came from West Coat Ranch,

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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 12, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2966 "2016-10-12T00:56:42Z")

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Winny came from West Coat Ranch,  
Yearning for the executive branch

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/2967 "2016-10-12T01:02:24Z")

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Winny came from West Coat Ranch,  
Yearning for the executive branch  
she was very determined

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