# 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:** 152

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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 21, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3028 "2016-10-21T21:19:19Z")

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I’ve just seen the hit show Hamilton  
And I don’t want to sound like a simpleton  
But I’ve always thought that rap  
About Burr popping a cap  
was a play on his lanolin.

Jane Gray had a dimple, in her chin

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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 23, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3029 "2016-10-23T00:17:51Z")

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I’ve just seen the hit show Hamilton  
And I don’t want to sound like a simpleton  
But I’ve always thought that rap  
About Burr popping a cap  
was a play on his lanolin.

Jane Gray had a thin chin

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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 23, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3030 "2016-10-23T00:30:23Z")

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Jane Gray had a thin chin,  
Which assisted her sipping of gin.

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**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3031 "2016-10-23T14:08:18Z")

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Jane Gray had a thin chin,  
Which assisted her sipping of gin.  
It would help support the glass

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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 23, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3032 "2016-10-23T19:23:15Z")

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Jane Gray had a thin chin,  
Which assisted her sipping of gin.  
It would help support the glass  
Til she fell on her ass

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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 23, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3033 "2016-10-23T23:49:00Z")

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Jane Gray had a thin chin,  
Which assisted her sipping of gin.  
It would help support the glass  
Til she fell on her ass  
That boozy broad caused quite a din  
A good bloke was Sergeant John Lorde

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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 24, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3034 "2016-10-24T00:17:39Z")

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A good bloke was Sergeant John Lorde  
But his nose was shaped like a gourd

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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 24, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3035 "2016-10-24T00:59:18Z")

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A good bloke was Sergeant John Lorde,  
But his nose was shaped like a gourd.  
It hung over his lip

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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 24, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3036 "2016-10-24T04:04:08Z")

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A good bloke was Sergeant John Lorde,  
But his nose was shaped like a gourd.  
It hung over his lip  
Like a substantial hip

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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 24, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3037 "2016-10-24T13:35:38Z")

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A good bloke was Sergeant John Lorde,  
But his nose was shaped like a gourd.  
It hung over his lip  
Like a substantial hip  
He’d chew on it when he got bored.

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Will this be the year for the Cubbies?

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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 24, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3038 "2016-10-24T16:27:19Z")

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Will this be the year for the Cubbies?  
Or will Cleveland reduce them to nubbies?

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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 24, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3039 "2016-10-24T16:55:47Z")

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Will this be the year for the Cubbies?  
Or will Cleveland reduce them to nubbies?  
My money’s on the Tribe

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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 24, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3040 "2016-10-24T17:01:36Z")

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Will this be the year for the Cubbies?  
Or will Cleveland reduce them to nubbies?  
My money’s on the Tribe  
Losing as I imbibe

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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 24, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3041 "2016-10-24T22:19:07Z")

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Will this be the year for the Cubbies?  
Or will Cleveland reduce them to nubbies?  
My money’s on the Tribe  
Losing as I imbibe  
and give me to my Hubby.  
Dr. Albert Flack was a wack

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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 24, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3042 "2016-10-24T23:44:52Z")

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Dr. Albert Flack was a wack  
There are some who call him a quack

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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 25, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3043 "2016-10-25T00:45:15Z")

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Dr. Albert Flack was a wack.  
There are some who call him a quack.  
Sold water that’s magic

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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 25, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3044 "2016-10-25T03:44:53Z")

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Dr. Albert Flack was a wack.  
There are some who call him a quack.  
Sold water that’s magic  
Till it turned quite tragic

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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 25, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3045 "2016-10-25T13:52:27Z")

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Dr. Albert Flack was a wack.  
There are some who call him a quack.  
Sold water that’s magic  
Till it turned quite tragic  
The AMA told him “Hit The Road, Jack.”

I once knew a zebra called Zack.

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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 25, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3046 "2016-10-25T14:08:32Z")

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I once knew a zebra called Zack.  
Who was missing the stripes on his back.

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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 25, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3047 "2016-10-25T14:12:07Z")

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I once knew a zebra called Zack.  
Who was missing the stripes on his back.  
So he went to the store

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