# 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:** 187
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3729 "2022-05-29T04:43:48Z")
I will say here that our collaborative efforts have yielded a small trove of good, humorous rhymes. Which is unusual, as there is a school of thought that says the only good limericks are dirty ones. In fact, there is even a limerick to express that belief: > A limerick packs laughs anatomical > Into space that is quite economical. > But the good ones I’ve seen > So seldom are clean, > And the clean ones are seldom so comical. The next time someone tries to tell me that, I shall direct them to this thread. IN PLAY: She cried as she took off her glasses, She _simply was_ one of those lasses _(reversed these two words to better fit the meter)_ Who was ever afraid _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3730 "2022-05-29T05:20:06Z")
**[Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)** I was almost expecting that, but opted not to change it, based on the many other unorthodox offerings here. Didn’t think strict adherence to meter was a requirement in this thread. I’ll try to be more mindful before I put another one into play. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3731 "2022-05-29T06:44:50Z")
> **[Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)** I was almost expecting that, but opted not to change it, based on the many other unorthodox offerings here. Didn’t think strict adherence to meter was a requirement in this thread. I’ll try to be more mindful before I put another one into play. It guess it really doesn’t … I’ll just blame it on my CDO. That’s the acronym for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder … in ALPHABETICAL ORDER, like it damn well should be!! _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 29, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3732 "2022-05-29T07:06:33Z")
Since instigating this thread (approximately seven years ago) there have been many times when I would have loved to have made corrections to poorly crafted contributions. However, to my mind , the spirit of the game demands that no-one edits the efforts of others, even if what is offered is not the best possibility or is, as far as actually being a limerick, just plain wrong. In the ‘Game Rules’ that I originally proposed I suggested that an amendment would only be made to a contribution if it was so ‘wrong’ that it sabotaged the entire verse. So, I humbly suggest that this be borne in mind. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3733 "2022-05-29T10:33:36Z")
She cried as she took off her glasses, She simply was one of those lasses Who was ever afraid She would never get laid ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3734 "2022-05-29T18:58:14Z")
She cried as she took off her glasses, She simply was one of those lasses Who was ever afraid She would never get laid 'Cause she feared she’d not see a man’s passes. A numismatist whose name was Rich _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3735 "2022-05-29T19:13:20Z")
A numismatist whose name was Rich Was left to die in a ditch ---
**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:** [May 29, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3736 "2022-05-29T21:45:35Z")
A numismatist whose name was Rich Was left to die in a ditch. Though he found a rare dime ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3737 "2022-05-29T21:49:59Z")
A numismatist whose name was Rich Was left to die in a ditch. Though he found a rare dime There just wasn’t time ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3738 "2022-05-31T05:48:26Z")
A numismatist whose name was Rich Was left to die in a ditch. Though he found a rare dime There just wasn’t time To cash in the son-of-a-bitch. I inherited a huge vat of pickles ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3739 "2022-05-31T06:21:18Z")
I inherited a huge vat of pickles, Worth less than a barrel of nickels ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3740 "2022-05-31T07:47:22Z")
I inherited a huge vat of pickles, Worth less than a barrel of nickels So I ate them with cheese ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3741 "2022-05-31T09:36:23Z")
I inherited a huge vat of pickles, Worth less than a barrel of nickels So I ate them with cheese Which caused me to sneeze ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3742 "2022-05-31T17:57:11Z")
I inherited a huge vat of pickles, Worth less than a barrel of nickels So I ate them with cheese Which caused me to sneeze . . . Oh, look, can you see Nichelle Nichols! I missed last night’s meteor shower ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3743 "2022-05-31T18:01:43Z")
I missed last night’s meteor shower It passed as I ran up a tower ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3744 "2022-05-31T18:20:19Z")
I missed last night’s meteor shower It passed as I ran up a tower. No spatial debris _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3745 "2022-05-31T21:37:16Z")
I missed last night’s meteor shower It passed as I ran up a tower. No spatial debris Landed on 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:** [May 31, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3746 "2022-05-31T23:20:03Z")
I missed last night’s meteor shower It passed as I ran up a tower. No spatial debris Landed on me Though it made my ears ring for an hour A farm girl was milking a cow ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3747 "2022-06-01T00:04:42Z")
A farm girl was milking a cow When the teat that she yanked went “kapow!” ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/3748 "2022-06-01T01:53:28Z")
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