# 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:** 19
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/362 "2015-02-27T22:41:01Z")
A lost and lonely waif named Eva Said “I don’t want to sound like a diva, But your dick is too small, And turns yellow in Fall And barely gets into my beavah.” The Patriots’ balls were deflated ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/363 "2015-02-28T01:21:12Z")
“beavah”…classic… 😃 The Patriots’ balls were deflated But that didn’t matter-they were fated ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/364 "2015-02-28T03:31:38Z")
The Patriots’ balls were deflated But that didn’t matter-they were fated To first clobber the Colts ---
**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:** [February 28, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/365 "2015-02-28T14:55:39Z")
The Patriots’ balls were deflated But that didn’t matter-they were fated To first clobber the Colts, Knock the nuts off their bolts, ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/366 "2015-02-28T15:12:11Z")
The Patriots’ balls were deflated But that didn’t matter-they were fated To first clobber the Colts, Knock the nuts off their bolts, And then prove Seattle over-rated. * * * There once was a pilot from Maine ---
**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:** [February 28, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/367 "2015-02-28T15:53:32Z")
There once was a pilot from Maine Who took a vacation in Spain ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/368 "2015-02-28T18:59:48Z")
There once was a pilot from Maine Who took a vacation in Spain Pero, no podía hablar español ---
**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:** [February 28, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/369 "2015-02-28T19:30:22Z")
\*\*\*The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables (‘beats’) while rhyming and follow the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines customarily have only five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm. \*\*\* Five syllables is the norm in lines three and four. If you write more than twice that number in a line you are writing something that isn’t a limerick - and effectively sabotaging the game. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/370 "2015-02-28T19:50:22Z")
There once was a pilot from Maine Who took a vacation in Spain. He bought Spanish-fly ---
**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/371 "2015-02-28T20:59:59Z")
There once was a pilot from Maine Who took a vacation in Spain. He bought Spanish-fly And found it was dry ---
**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:** [February 28, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/372 "2015-02-28T21:03:53Z")
There once was a pilot from Maine Who took a vacation in Spain. He bought Spanish-fly And found it was dry Although there was rain on his plane. There was an old man in Seattle ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/373 "2015-02-28T22:52:38Z")
> [@Orson\_Carte](#): > > \*\*\*The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables (‘beats’) while rhyming and follow the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines customarily have only five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm. \*\*\* > > Five syllables is the norm in lines three and four. If you write more than twice that number in a line you are writing something that isn’t a limerick - and effectively sabotaging the game. I thought the Rule of Funny trumped such nitpicky nonsense. 😕 If you are going to be that nitpicky, I’m out of here. :mad: ---
**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:** [February 28, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/374 "2015-02-28T23:11:10Z")
Well, I am going to be ‘nit-picky’ if it means respecting the efforts of those who actually show some cleverness in their contributions and take care to leave something that the next player can build on. When I initiated this thread I only prefaced it with a few simple rules. I didn’t think it was necessary to explain just how the limerick format works - I assumed that anyone interested in participating would already be well aware. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/375 "2015-03-01T15:57:12Z")
There was an old man in Seattle He really loved feeding his cattle ---
**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:** [March 1, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/376 "2015-03-01T15:57:45Z")
There was an old man in Seattle He really loved feeding his cattle He’d call them all in ---
**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:** [March 1, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/377 "2015-03-01T20:25:58Z")
There was an old man in Seattle He really loved feeding his cattle. He’d call them all in With a horn made of tin, ---
**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:** [March 2, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/378 "2015-03-02T00:51:10Z")
There was an old man in Seattle He really loved feeding his cattle. He’d call them all in With a horn made of tin, And pick out a cute one to straddle. The cute girl’s ample breasts were divine ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/379 "2015-03-02T01:10:00Z")
The cute girl’s ample breasts were divine So I asked her “Hey what is your sign?” ---
**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:** [March 2, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/380 "2015-03-02T01:52:15Z")
The cute girl’s ample breasts were divine So I asked her “Hey what is your sign?” 'It says, ‘Ban the Bomb’ ---
**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:** [March 2, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/381 "2015-03-02T03:05:36Z")
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