# 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:** 207

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**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:** [December 24, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4129 "2022-12-24T04:31:50Z")

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On a fine sunny day in the park  
I met a Russian oligarch  
He asked if I’d watch his yacht  
Said I, “fill it with gas.” Said he, “not.”

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4130 "2022-12-24T18:23:19Z")

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On a fine sunny day in the park  
I met a Russian oligarch  
He asked if I’d watch his yacht  
Said I, “fill it with gas.” Said he, “not.”  
But it still went up with a spark

Stuffing stockings can be quite the trick

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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:** [December 24, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4131 "2022-12-24T18:38:13Z")

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Stuffing stockings can be quite the trick.  
You can’t fit even one hockey stick

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4132 "2022-12-25T03:30:48Z")

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Stuffing stockings can be quite the trick.  
You can’t fit even one hockey stick  
Or a fresh-roasted goose

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**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4133 "2022-12-25T07:23:06Z")

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\<\< Just an observation, but shouldn’t the rhythmic restrictions be just as important as the rhyme restrictions in limerick writing? Think Hickory Dickory Dock; lines 1, 2 iambic or anapestic trimeter, lines 3, 4 iambic or anapestic dimeter, line 5, iambic or anapestic trimeter. Just saying. Happy Christmas. 🤓 \>\>

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**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4134 "2022-12-25T07:25:02Z")

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Stuffing stockings can be quite the trick.  
You can’t fit even one hockey stick  
Or a fresh-roasted goose  
Or a train’s caboose

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**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:** [December 25, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4135 "2022-12-25T07:46:58Z")

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Stuffing stockings can be quite the trick.  
You can’t fit even one hockey stick  
Or a fresh-roasted goose  
Or a train’s caboose  
In the stocking of your favorite chick.

Well, Santa Claus skipped me again

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [December 25, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4136 "2022-12-25T13:30:28Z")

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> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#):
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> Well, Santa Claus skipped me again

Well, Santa Claus skipped me again  
Probably due to back when

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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:** [December 25, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4137 "2022-12-25T13:58:44Z")

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Well, Santa Claus skipped me again  
Probably due to back when  
I was way too naughty

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4138 "2022-12-25T16:20:35Z")

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Well, Santa Claus skipped me again  
Probably due to back when  
I was way too naughty  
And acted quite haughty

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4139 "2022-12-25T18:13:54Z")

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Well, Santa Claus skipped me again  
Probably due to back when  
I was way too naughty  
And acted quite haughty  
And toyed with the hearts of men

And now that Christmas has passed

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**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4140 "2022-12-25T23:01:18Z")

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And now that Christmas has passed  
How can the goodwill last?

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**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4141 "2022-12-27T10:33:02Z")

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And now that Christmas has passed  
How can the goodwill last?  
The liquor’s all gone

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4142 "2022-12-27T12:15:48Z")

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And now that Christmas has passed  
How can the goodwill last?  
The liquor’s all gone  
As well as my spawn

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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:** [December 27, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4143 "2022-12-27T14:21:03Z")

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And now that Christmas has passed  
How can the goodwill last?  
The liquor’s all gone  
As well as my spawn  
I guess I must just be steadfast.

The oven refuses to light

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4144 "2022-12-27T20:14:39Z")

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The oven refuses to light  
And the dog refuses to bite

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**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:** [December 28, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4145 "2022-12-28T00:29:41Z")

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The oven refuses to light  
And the dog refuses to bite.  
The car’s buried in snow,

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [December 28, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4146 "2022-12-28T00:42:58Z")

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The oven refuses to light  
And the dog refuses to bite.  
The car’s buried in snow,  
My porch light won’t glow

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**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4147 "2022-12-28T04:58:18Z")

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The oven refuses to light  
And the dog refuses to bite.  
The car’s buried in snow,  
My porch light won’t glow  
But apart from all that - I’m alright!

A venerable scholar from Yale

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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:** [December 28, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4148 "2022-12-28T15:43:51Z")

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A venerable scholar from Yale,  
Whose writings were beyond the pale

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