# 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:** 211

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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:** [January 19, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4209 "2023-01-19T08:16:34Z")

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Got a bulb out to change the light –  
But wrong wattage, so it wasn’t as bright

_ **-“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:** [January 19, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4210 "2023-01-19T19:01:49Z")

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Got a bulb out to change the light –  
But wrong wattage, so it wasn’t as bright.  
The shadows were deep

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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:** [January 21, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4211 "2023-01-21T16:04:24Z")

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Got a bulb out to change the light –  
But wrong wattage, so it wasn’t as bright.  
The shadows were deep  
I started to weep

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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:** [January 21, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4212 "2023-01-21T17:16:57Z")

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Got a bulb out to change the light –  
But wrong wattage, so it wasn’t as bright.  
The shadows were deep  
I started to weep  
And that’s never a welcoming sight

I read the news today – oh boy

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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:** [January 24, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4213 "2023-01-24T22:22:53Z")

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I read the news today – oh boy:  
“Putin’s annexed Illinois”!?!

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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:** [January 24, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4214 "2023-01-24T23:12:56Z")

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I read the news today – oh boy:  
“Putin’s annexed Illinois”!?!  
Knew the day would come

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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:** [January 24, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4215 "2023-01-24T23:22:48Z")

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I read the news today – oh boy:  
“Putin’s annexed Illinois”!?!  
Knew the day would come.  
Boy, hand me down that rum

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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:** [January 26, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4216 "2023-01-26T05:28:29Z")

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[I read the news today – oh boy:  
“Putin’s annexed Illinois”!?!  
Knew the day would come.  
Boy, hand me down that rum  
We gonna bomb our homeboy?

For the benefit of Mr. Kite

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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:** [January 26, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4217 "2023-01-26T06:39:21Z")

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For the benefit of Mr. Kite  
They turned around his flight

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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:** [January 26, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4218 "2023-01-26T13:19:55Z")

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For the benefit of Mr. Kite  
They turned around his flight  
It seems they ran out of string

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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:** [January 26, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4219 "2023-01-26T19:40:28Z")

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For the benefit of Mr. Kite  
They turned around his flight.  
It seems they ran out of string  
To hold on the wing

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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:** [January 26, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4220 "2023-01-26T19:47:47Z")

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For the benefit of Mr. Kite  
They turned around his flight.  
It seems they ran out of string  
To hold on the wing  
Such concern for his safety seems right.

It’s great that Ukraine’s getting tanks

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**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:** [January 26, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4221 "2023-01-26T20:04:53Z")

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It’s great that Ukraine’s getting tanks  
They’ll be most welcome among the ranks

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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:** [January 26, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4222 "2023-01-26T21:44:44Z")

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It’s great that Ukraine’s getting tanks.  
They’ll be most welcome among the ranks.  
For though they don’t fly

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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:** [January 27, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4223 "2023-01-27T04:34:01Z")

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It’s great that Ukraine’s getting tanks.  
They’ll be most welcome among the ranks.  
For though they don’t fly  
They’ll make Putin cry

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [January 28, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4224 "2023-01-28T09:29:28Z")

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It’s great that Ukraine’s getting tanks.  
They’ll be most welcome among the ranks.  
For though they don’t fly  
They’ll make Putin cry  
And Zelensky says, “Hey, man, thanks.”

The weekend has come once again

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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:** [January 29, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4225 "2023-01-29T00:15:05Z")

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The weekend has come once again  
And I’ve got a bottle of gin

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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:** [January 29, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4226 "2023-01-29T23:56:55Z")

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The weekend has come once again  
And I’ve got a bottle of gin  
My wife likes to swear

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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:** [January 30, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4227 "2023-01-30T00:53:46Z")

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The weekend has come once again  
And I’ve got a bottle of gin  
My wife likes to swear  
Like Lucky Pierre

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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:** [January 31, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4228 "2023-01-31T03:57:41Z")

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The weekend has come once again  
And I’ve got a bottle of gin  
My wife likes to swear  
Like Lucky Pierre  
And she don’t give a shit where or when.

I’ve got this big ol wart on my nose

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