# 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:** 217

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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:** [March 4, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4329 "2023-03-04T12:02:27Z")

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March has come in like a lion.  
I need a shoulder to cry on.  
The wind, hail, and rain  
Has caused anguish and pain  
As I daydream of all things Hawaiian.

A bride gave herself a Brazilian

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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:** [March 4, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4330 "2023-03-04T18:28:48Z")

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A bride gave herself a Brazilian  
Quite shocking for a Sicilian

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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:** [March 4, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4331 "2023-03-04T19:29:26Z")

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A bride gave herself a Brazilian  
Quite shocking for a Sicilian  
Girl whose old father

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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:** [March 4, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4332 "2023-03-04T20:10:44Z")

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A bride gave herself a Brazilian  
Quite shocking for a Sicilian  
Girl whose old father  
Had asked, “Would you rather…

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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:** [March 8, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4333 "2023-03-08T06:03:29Z")

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Ok, I know it’s breaking the rule, but I have (IMHO) an appropriate ending for this one, and it’s been a couple of days without mention of millions, Castilians or anything reptilian. I’m happy to leave the new first line for anyone else to offer.

A bride gave herself a Brazilian  
Quite shocking for a Sicilian  
Girl whose old father  
Had asked, “Would you rather…  
Do it privately - not in the wedding pavilion?

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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:** [March 8, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4334 "2023-03-08T09:13:31Z")

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There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn

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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:** [March 8, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4335 "2023-03-08T12:08:18Z")

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There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn  
Fully expecting this burn

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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:** [March 16, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4336 "2023-03-16T02:58:01Z")

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There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn  
Fully expecting this burn  
His last line was great

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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:** [March 16, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4337 "2023-03-16T09:33:59Z")

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There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn  
Fully expecting this burn  
His last line was great  
But his mockery was fate

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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:** [March 19, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4338 "2023-03-19T18:15:28Z")

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There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn  
Fully expecting this burn  
His last line was great  
But his mockery was fate  
And we ask, “What did he learn?”

I can’t say where I’ll be today

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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:** [March 19, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4339 "2023-03-19T21:31:26Z")

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I can’t say where I’ll be today  
I’m taking a week-long vacay

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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:** [March 20, 2023, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4340 "2023-03-20T07:15:44Z")

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I can’t say where I’ll be today  
I’m taking a week-long vacay  
I’d best bring a sweater

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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:** [March 20, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4341 "2023-03-20T09:41:24Z")

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I can’t say where I’ll be today  
I’m taking a week-long vacay  
I’d best bring a sweater  
To look a jet-setter

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4342 "2023-03-21T00:12:22Z")

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I can’t say where I’ll be today  
I’m taking a week-long vacay  
I’d best bring a sweater  
To look a jet-setter  
And then I’ll be off and away.

My grandmother sits and crochets

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4343 "2023-03-21T02:23:16Z")

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My grandmother sits and crochets  
While grandfather struts and sashays

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4344 "2023-03-21T16:46:19Z")

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My grandmother sits and crochets  
While grandfather struts and sashays  
The secret to their long marriage

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4345 "2023-03-21T19:24:10Z")

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My grandmother sits and crochets  
While grandfather struts and sashays  
The secret to their long marriage  
Is not a horse or carriage

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4346 "2023-03-21T20:12:24Z")

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My grandmother sits and crochets  
While grandfather struts and sashays  
The secret to their long marriage  
Is not a horse or carriage  
It’s sex in ever-inventive ways

A clever young plumber called Saul

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4347 "2023-03-21T20:27:00Z")

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A clever young plumber called Saul  
Had to replace a pipe in a wall

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4348 "2023-03-21T23:41:29Z")

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A clever young plumber called Saul  
Had to replace a pipe in a wall  
He worked remarkably fast

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