# 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:** 222

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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:** [April 30, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4429 "2023-04-30T11:15:46Z")

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There was a young jockey called Pete  
Who rode in the saddle so sweet

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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:** [April 30, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4430 "2023-04-30T16:16:17Z")

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There was a young jockey called Pete  
Who rode in the saddle so sweet  
His horses all flew

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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:** [April 30, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4431 "2023-04-30T17:24:56Z")

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There was a young jockey called Pete  
Who rode in the saddle so sweet  
His horses all flew  
Like sunlight through the dew

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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:** [April 30, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4432 "2023-04-30T23:08:35Z")

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There was a young jockey called Pete  
Who rode in the saddle so sweet  
His horses all flew  
Like sunlight through the dew  
Other riders were loathe to compete.

There was an old lady named Maisie

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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:** [May 1, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4433 "2023-05-01T00:15:48Z")

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There was an old lady named Maisie  
Everyone said she was crazy

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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:** [May 1, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4434 "2023-05-01T00:47:52Z")

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There was an old lady named Maisie  
Everyone said she was crazy  
When she married a horse

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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:** [May 1, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4435 "2023-05-01T01:21:05Z")

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There was an old lady named Maisie  
Everyone said she was crazy  
When she married a horse  
Then filed for divorce

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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:** [May 1, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4436 "2023-05-01T01:34:13Z")

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There was an old lady named Maisie  
Everyone said she was crazy  
When she married a horse  
Then filed for divorce  
And took him for every last daisy

I just won a backstage pass

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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:** [May 3, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4437 "2023-05-03T05:18:42Z")

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I just won a backstage pass  
Which I’m keeping safe stuffed in my ass

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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:** [May 3, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4438 "2023-05-03T06:23:50Z")

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I just won a backstage pass  
Which I’m keeping safe stuffed in my ass  
I need my hands free.

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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:** [May 5, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4439 "2023-05-05T01:19:03Z")

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I just won a backstage pass  
Which I’m keeping safe stuffed in my ass  
I need my hands free.  
If I need to pee

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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:** [May 9, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4440 "2023-05-09T22:38:17Z")

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I just won a backstage pass  
Which I’m keeping safe stuffed in my ass  
I need my hands free.  
If I need to pee  
Or polish my balls made of brass.

When the conductor asked for my ticket

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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:** [May 9, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4441 "2023-05-09T22:45:11Z")

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When the conductor asked for my ticket  
I told him where he could stick it

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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:** [May 10, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4442 "2023-05-10T10:24:30Z")

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When the conductor asked for my ticket  
I told him where he could stick it  
He replied, with a frown

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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:** [May 10, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4443 "2023-05-10T11:17:48Z")

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When the conductor asked for my ticket  
I told him where he could stick it  
He replied, with a frown  
I’ve never been to that town

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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:** [May 10, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4444 "2023-05-10T11:42:58Z")

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When the conductor asked (me) for my ticket  
I told him (just) where he could stick it.  
He replied, with a frown,  
“I’ve never been to that town –  
This is certainly one sticky wicket!”  
…_(with a couple small adjustments to improve the meter)_

What has happened with modern cartoons?

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [May 10, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4445 "2023-05-10T16:12:19Z")

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What has happened with modern cartoons?  
They appear to be written by buffoons

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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:** [May 10, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4446 "2023-05-10T17:43:53Z")

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What has happened with modern cartoons?  
They appear to be written by buffoons  
The dialog’s dippy

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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:** [May 10, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4447 "2023-05-10T19:53:41Z")

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What has happened with modern cartoons?  
They appear to be written by buffoons  
The dialog’s dippy  
And the colours too trippy

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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:** [May 11, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4448 "2023-05-11T07:57:55Z")

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What has happened with modern cartoons?  
They appear to be written by buffoons  
The dialog’s dippy  
And the colours too trippy  
And the characters all move like balloons.

George Santos has finally been indicted

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