# 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:** 226
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4509 "2023-05-30T13:35:20Z")
Scotsmen are noted for thrift Although their reasons may tend to drift ---
**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 30, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4510 "2023-05-30T20:44:30Z")
Scotsmen are noted for thrift, Although their reasons may tend to drift: Saving up for days rainy ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4511 "2023-05-30T23:44:23Z")
Scotsmen are noted for thrift, Although their reasons may tend to drift: Saving up for days rainy (And in Scotland it rains mainly) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4512 "2023-06-01T00:23:03Z")
Scotsmen are noted for thrift, Although their reasons may tend to drift: Saving up for days rainy (And in Scotland it rains mainly) Though some accounts are drained mighty swift. There was a shepherd from Spain ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4513 "2023-06-01T00:56:43Z")
There was a shepherd from Spain Who suffered a terrible sprain ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4514 "2023-06-01T00:59:16Z")
There was a shepherd from Spain Who suffered a terrible sprain When he twisted his knee ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4515 "2023-06-01T01:07:45Z")
There was a shepherd from Spain Who suffered a terrible sprain When he twisted his knee In 1933 ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4516 "2023-06-01T01:44:41Z")
There was a shepherd from Spain Who suffered a terrible sprain When he twisted his knee In 1933 And spent the rest of his life in pain The debt ceiling will be raised directly ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4517 "2023-06-01T02:18:40Z")
The debt ceiling will be raised directly We’ll now pay our old bills correctly ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4518 "2023-06-01T02:35:18Z")
The debt ceiling will be raised directly We’ll now pay our old bills correctly Kick that can down the road ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4519 "2023-06-01T02:52:40Z")
The debt ceiling will be raised directly We’ll now pay our old bills correctly Kick that can down the road On the debts we’ve owed ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4520 "2023-06-01T09:21:26Z")
The debt ceiling will be raised directly We’ll now pay our old bills correctly Kick that can down the road On the debts we’ve owed Beats defaulting on bonds, I expectly… One day as I walked on the shore ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4521 "2023-06-01T11:35:21Z")
One day as I walked on the shore Six sharks and a dolphin, I saw - ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4522 "2023-06-02T00:27:02Z")
One day as I walked on the shore Six sharks and a dolphin, I saw Their dorsals were showing ---
**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:** [June 2, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4523 "2023-06-02T02:19:11Z")
One day as I walked on the shore Six sharks and a dolphin, I saw. Their dorsals were showing. One blowhole was blowing ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4524 "2023-06-02T03:31:40Z")
One day as I walked on the shore Six sharks and a dolphin, I saw. Their dorsals were showing. One blowhole was blowing And Capt’n Quint was waving from the jaw The debt ceiling bill has passed ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4525 "2023-06-02T04:21:53Z")
The debt ceiling bill has passed For Biden and Democrats, the die is cast ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4526 "2023-06-02T15:16:35Z")
The debt ceiling bill has passed For Biden and Democrats, the die is cast The made-up crisis was averted ---
**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:** [June 2, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4527 "2023-06-02T20:08:03Z")
The debt ceiling bill has passed For Biden and Democrats, the die is cast The made-up crisis was averted Freedumb Caucus perverted ---
**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:** [June 2, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4528 "2023-06-02T20:19:07Z")
The debt ceiling bill has passed For Biden and Democrats, the die is cast The made-up crisis was averted Freedumb Caucus perverted Cooler heads have prevailed, at last. I like to watch old TV shows _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=225) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=227)