# 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:** 228
**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 10, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4549 "2023-06-10T00:22:27Z")
I received a big box in the mail. I shook it and heard a small wail ---
**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 12, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4550 "2023-06-12T07:44:16Z")
I received a big box in the mail. I shook it and heard a small wail Turned out - t’was a seal ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4551 "2023-06-13T03:04:11Z")
I received a big box in the mail. I shook it and heard a small wail Turned out - t’was a seal That had started to peel ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4552 "2023-06-13T03:29:41Z")
I received a big box in the mail. I shook it and heard a small wail Turned out - t’was a seal That had started to peel Seems the poor thing had sunburned its tail A maid from the island of of Kent ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4553 "2023-06-13T03:36:28Z")
A maid from the island of of Kent Agreed, with fraudulent intent, ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4554 "2023-06-13T05:49:40Z")
A maid from the island of of Kent Agreed, with fraudulent intent, To marry a man _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 13, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4555 "2023-06-13T06:08:26Z")
A maid from the island of Kent Agreed, with fraudulent intent, To marry a man From Turkmenistan ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4556 "2023-06-13T10:54:33Z")
A maid from the island of Kent Agreed, with fraudulent intent, To marry a man From Turkmenistan Because of the way he was bent. A man from the county of Cork ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4557 "2023-06-13T12:05:10Z")
A man from the county of Cork Was failing to muster sufficient torque ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4558 "2023-06-13T19:39:39Z")
A man from the county of Cork Was failing to muster sufficient torque His hands gripped the bed ---
**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 13, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4559 "2023-06-13T19:44:40Z")
A man from the county of Cork Was failing to muster sufficient torque His hands gripped the bed While his suffering wife said ---
**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:** [June 13, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4560 "2023-06-13T19:58:46Z")
A man from the county of Cork Was failing to muster sufficient torque His hands gripped the bed While his suffering wife said “That’ll never summon the stork.” The man who was prosecutor ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4561 "2023-06-13T21:51:14Z")
The man who was prosecutor Asked, “Why in the world did you shoot her”? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4562 "2023-06-14T05:03:51Z")
The man who was prosecutor Asked, “Why in the world did you shoot her”? “She done me wrong” was his reply ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4563 "2023-06-14T15:01:26Z")
The man who was prosecutor Asked, “Why in the world did you shoot her”? “She done me wrong” was his reply And with a gleam in his eye ---
**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 14, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4564 "2023-06-14T21:28:01Z")
The man who was prosecutor Asked, “Why in the world did you shoot her”? “She done me wrong” was his reply And with a gleam in his eye Said, “…and my new girl’s considerably cuter.” A scientist - working at CERN ---
**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 14, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4565 "2023-06-14T21:41:03Z")
A scientist - working at CERN Once planted a huge fractal fern ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4566 "2023-06-14T21:59:27Z")
A scientist - working at CERN Once planted a huge fractal fern With the help of Higgs Bosun ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4567 "2023-06-15T14:31:50Z")
A scientist - working at CERN Once planted a huge fractal fern With the help of Higgs Bosun His passion for science goes on ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4568 "2023-06-22T00:21:54Z")
A scientist - working at CERN Once planted a huge fractal fern With the help of Higgs Bosun His passion for science goes on And the fire in his belly does burn What do you do with old shoes? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=229)