# 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:** 240

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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:** [August 13, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4789 "2023-08-13T10:23:32Z")

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My cat is giving me weird looks  
I’m scared, 'cause her claws are like fishhooks  
She knows all the wrong I have done  
And to her my sheer terror is fun

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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:** [August 13, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4790 "2023-08-13T20:19:51Z")

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My cat is giving me weird looks  
I’m scared, 'cause her claws are like fishhooks  
She knows all the wrong I have done  
And to her my sheer terror is fun  
I’m starting to clutch at my hymnbooks.

When the moon’s at eclipse in the sky

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**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4791 "2023-08-13T20:45:09Z")

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When the moon’s at eclipse in the sky  
And the drear witching hour is nigh

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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:** [August 13, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4792 "2023-08-13T21:06:25Z")

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When the moon’s at eclipse in the sky  
And the drear witching hour is nigh  
The Weird Sisters cackle

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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:** [August 13, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4793 "2023-08-13T21:55:40Z")

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When the moon’s at eclipse in the sky  
And the drear witching hour is nigh  
The Weird Sisters cackle  
And eat from a hackle

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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:** [August 14, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4794 "2023-08-14T04:27:05Z")

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When the moon’s at eclipse in the sky  
And the drear witching hour is nigh  
The Weird Sisters cackle  
And eat from a hackle  
Then climb on their broomsticks and fly

This heat has been killing my roses

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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:** [August 14, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4795 "2023-08-14T04:28:35Z")

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This heat has been killing my roses  
I’d like to put ice on their toeses.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4796 "2023-08-14T04:58:35Z")

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This heat has been killing my roses  
I’d like to put ice on their toeses.  
But doing that will

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**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4797 "2023-08-14T05:31:40Z")

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This heat has been killing my roses  
I’d like to put ice on their toeses.  
But doing that will  
A still chill instill

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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:** [August 14, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4798 "2023-08-14T15:24:37Z")

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This heat has been killing my roses  
I’d like to put ice on their toeses.  
But doing that will  
A still chill instill  
And I’ll be wond’ring where my rose goeses

I have a secret to confess

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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:** [August 14, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4799 "2023-08-14T16:31:41Z")

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I have a secret to confess  
Regarding the Orient Express

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**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4800 "2023-08-14T18:36:12Z")

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I have a secret to confess  
Regarding the Orient Express  
That murder, you know?

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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:** [August 14, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4801 "2023-08-14T21:17:00Z")

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I have a secret to confess  
Regarding the Orient Express  
That murder, you know?  
Well, I don’t like to crow…

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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:** [August 14, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4802 "2023-08-14T21:21:43Z")

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I have a secret to confess  
Regarding the Orient Express  
That murder, you know?  
Well, I don’t like to crow…  
. . . But the others all - - well, can’t you guess?

That traffic cone’s in the wrong place

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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:** [August 14, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4803 "2023-08-14T23:26:59Z")

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That traffic cone’s in the wrong place  
Which explains the pained look on my face

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4804 "2023-08-14T23:48:51Z")

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That traffic cone’s in the wrong place  
Which explains the pained look on my face  
It was right in my lane

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**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4805 "2023-08-15T00:41:41Z")

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That traffic cone’s in the wrong place  
Which explains the pained look on my face  
It was right in my lane  
There on Chestnut and Main

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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:** [August 15, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4806 "2023-08-15T01:20:03Z")

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That traffic cone’s in the wrong place  
Which explains the pained look on my face  
It was right in my lane  
There on Chestnut and Main  
My proctologist called, just in case.

_out of play_

I thought i would pass along a link I have found useful: [Rhymezone rhyming dictionary](https://www.rhymezone.com/)

It not only finds rhyming words, but also synonyms if the word you’re considering lacks the right number of syllables.

_in play_

There’s one thing I won’t do in bed

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4807 "2023-08-15T01:37:58Z")

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There’s one thing I won’t do in bed  
It’s a phobia, my girlfriend said

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**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4808 "2023-08-15T03:56:09Z")

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There’s one thing I won’t do in bed  
It’s a phobia, my girlfriend said  
If your Mum’s in the room

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