# 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:** 242

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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 20, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4829 "2023-08-20T19:12:43Z")

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A dolphin, a whale, and a cat  
Decided to visit a laundromat  
The cat grew suspicious.  
The whale was officious

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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:** [August 20, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4830 "2023-08-20T21:20:53Z")

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A dolphin, a whale, and a cat  
Decided to visit a laundromat  
The cat grew suspicious.  
The whale was officious  
While the dolphin just wanted to chat.

There was an old pirate named Jack

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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 20, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4831 "2023-08-20T21:58:08Z")

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There was an old pirate named Jack  
Who was quite a dipsomaniac

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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:** [August 21, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4832 "2023-08-21T12:08:08Z")

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There was an old pirate named Jack  
Who was quite a dipsomaniac  
"I’d much rather have rum

_ **-“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:** [August 21, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4833 "2023-08-21T14:27:30Z")

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There was an old pirate named Jack  
Who was quite a dipsomaniac  
"I’d much rather have rum  
Mixed with xantham gum

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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 21, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4834 "2023-08-21T15:34:20Z")

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There was an old pirate named Jack  
Who was quite a dipsomaniac  
"I’d much rather have rum  
Mixed with xantham gum  
Than full treasure chests stained with shellac”

I learned solfège from Sister Josefa

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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 21, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4835 "2023-08-21T20:46:02Z")

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I learned solfège from Sister Josefa  
Whose breath reeked of chewed coca leafa

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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 21, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4836 "2023-08-21T22:18:15Z")

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I learned solfège from Sister Josefa  
Whose breath reeked of chewed coca leafa  
When she cried, “Do Re Mi”

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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 22, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4837 "2023-08-22T08:53:07Z")

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I learned solfège from Sister Josefa  
Whose breath reeked of chewed coca leafa  
When she cried, “Do Re Mi”  
It made me start to pee

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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 22, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4838 "2023-08-22T17:54:42Z")

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I learned solfège from Sister Josefa  
Whose breath reeked of chewed coca leafa  
When she cried, “Do Re Mi”  
It made me start to pee  
Which gave me a bit of relief-a.

I seem to have lost half my files

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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 22, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4839 "2023-08-22T17:59:23Z")

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I seem to have lost half my files  
I shouldn’t have left them in piles

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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 24, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4840 "2023-08-24T00:06:44Z")

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I seem to have lost half my files  
I shouldn’t have left them in piles  
Right next to my beer

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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 24, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4841 "2023-08-24T00:15:20Z")

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I seem to have lost half my files.  
I shouldn’t have left them in piles.  
Right next to my beer.  
Yes, well you might jeer

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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 24, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4842 "2023-08-24T00:55:10Z")

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I seem to have lost half my files.  
I shouldn’t have left them in piles.  
Right next to my beer.  
Yes, well you might jeer  
Or guffaw, then roll in the aisles.

It arrived in a brown paper wrapper

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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:** [August 24, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4843 "2023-08-24T01:53:44Z")

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It arrived in a brown paper wrapper  
Delivered by someone quite dapper

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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 24, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4844 "2023-08-24T02:00:53Z")

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It arrived in a brown paper wrapper  
Delivered by someone quite dapper  
I first thought, “A book?”

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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:** [August 24, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4845 "2023-08-24T03:47:43Z")

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It arrived in a brown paper wrapper  
Delivered by someone quite dapper  
I first thought, “A book?”  
Then after a quick look

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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 24, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4846 "2023-08-24T14:01:25Z")

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It arrived in a brown paper wrapper  
Delivered by someone quite dapper  
I first thought, “A book?”  
Then after a quick look  
I saw that it was a small crapper.

Late one night, at my favorite bar

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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 24, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4847 "2023-08-24T17:42:00Z")

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Late one night, at my favorite bar  
A dolphin played on a bass guitar

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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:** [August 24, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4848 "2023-08-24T21:36:57Z")

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Late one night, at my favorite bar  
A dolphin played on a bass guitar  
An orca joined in

oddly, the spellcheck doesn't like orca, and suggests orcs

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