# 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:** 246

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**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:** [September 8, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4909 "2023-09-08T12:54:42Z")

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When Taker threw Mick off the Cell  
The crowd went silent for a spell  
And though Mick lost a tooth

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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:** [September 8, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4910 "2023-09-08T13:39:26Z")

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When Taker threw Mick off the Cell  
The crowd went silent for a spell  
And though Mick lost a tooth  
What he said was the truth

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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:** [September 8, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4911 "2023-09-08T19:07:22Z")

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When Taker threw Mick off the Cell  
The crowd went silent for a spell  
And though Mick lost a tooth  
What he said was the truth  
Though that Taker, he took it not well.

When studying for an exam

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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:** [September 8, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4912 "2023-09-08T21:41:31Z")

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When studying for an exam  
Don’t fall for the obvious scam

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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:** [September 9, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4913 "2023-09-09T13:27:29Z")

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When studying for an exam  
Don’t fall for the obvious scam  
The answer is usually “C”

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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:** [September 13, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4914 "2023-09-13T19:44:51Z")

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When studying for an exam  
Don’t fall for the obvious scam  
The answer is usually “C”  
Unless they’re testing your 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:** [September 14, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4915 "2023-09-14T01:53:30Z")

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When studying for an exam  
Don’t fall for the obvious scam.  
The answer is usually “C”  
Unless they’re testing your pee.  
Then you want it to be a nice am-ber.

There once was a young man named Eric

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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:** [September 14, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4916 "2023-09-14T01:55:20Z")

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There once was a young man named Eric  
Who worked on a big oil derrick

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**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:** [September 14, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4917 "2023-09-14T14:59:40Z")

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There once was a young man named Eric  
Who worked on a big oil derrick  
But for all of his brawn

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**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:** [September 14, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4918 "2023-09-14T16:05:16Z")

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here once was a young man named Eric  
Who worked on a big oil derrick  
But for all of his brawn  
What really turned people on

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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:** [September 14, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4919 "2023-09-14T21:35:30Z")

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Here once was a young man named Eric  
Who worked on a big oil derrick  
But for all of his brawn  
What really turned people on  
Was playing a debauched cleric

Two summers ago on this day

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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:** [September 14, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4920 "2023-09-14T22:22:49Z")

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Two summers ago on this day  
I went for a stroll by the bay

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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:** [September 14, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4921 "2023-09-14T22:39:59Z")

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Two summers ago on this day  
I went for a stroll by the bay  
And by sheer good luck

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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:** [September 14, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4922 "2023-09-14T22:44:48Z")

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Two summers ago on this day  
I went for a stroll by the bay  
And by sheer good luck  
I found a blue truck

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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:** [September 15, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4923 "2023-09-15T04:05:43Z")

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Two summers ago on this day  
I went for a stroll by the bay  
And by sheer good luck  
I found a blue truck  
Parked at the local Subway

My friend owns a very strange parrot

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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:** [September 15, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4924 "2023-09-15T04:41:16Z")

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My friend owns a very strange parrot,  
And I’m ready to despair that

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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:** [September 15, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4925 "2023-09-15T05:21:09Z")

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My friend owns a very strange parrot,  
And I’m ready to despair that  
The bird swears like a sailor

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [September 15, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4926 "2023-09-15T07:03:17Z")

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My friend owns a very strange parrot,  
And I’m ready to despair that  
The bird swears like a sailor  
Makes him feel like a failure

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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:** [September 15, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4927 "2023-09-15T07:37:38Z")

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My friend owns a very strange parrot,  
And I’m ready to despair that  
The bird swears like a sailor  
Makes him feel like a failure  
Which is why the bird’s kept in the garret.

For dinner tonight, it’s a stew

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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:** [September 15, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4928 "2023-09-15T07:56:01Z")

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For dinner tonight, it’s a stew  
To feed not a lot, but a few

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