# 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:** 247
**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, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4929 "2023-09-15T16:16:30Z")
For dinner tonight, it’s a stew To feed not a lot, but a few With two carrots, one tater ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4930 "2023-09-15T16:22:08Z")
For dinner tonight, it’s a stew To feed not a lot, but a few With two carrots, one tater Some meat I’ll add later ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4931 "2023-09-15T17:41:38Z")
For dinner tonight, it’s a stew To feed not a lot, but a few With two carrots, one tater Some meat I’ll add later And drippings made into a roux That dog kept me up all night ---
**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, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4932 "2023-09-15T19:14:11Z")
That dog kept me up all night Playing poker - and that can’t be right? ---
**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, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4933 "2023-09-15T21:41:09Z")
That dog kept me up all night Playing poker - and that can’t be right? You may think that’s funny, _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4934 "2023-09-15T21:54:02Z")
That dog kept me up all night Playing poker - and that can’t be right? You may think that’s funny, But they don’t play for money ---
**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, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4935 "2023-09-15T21:59:59Z")
That dog kept me up all night Playing poker - and that can’t be right? You may think that’s funny, But they don’t play for money So at least they don’t get in a fight. One day, while out panning for gold ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4936 "2023-09-15T22:06:52Z")
One day, while out panning for gold I saw a spy coming in from the cold ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4937 "2023-09-16T00:07:17Z")
One day, while out panning for gold I saw a spy coming in from the cold Disguised as a miner, ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4938 "2023-09-16T01:18:57Z")
One day, while out panning for gold I saw a spy coming in from the cold Disguised as a miner, He resembled Richard Burton, with coal dust eyeliner, ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4939 "2023-09-16T04:00:43Z")
One day, while out panning for gold I saw a spy coming in from the cold Disguised as a miner, He resembled Richard Burton, with coal dust eyeliner, And when he gave me a wink I was sold. Lot number twelve - a Vemeer ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4940 "2023-09-16T05:45:36Z")
Lot number twelve – a Vermeer \* Of a young girl who is standing near _ **-“BB”-** _ _ **\* - corrected spelling of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer** _ ---
**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 16, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4941 "2023-09-16T06:40:11Z")
Lot number twelve – a Vermeer Of a young girl who is standing near A virginal, not a piano, ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4942 "2023-09-16T15:59:04Z")
Lot number twelve – a Vermeer Of a young girl who is standing near A virginal, not a piano, Aw hell, what do I know? ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4943 "2023-09-16T17:58:30Z")
Lot number twelve – a Vermeer Of a young girl who is standing near A virginal, not a piano, Aw hell, what do I know? The difference was never too clear. When the Martians landed in Charlotte ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4944 "2023-09-16T17:58:48Z")
Lot number twelve – a Vermeer Of a young girl who is standing near A virginal, not a piano, Aw hell, what do I know? Let’s all just go grab a beer Today is the birthday of “Rapper’s Delight” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4945 "2023-09-16T18:11:43Z")
Today is the birthday of “Rapper’s Delight” It was Chic being sampled on a hot summer night ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4946 "2023-09-16T23:35:04Z")
Today is the birthday of “Rapper’s Delight” It was Chic being sampled on a hot summer night The booties were shaking ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4947 "2023-09-17T06:57:18Z")
[quote=“Skunkdog, post:4946, topic:712149, full:true”] Today is the birthday of “Rapper’s Delight”. It was Chic being sampled on a hot summer night. The booties were shaking, Queen’s bass line was quaking, _ **-“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:** [September 17, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/4948 "2023-09-17T08:36:13Z")
Today is the birthday of “Rapper’s Delight”. It was Chic being sampled on a hot summer night. The booties were shaking, Queen’s bass line was quaking, The future of music looks bright. _Since we skipped over it…_ When the Martians landed in Charlotte [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=248)