# 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:** 273

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**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:** [January 21, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5450 "2025-01-21T20:31:02Z")

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The Rainbow connection’s been lost  
To restore it we’ll pay any cost

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5451 "2025-01-21T22:29:38Z")

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The Rainbow Connection’s been lost  
To restore it we’ll pay any cost  
It will only be found

[fixed the missing capital there]

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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:** [January 22, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5452 "2025-01-22T01:51:16Z")

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The Rainbow Connection’s been lost  
To restore it we’ll pay any cost  
It will only be found  
In a burial ground

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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:** [January 22, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5453 "2025-01-22T02:08:10Z")

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The Rainbow Connection’s been lost  
To restore it we’ll pay any cost  
It will only be found  
In a burial ground  
On Midsummer’s Eve (fingers crossed)

A terribly shy girl called Jane

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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:** [January 22, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5454 "2025-01-22T02:39:15Z")

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A terribly shy girl called Jane  
Saw her love come down Manchester Lane

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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:** [January 22, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5455 "2025-01-22T03:11:07Z")

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A terribly shy girl called Jane  
Saw her love come down Manchester Lane  
She avoided his glance

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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:** [January 22, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5456 "2025-01-22T12:24:04Z")

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A terribly shy girl called Jane  
Saw her love come down Manchester Lane  
She avoided his glance  
But what happened, by chance,

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5457 "2025-01-22T20:20:06Z")

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A terribly shy girl called Jane  
Saw her love come down Manchester Lane  
She avoided his glance  
But what happened, by chance,  
Is revealed in the next quatrain

First, the ground began to shudder

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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:** [January 23, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5458 "2025-01-23T00:16:09Z")

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First, the ground began to shudder,  
As if it had a hiccoughing rudder

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**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:** [January 23, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5459 "2025-01-23T04:39:34Z")

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First, the ground began to shudder,  
As if it had a hiccoughing rudder  
So she fell in his arms

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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:** [January 23, 2025, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5460 "2025-01-23T05:55:10Z")

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First, the ground began to shudder,  
As if it had a hiccoughing rudder  
So she fell in his arms  
Exposing all of her charms

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5461 "2025-01-23T13:00:46Z")

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First, the ground began to shudder,  
As if it had a hiccoughing rudder  
So she fell in his arms  
Exposing all of her charms  
Most notably her highly swollen udder

Suddenly smitten, he popped the question

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**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:** [January 23, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5462 "2025-01-23T13:05:08Z")

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Suddenly smitten, he popped the question  
Thus ending their sexy session

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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:** [January 23, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5463 "2025-01-23T20:07:45Z")

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Suddenly smitten, he popped the question  
Thus ending their sexy session  
“Are you ready to wed?”

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**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:** [January 23, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5464 "2025-01-23T20:40:11Z")

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Suddenly smitten, he popped the question  
Thus ending their sexy session  
“Are you ready to wed?”  
“I’d sooner be dead!”

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5465 "2025-01-23T21:35:35Z")

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Suddenly smitten, he popped the question  
Thus ending their sexy session  
“Are you ready to wed?”  
“I’d sooner be dead!  
Said notion fills me with indigestion!"

Not taking no for an answer

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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:** [January 23, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5466 "2025-01-23T21:40:43Z")

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Not taking no for an answer,  
He determined to be a romancer

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**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:** [January 23, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5467 "2025-01-23T21:46:26Z")

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Not taking no for an answer,  
He determined to be a romancer  
With Chocolates and roses

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5468 "2025-01-23T22:19:46Z")

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Not taking no for an answer,  
He determined to be a romancer  
With Chocolates and roses  
He knows through her nose is

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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:** [January 25, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5469 "2025-01-25T03:27:15Z")

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Not taking no for an answer,  
He determined to be a romancer  
With Chocolates and roses  
He knows through her nose is  
The powder that makes her a dancer

The one thing that girls can’t resist

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