# 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:** 280
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5590 "2025-02-17T19:40:01Z")
I wish I was a girlie, like my dear papa Though many might find it improppa’ I’d wear a red bow ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5591 "2025-02-17T19:46:38Z")
I wish I was a girlie, like my dear papa Though many might find it improppa’ I’d wear a red bow And i’d curtsy real low _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5592 "2025-02-17T20:12:29Z")
I wish I was a girlie, like my dear papa Though many might find it improppa’ I’d wear a red bow And i’d curtsy real low And Ma would collapse from the shock’a * * * The end of the world is approaching ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5593 "2025-02-17T20:35:13Z")
The end of the world is approaching So the subject of bunkers I’m broaching ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5594 "2025-02-17T20:44:40Z")
The end of the world is approaching So the subject of bunkers I’m broaching My wife seems to think ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5595 "2025-02-17T21:01:35Z")
The end of the world is approaching So the subject of bunkers I’m broaching My wife seems to think We need beer to drink ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5596 "2025-02-17T21:42:12Z")
The end of the world is approaching So the subject of bunkers I’m broaching My wife seems to think We need beer to drink But I don’t want the neighbors encroaching * * * I’ve been told that my brain is too big ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5597 "2025-02-17T23:22:31Z")
I’ve been told that my brain is too big So I can’t find a sizable wig ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5598 "2025-02-17T23:29:22Z")
I’ve been told that my brain is too big So I can’t find a sizable wig But a dead dog I found ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5599 "2025-02-17T23:30:44Z")
I’ve been told that my brain is too big So I can’t find a sizable wig But a dead dog I found A furry old hound ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5600 "2025-02-18T00:02:20Z")
I’ve been told that my brain is too big So I can’t find a sizable wig But a dead dog I found A furry old hound Makes for an adequate rig * * * There was a tall man from Detroit ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5601 "2025-02-18T00:19:29Z")
There was a tall man from Detroit At B-ball he was more than adroit ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5602 "2025-02-18T01:24:53Z")
There was a tall man from Detroit At B-ball he was more than adroit But he could not dunk ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5603 "2025-02-18T01:48:45Z")
There was a tall man from Detroit At B-ball he was more than adroit But he could not dunk Due to lead in his junk ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5604 "2025-02-18T02:44:47Z")
There was a tall man from Detroit At B-ball he was more than adroit But he could not dunk Due to lead in his junK Plus he just never learned to enjoy it * * * Ethel was lactose intolerant ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5605 "2025-02-18T03:07:53Z")
Ethel was lactose intolerant Her nocturnal farts were prepondurant ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5606 "2025-02-18T11:04:11Z")
Ethel was lactose intolerant Her nocturnal farts were prepondurant But she loved ice cream ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5607 "2025-02-18T17:24:08Z")
Ethel was lactose intolerant Her nocturnal farts were prepondurant But she loved ice cream Her consumption extreme ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5608 "2025-02-18T22:57:59Z")
Ethel was lactose intolerant Her nocturnal farts were preponderant But she loved ice cream Her consumption extreme And don’t get me started on the eggplant [fixed typo in line 2] My friend Joe is the world’s worst driver ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5609 "2025-02-18T23:17:32Z")
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