# 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:** 285

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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:** [February 26, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5690 "2025-02-26T17:06:01Z")

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Mary Contrary had a little lamb  
'twas much too gamey without mint jam.  
Marinating with lime  
Took so much time  
So next time she’ll opt for the ham

Did you hear the tale of old Bill

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**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 26, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5691 "2025-02-26T17:12:06Z")

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Did you hear the tale of old Bill  
He would eat anything he could kill

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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:** [February 26, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5692 "2025-02-26T17:58:15Z")

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Did you hear the tale of old Bill?  
He would eat anything he could kill.  
After swatting a skeeter

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**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 26, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5693 "2025-02-26T18:10:38Z")

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Did you hear the tale of old Bill?  
He would eat anything he could kill.  
After swatting a skeeter  
He’d puree it with an egg beater

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5694 "2025-02-27T01:32:03Z")

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Did you hear the tale of old Bill?  
He would eat anything he could kill.  
After swatting a skeeter  
He’d puree it with an egg beater  
But ate raw, it still made him ill

A dashing young pilot named Ray

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**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 27, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5695 "2025-02-27T02:33:37Z")

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A dashing young pilot named Ray  
Wore a big floppy purple beret

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5696 "2025-02-27T02:42:40Z")

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A dashing young pilot named Ray  
Wore a big floppy purple beret.  
But when he took to the skies

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 27, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5697 "2025-02-27T02:47:29Z")

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A dashing young pilot named Ray  
Wore a big floppy purple beret.  
But when he took to the skies  
All of us shielded our eyes

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5698 "2025-02-27T03:34:00Z")

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A dashing young pilot named Ray  
Wore a big floppy purple beret.  
But when he took to the skies  
All of us shielded our eyes  
From the resulting prismatic spray

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Snoopy soared into the wild blue yonder

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**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 27, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5699 "2025-02-27T03:38:56Z")

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Snoopy soared into the wild blue yonder  
His absence made Lucy’s heart grow fonder

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5700 "2025-02-27T12:56:00Z")

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Snoopy soared into the wild blue yonder  
His absence made Lucy’s heart grow fonder  
But jealous ol’ Schroder

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5701 "2025-02-27T13:38:02Z")

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Snoopy soared into the wild blue yonder  
His absence made Lucy’s heart grow fonder  
But jealous ol’ Schroeder  
Shot him with a breechloader

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[Fixed typo in name]

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5702 "2025-02-27T14:31:39Z")

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Snoopy soared into the wild blue yonder  
His absence made Lucy’s heart grow fonder  
But jealous ol’ Schroeder  
Shot him with a breechloader  
And totally stole all his thunder

When preparing to go on a hike

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**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 27, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5703 "2025-02-27T14:39:55Z")

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When preparing to go on a hike  
I phone all the people I like

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5704 "2025-02-27T17:58:20Z")

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When preparing to go on a hike  
I phone all the people I like  
So they’ll know where I am

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**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 27, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5705 "2025-02-27T18:26:42Z")

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When preparing to go on a hike  
I phone all the people I like  
So they’ll know where I am  
and perhaps give a damn

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5706 "2025-02-27T18:58:09Z")

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When preparing to go on a hike  
I phone all the people I like  
So they’ll know where I am  
and perhaps give a damn  
Should I end up face down in a dike

A comely young lass from Virginia

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5707 "2025-02-27T19:34:12Z")

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A comely young lass from Virginia  
Decided to wed a surgeon-ia

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**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 27, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5708 "2025-02-27T20:59:56Z")

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A comely young lass from Virginia  
Decided to wed a surgeon-ia  
His specialty? Plastic

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5709 "2025-02-27T21:29:49Z")

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A comely young lass from Virginia  
Decided to wed a surgeon-ia  
His specialty? Plastic  
His beliefs? Iconoclastic

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