# 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:** 295

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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:** [March 17, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5890 "2025-03-17T19:07:30Z")

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My back yard is swamped with oxalis.  
It’s over-running my plots of Sweet Alice  
It brings me to tears

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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:** [March 17, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5891 "2025-03-17T20:17:33Z")

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My back yard is swamped with oxalis.  
It’s over-running my plots of Sweet Alice  
It brings me to tears  
To hear said dears scream their fears

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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:** [March 17, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5892 "2025-03-17T23:02:51Z")

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My back yard is swamped with oxalis.  
It’s over-running my plots of Sweet Alice  
It brings me to tears  
To hear said dears scream their fears  
and my heart is filled with malice

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I got stones, both kidney and gall

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5893 "2025-03-17T23:20:15Z")

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I got stones, both kidney and gall  
So much pain from something so small!

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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:** [March 17, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5894 "2025-03-17T23:26:09Z")

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I got stones, both kidney and gall  
So much pain from something so small!  
It’s like they have corners

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(The surgeon gave me my gallstones. They looked like DnD dice. I swear one was a d4.)

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5895 "2025-03-18T00:38:43Z")

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I got stones, both kidney and gall  
So much pain from something so small!  
It’s like they have corners  
There are no worse tortures

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5896 "2025-03-18T02:07:04Z")

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I got stones, both kidney and gall  
So much pain from something so small!  
It’s like they have corners  
There are no worse tortures  
So I’ll give a surgeon a call.

The IT desk has me on hold

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5897 "2025-03-18T02:14:53Z")

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The IT desk has me on hold.  
And I’m trying to fight a head cold

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5898 "2025-03-18T02:29:06Z")

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The IT desk has me on hold.  
And I’m trying to fight a head cold  
While my hard drive melts down

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5899 "2025-03-18T02:47:17Z")

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The IT desk has me on hold.  
And I’m trying to fight a head cold  
While my hard drive melts down  
I can’t help but frown

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5900 "2025-03-18T11:58:40Z")

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The IT desk has me on hold.  
And I’m trying to fight a head cold  
While my hard drive melts down  
I can’t help but frown  
If it gets any worse I’ll explode

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My sister’s current boyfriend has lice

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5901 "2025-03-18T14:10:00Z")

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My sister’s current boyfriend has lice  
And his bedroom is infested with mice

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5902 "2025-03-18T15:03:36Z")

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My sister’s current boyfriend has lice  
And his bedroom is infested with mice  
When his praises are sung

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5903 "2025-03-18T15:56:43Z")

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My sister’s current boyfriend has lice  
And his bedroom is infested with mice  
When his praises are sung  
I conclude he must be well hung

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5904 "2025-03-18T16:10:24Z")

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My sister’s current boyfriend has lice  
And his bedroom is infested with mice  
When his praises are sung  
I conclude he must be well hung  
'Cuz everything else about him ain’t nice

For my wife’s birthday I make carrot cake

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5905 "2025-03-18T16:39:45Z")

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For my wife’s birthday I make carrot cake  
But the carrots I use are quite fake

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5906 "2025-03-18T19:13:10Z")

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For my wife’s birthday I make carrot cake  
But the carrots I use are quite fake.  
They’re butterscotch chips

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5907 "2025-03-18T19:20:14Z")

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For my wife’s birthday I make carrot cake  
But the carrots I use are quite fake.  
They’re butterscotch chips  
and fingertips

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5908 "2025-03-18T19:48:36Z")

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For my wife’s birthday I make carrot cake  
But the carrots I use are quite fake.  
They’re butterscotch chips  
and fingertips  
It’s still the best thing that I make

My phone battery’s now very low

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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:** [March 18, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/5909 "2025-03-18T19:54:18Z")

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My phone battery’s now very low  
And my web browsing’s getting quite slow

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