# 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:** 301

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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 26, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6010 "2025-03-26T01:31:04Z")

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I tried to be a successful entrepreneur  
Amway seduced me with their allure  
I recruited my friends

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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 26, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6011 "2025-03-26T18:17:06Z")

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I tried to be a successful entrepreneur  
Amway seduced me with their allure  
I recruited my friends  
And then set my lens

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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 26, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6012 "2025-03-26T18:26:02Z")

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## I tried to be a successful entrepreneur Amway seduced me with their allure I recruited my friends And then set my lens on finding something more secure

My dentist sells teeth at a craft fair

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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 26, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6013 "2025-03-26T18:38:40Z")

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My dentist sells teeth at a craft fair  
That he pulled from the mouth of a bear

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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 26, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6014 "2025-03-26T22:48:52Z")

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My dentist sells teeth at a craft fair  
That he pulled from the mouth of a bear.  
So the bear now has plans

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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 27, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6015 "2025-03-27T02:03:37Z")

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My dentist sells teeth at a craft fair  
That he pulled from the mouth of a bear.  
So the bear now has plans  
to peddle salted pecans

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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 27, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6016 "2025-03-27T03:54:40Z")

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My dentist sells teeth at a craft fair  
That he pulled from the mouth of a bear.  
So the bear now has plans  
to peddle salted pecans  
And break people’s teeth without care.

Ricky’s life was short but well-lived

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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 27, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6017 "2025-03-27T10:37:37Z")

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Ricky’s life was short but well-lived  
unlike most of the people he shivved

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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 27, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6018 "2025-03-27T13:47:32Z")

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Ricky’s life was short but well-lived  
Unlike most of the people he shivved  
But he stole lots of bases

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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:** [March 27, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6019 "2025-03-27T14:07:21Z")

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Ricky’s life was short but well-lived  
Unlike most of the people he shivved  
But he stole lots of bases  
And got on folk’s cases

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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 27, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6020 "2025-03-27T18:41:03Z")

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Ricky’s life was short but well-lived  
Unlike most of the people he shivved  
But he stole lots of bases  
And got on folk’s cases  
So they got as good as he gived.

The Viscount of Berwick-on-Tweed

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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 27, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6021 "2025-03-27T19:20:48Z")

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The Viscount of Berwick-on-Tweed  
was world-famous for a dastardly deed

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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 27, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6022 "2025-03-27T19:25:00Z")

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The Viscount of Berwick-on-Tweed  
Was world-famous for a dastardly deed  
He switched in Kool Aid for wine

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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 27, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6023 "2025-03-27T21:12:01Z")

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The Viscount of Berwick-on-Tweed  
Was world-famous for a dastardly deed  
He switched in Kool Aid for wine  
and filled up his stein

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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 28, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6024 "2025-03-28T05:05:58Z")

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The Viscount of Berwick-on-Tweed  
Was world-famous for a dastardly deed  
He switched in Kool Aid for wine  
and filled up his stein  
And you should have seen how we peed.

My hearing aids amplify sound

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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 28, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6025 "2025-03-28T05:57:10Z")

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My hearing aids amplify sound  
I can hear things rustling 'round

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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 28, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6026 "2025-03-28T10:15:50Z")

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My hearing aids amplify sound  
I can hear things rustling 'round  
Mice and cockroaches

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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 28, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6027 "2025-03-28T14:09:11Z")

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My hearing aids amplify sound  
I can hear things rustling 'round  
Mice and cockroaches  
As my girlfriend decomposes

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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 28, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6028 "2025-03-28T17:17:06Z")

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My hearing aids amplify sound  
I can hear things rustling 'round  
Mice and cockroaches  
As my girlfriend decomposes  
creatures crawl out of the ground

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I like to spread butter on my toes

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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:** [March 28, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6029 "2025-03-28T17:58:13Z")

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I like to spread butter on my toes  
and Mayo goes over my nose

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