# 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:** 312

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6230 "2025-04-23T02:32:39Z")

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I’ve existed on the internet for many years  
But the Dope is where I have all my peers  
I post in Thread Games

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6231 "2025-04-23T03:45:24Z")

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I’ve existed on the internet for many years  
But the Dope is where I have all my peers  
I post in Thread Games  
And - not naming names -

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6232 "2025-04-23T10:35:36Z")

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I’ve existed on the internet for many years  
But the Dope is where I have all my peers  
I post in Thread Games  
And - not naming names  
But often find I’m driven to tears

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I’d like to teach the world to sing

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6233 "2025-04-23T14:17:40Z")

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I’d like to teach the world to sing  
And to fly high upon a soaring wing

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6234 "2025-04-23T14:51:08Z")

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I’d like to teach the world to sing  
And to fly high upon a soaring wing  
Dance! Dance! Dance!

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6235 "2025-04-23T17:32:26Z")

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I’d like to teach the world to sing  
And to fly high upon a soaring wing  
Dance! Dance! Dance!  
Perhaps start a romance

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6236 "2025-04-23T20:13:32Z")

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I’d like to teach the world to sing  
And to fly high upon a soaring wing  
Dance! Dance! Dance!  
Perhaps start a romance  
Soaring on to the ultimate fling

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My brother has 999 spouses

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6237 "2025-04-23T21:36:10Z")

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My brother has 999 spouses  
They manage nine hundred light houses

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6238 "2025-04-23T22:16:26Z")

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My brother has 999 spouses  
They manage nine hundred light houses  
They replace all the bulbs

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6239 "2025-04-23T23:00:49Z")

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My brother has 999 spouses  
They manage nine hundred light houses  
They replace all the bulbs  
With a 9 armed bot named “Szszulbz”

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[@Intergalactic_Gladiator, I’ll assume you knew “bulb” had no rhymes in the English language when you inflicted that word on us, but not to worry I’ll always find a way to thwart your malfeasance. 🙃]

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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:** [April 23, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6240 "2025-04-23T23:18:49Z")

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My brother has 999 spouses  
They manage nine hundred light houses  
They replace all the bulbs  
With a 9 armed bot named “Szszulbz”  
And it also washes their 900 blouses

Missy decided she needs to stay single

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6241 "2025-04-24T00:39:00Z")

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Missy decided she needs to stay single  
While her cold sore continued to tingle

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6242 "2025-04-24T01:00:08Z")

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Missy decided she needs to stay single  
While her cold sore continued to tingle  
So she whittled a phallus

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6243 "2025-04-24T01:02:17Z")

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Missy decided she needs to stay single  
While her cold sore continued to tingle  
So she whittled a phallus  
And nicknamed it Alice

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6244 "2025-04-24T01:23:32Z")

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Missy decided she needs to stay single  
While her cold sore continued to tingle  
So she whittled a phallus  
And nicknamed it Alice  
A perfectly fine substitute for a dingle

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There once was a couple named Kelly

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6245 "2025-04-24T01:40:48Z")

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There once was a couple named Kelly  
Who ran out of lubricant jelly

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6246 "2025-04-24T01:46:20Z")

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There once was a couple named Kelly  
Who ran out of lubricant jelly  
They had lotsa mayo

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6247 "2025-04-24T01:49:17Z")

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There once was a couple named Kelly  
Who ran out of lubricant jelly  
They had lotsa mayo  
Which made her yell Heyo!

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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:** [April 24, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6248 "2025-04-24T02:21:46Z")

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There once was a couple named Kelly  
Who ran out of lubricant jelly  
They had lotsa mayo  
Which made her yell Heyo!  
Then they fell asleep watching the telly

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My pet lion has a thorn in its paw

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**Author:** ![Mish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Mish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mish)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6249 "2025-04-24T09:11:02Z")

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My pet lion has a thorn in its paw  
For he cracked the hedgehog jaw

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