# 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:** 316

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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:** [May 2, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6310 "2025-05-02T16:10:16Z")

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The elephant has quite a trunk  
Seeing as it is rather full of junk

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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:** [May 2, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6311 "2025-05-02T20:19:31Z")

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The elephant has quite a trunk,  
Seeing as it is rather full of junk.  
But he can’t find the jack

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6312 "2025-05-03T04:09:13Z")

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The elephant has quite a trunk,  
Seeing as it is rather full of junk.  
But he can’t find the jack,  
Throwing him out of whack,

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6313 "2025-05-03T10:27:19Z")

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The elephant has quite a trunk,  
Seeing as it is rather full of junk.  
But he can’t find the jack,  
Throwing him out of whack,  
And leaving him in quite a funk

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My brother is off the wagon again

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6314 "2025-05-03T10:50:08Z")

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My brother is off the wagon again  
But he doesn’t think drink is a sin

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6315 "2025-05-03T11:30:51Z")

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My brother is off the wagon again  
But he doesn’t think drink is a sin  
Because chugging a beer

Why am I just now discovering this thread?

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6316 "2025-05-03T11:51:28Z")

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My brother is off the wagon again  
But he doesn’t think drink is a sin  
Because chugging a beer  
fills him with good cheer

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6317 "2025-05-03T15:27:00Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> Why am I just now discovering this thread?

Welcome to the insanity.

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My brother is off the wagon again  
But he doesn’t think drink is a sin  
Because chugging a beer  
Fills him with good cheer  
Until the return of the deep pain

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A Doper once found a seemingly fun thread

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6318 "2025-05-03T15:41:18Z")

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A Doper once found a seemingly fun thread;  
Of which, the scan, she surely misread!

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6319 "2025-05-03T16:17:22Z")

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A Doper once found a seemingly fun thread;  
Of which, the scan, she surely misread!  
The rhymes are subpar

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6320 "2025-05-03T16:40:25Z")

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A Doper once found a seemingly fun thread;  
Of which, the scan, she surely misread!  
The rhymes are subpar  
The door is ajar

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6321 "2025-05-03T17:30:26Z")

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A Doper once found a seemingly fun thread;  
Of which, the scan, she surely misread!  
The rhymes are subpar  
The door is ajar  
Take two Nyquil and get me to bed.

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6322 "2025-05-03T17:31:45Z")

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Reporters, they called him “D.B.”

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6323 "2025-05-03T18:08:32Z")

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Reporters, they called him “D.B.”  
Jumped from a plane into a tree.

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6324 "2025-05-03T18:31:14Z")

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Reporters, they called him “D.B.”  
Jumped from a plane into a tree.  
10 bucks sez he’s dead

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6325 "2025-05-03T19:58:38Z")

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Reporters, they called him “D.B.”  
Jumped from a plane into a tree.  
10 bucks sez he’s dead  
20 to the fishes he was fed

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6326 "2025-05-03T23:08:38Z")

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Reporters, they called him “D.B.”  
Jumped from a plane into a tree.  
10 bucks sez he’s dead  
20 to the fishes he was fed  
the Columbia washed him out to sea

These days Jack lives a life of leisure

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6327 "2025-05-03T23:37:03Z")

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These days Jack lives a life of leisure  
his remaining days too few to measure

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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:** [May 3, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6328 "2025-05-03T23:44:32Z")

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These days Jack lives a life of leisure  
His remaining days too few to measure  
Croquet and golf no longer enthrall

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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:** [May 4, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6329 "2025-05-04T02:00:15Z")

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These days Jack lives a life of leisure  
His remaining days too few to measure  
Croquet and golf no longer enthral  
So to a brothel he’ll call

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