# Loopy Limericks **URL:** \ **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:** 322
**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 17, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6430 "2025-05-17T02:26:08Z")
Harry’s living wife and his dead wife Were both daughters of the same fishwife And to make matters worse The last visiting nurse Was known to be a fishwife midwife. The future makes me feel dizzy ---
**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:** [May 17, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6431 "2025-05-17T02:43:16Z")
The future makes me feel dizzy Old Scratch has been really busy ---
**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 17, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6432 "2025-05-17T11:20:48Z")
The future makes me feel dizzy Old Scratch has been really busy But he can get bent ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6433 "2025-05-18T01:59:04Z")
The future makes me feel dizzy Old Scratch has been really busy But he can get bent Screw the orange gent ---
**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 19, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6434 "2025-05-19T20:56:25Z")
The future makes me feel dizzy Old Scratch has been really busy But he can get bent Screw the orange gent Since he cursed my hair to be frizzy. I’ve finally figured it out ---
**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 19, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6435 "2025-05-19T21:19:19Z")
I’ve finally figured it out What this crazy life is all about ---
**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 19, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6436 "2025-05-19T21:36:29Z")
I’ve finally figured it out What this crazy life is all about. It is not forty-two ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6437 "2025-05-20T01:19:48Z")
I’ve finally figured it out What this crazy life is all about. It is not forty-two Which may surprise you ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6438 "2025-05-20T02:15:40Z")
I’ve finally figured it out What this crazy life is all about. It is not forty-two Which may surprise you Just turn on, tune in, and drop out * * * I heard that Timothy Leary is dead ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6439 "2025-05-20T06:21:00Z")
I heard that Timothy Leary is dead But he still lives rent-free in my head ---
**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 20, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6440 "2025-05-20T10:37:49Z")
I heard that Timothy Leary is dead But he still lives rent-free in my head I turned on and tuned in ---
**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 20, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6441 "2025-05-20T11:10:18Z")
I heard that Timothy Leary is dead But he still lives rent-free in my head I turned on and tuned in He was the yang to my yin ---
**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 20, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6442 "2025-05-20T15:58:59Z")
I heard that Timothy Leary is dead But he still lives rent-free in my head I turned on and tuned in He was the yang to my yin Yet now I play video games instead * * * My kids are named Tom, Dick and Mary ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6443 "2025-05-20T16:06:08Z")
My kids are named Tom, Dick and Mary Tom tends to be rather hairy ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6444 "2025-05-20T16:07:58Z")
My kids are named Tom, Dick and Mary Tom tends to be rather hairy Dick’s, well… a dick ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6445 "2025-05-20T16:13:40Z")
My kids are named Tom, Dick and Mary Tom tends to be rather hairy Dick’s, well… a dick And poor Mary’s sick ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6446 "2025-05-20T16:17:22Z")
My kids are named Tom, Dick and Mary Tom tends to be rather hairy Dick’s, well… a dick And poor Mary’s sick I’d have more but the wife is too weary * * * I eat Grape Nuts with syrup and sprinkles ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6447 "2025-05-20T16:41:21Z")
I eat Grape Nuts with syrup and sprinkles But there’s nary a Grape to be seen! ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6448 "2025-05-20T20:48:09Z")
Uhh, that might be better as the third line? Suggested: I eat Grape Nuts with syrup and sprinkles And discard any grape that has wrinkles But there’s nary a Grape to be seen! ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6449 "2025-05-20T21:15:16Z")
I eat Grape Nuts with syrup and sprinkles And discard any grape that has wrinkles But there’s nary a Grape to be seen! Not a purple. Not a red. Not a green. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=321) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=323)