# 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:** 328

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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 30, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6550 "2025-05-30T22:40:25Z")

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The great opiate of the masses  
Is a bowl of rich blackstrap molasses

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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 30, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6551 "2025-05-30T23:15:56Z")

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The great opiate of the masses  
Is a bowl of rich blackstrap molasses  
served boiling hot

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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 31, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6552 "2025-05-31T01:49:48Z")

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The great opiate of the masses  
Is a bowl of rich blackstrap molasses  
served boiling hot  
It calms the thought

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6553 "2025-05-31T02:47:17Z")

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The great opiate of the masses  
Is a bowl of rich blackstrap molasses  
served boiling hot  
It calms the thought  
And sticks to their teeth as it passes.

There was a bowl of pasta in the sky

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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:** [May 31, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6554 "2025-05-31T03:15:52Z")

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There was a bowl of pasta in the sky  
I didn’t know noodles could fly

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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 31, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6555 "2025-05-31T10:28:17Z")

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There was a bowl of pasta in the sky  
I didn’t know noodles could fly  
It looked like linguini

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6556 "2025-05-31T10:45:05Z")

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There was a bowl of pasta in the sky  
I didn’t know noodles could fly  
It looked like linguini  
Launched from a wooden beany

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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 31, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6557 "2025-05-31T12:02:37Z")

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There was a bowl of pasta in the sky  
I didn’t know noodles could fly  
It looked like linguini  
Launched from a wooden beany  
All hail the Flying Spaghetti Thai!

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I’m having problems with my golf swing

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6558 "2025-05-31T16:33:34Z")

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I’m having problems with my golf swing  
No matter the stance or the club I bring

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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:** [May 31, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6559 "2025-05-31T18:10:35Z")

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I’m having problems with my golf swing  
No matter the stance or the club I bring  
My last shot was a slice

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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 31, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6560 "2025-05-31T19:37:37Z")

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I’m having problems with my golf swing  
No matter the stance or the club I bring  
My last shot was a slice  
It cost me a high price

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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 31, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6561 "2025-05-31T19:50:33Z")

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I’m having problems with my golf swing  
No matter the stance or the club I bring  
My last shot was a slice,  
It cost me a high price,  
I’m being sued by some guy in Beijing!

Odysseus had angered Poseidon

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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 31, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6562 "2025-05-31T20:21:46Z")

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Odysseus had angered Poseidon  
when he told him he voted for Biden

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6563 "2025-06-01T00:18:36Z")

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Odysseus had angered Poseidon  
when he told him he voted for Biden.  
So with trident in hand

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [June 1, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6564 "2025-06-01T00:42:21Z")

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Odysseus had angered Poseidon  
When he told him he voted for Biden  
So with trident in hand  
He stabbed him in the gland

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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:** [June 1, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6565 "2025-06-01T01:55:36Z")

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Odysseus had angered Poseidon  
When he told him he voted for Biden  
So with trident in hand  
He stabbed him in the gland  
Their animosity has continued to widen  
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I have a surprise in the trunk of my car

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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:** [June 1, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6566 "2025-06-01T02:12:39Z")

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I have a surprise in the trunk of my car  
It’s a brand new Fender guitar

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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:** [June 1, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6567 "2025-06-01T04:07:59Z")

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I have a surprise in the trunk of my car  
It’s a brand new Fender guitar  
That I stole from a guy

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6568 "2025-06-01T09:07:28Z")

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I have a surprise in the trunk of my car  
It’s a brand new Fender guitar  
That I stole from a guy  
I met in junior high

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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:** [June 1, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6569 "2025-06-01T11:34:25Z")

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I have a surprise in the trunk of my car  
I’ll show you when we go to the bar

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