# 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:** 331

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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 6, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6610 "2025-06-06T01:46:28Z")

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I’ve called in to work again sick  
My boss says I’m lying. That prick.  
I’m throwing up chunks  
It smells like 1,000 skunks

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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:** [June 6, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6611 "2025-06-06T23:46:44Z")

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I’ve called in to work again sick  
My boss says I’m lying. That prick.  
I’m throwing up chunks  
It smells like 1,000 skunks  
And it’s runny but also thick.

Pam was invited to a party

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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:** [June 7, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6612 "2025-06-07T18:39:00Z")

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Pam was invited to a party  
By a guy who was smart, he

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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 7, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6613 "2025-06-07T21:26:43Z")

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Pam was invited to a party  
By a guy who was smart; he  
Asked the most puzzling riddles

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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 7, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6614 "2025-06-07T22:09:39Z")

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Pam was invited to a party  
By a guy who was smart; he  
Asked the most puzzling riddles  
About ‘edges’ and ‘middles’

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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 8, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6615 "2025-06-08T06:38:28Z")

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Pam was invited to a party  
By a guy who was smart; he  
Asked the most puzzling riddles  
About ‘edges’ and ‘middles’  
He knew how to keep a party lively!

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Two poets who couldn’t agree

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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 8, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6616 "2025-06-08T11:49:22Z")

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Two poets who couldn’t agree  
If a poem is as lovely as 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:** [June 8, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6617 "2025-06-08T13:25:55Z")

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Two poets who couldn’t agree  
If a poem is as lovely as a tree  
So one shot the other

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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:** [June 8, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6618 "2025-06-08T22:03:31Z")

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Two poets who couldn’t agree  
If a poem is as lovely as a tree  
So one shot the other  
And the corpse was a bother

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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 8, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6619 "2025-06-08T22:31:59Z")

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Two poets who couldn’t agree  
If a poem is as lovely as a tree  
So one shot the other  
And the corpse was a bother  
But it made for some lovely tea

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Here I am sucking down some darjeeling

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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 8, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6620 "2025-06-08T23:20:38Z")

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Here I am sucking down some darjeeling  
While staring up at the ceiling

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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:** [June 8, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6621 "2025-06-08T23:28:10Z")

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Here I am sucking down some darjeeling  
While staring up at the ceiling  
I’m counting the tiles

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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 8, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6622 "2025-06-08T23:29:42Z")

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Here I am sucking down some darjeeling  
While staring up at the ceiling  
I’m counting the tiles  
While having painful piles

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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 9, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6623 "2025-06-09T00:09:09Z")

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Here I am sucking down some darjeeling  
While staring up at the ceiling  
I’m counting the tiles  
While having painful piles  
Returning to bed sounds appealing

An Italian dentist from Rome

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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:** [June 9, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6624 "2025-06-09T00:11:44Z")

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An Italian dentist from Rome  
Preferred to call London his home.

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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 9, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6625 "2025-06-09T01:15:02Z")

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An Italian dentist from Rome  
Preferred to call London his home.  
Cuz the resident’s teeth

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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 9, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6626 "2025-06-09T01:26:08Z")

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An Italian dentist from Rome  
Preferred to call London his home.  
Cuz the resident’s teeth  
Would a fortune him bequeath

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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:** [June 9, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6627 "2025-06-09T03:06:21Z")

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An Italian dentist from Rome  
Preferred to call London his home.  
Cuz the resident’s teeth  
Would a fortune him bequeath  
So he can retire and beachcomb.

Rob threw up in his mouth a little

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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:** [June 12, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6628 "2025-06-12T03:32:25Z")

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I’d like to withdraw the beginning line I submitted and, if I may, replace tt:

Patty wanted a slice of cake

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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:** [June 12, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6629 "2025-06-12T10:27:55Z")

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Patty wanted a slice of cake;  
A Patty cake she set out to bake

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