# 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:** 332

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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 12, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6630 "2025-06-12T10:40:15Z")

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Patty wanted a slice of cake;  
A Patty cake she set out to bake  
“No cake,” said daddy

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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 12, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6631 "2025-06-12T11:46:43Z")

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Patty wanted a slice of cake;  
A Patty cake she set out to bake  
“No cake,” said Daddy  
“Because you’ve been a baddie”

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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 13, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6632 "2025-06-13T06:35:46Z")

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Patty wanted a slice of cake;  
A Patty cake she set out to bake  
“No cake,” said Daddy  
“Because you’ve been a baddie”  
“It’s okay–I’ll bake a pie by the lake.”  
…  
It was an unusual toy

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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 13, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6633 "2025-06-13T10:44:01Z")

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It was an unusual toy  
Made from a tin/nickel alloy

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6634 "2025-06-13T11:11:02Z")

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It was an unusual toy  
Made from a tin/nickel alloy  
It was sure not to rust

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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 13, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6635 "2025-06-13T12:43:09Z")

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It was an unusual toy  
Made from a tin/nickel alloy  
It was sure not to rust  
But had a huge bust

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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 13, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6636 "2025-06-13T16:17:16Z")

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It was an unusual toy  
Made from a tin/nickel alloy  
It was sure not to rust  
But had a huge bust  
and brought to me no end of joy

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Joyce was surly and had hairy shoulders

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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:** [June 13, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6637 "2025-06-13T19:32:26Z")

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Joyce was surly and had hairy shoulders  
Her hair was curly and looked like potholders

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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 13, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6638 "2025-06-13T19:38:25Z")

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Joyce was surly and had hairy shoulders  
Her hair was curly and looked like potholders  
Her search for a mate

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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 13, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6639 "2025-06-13T23:02:49Z")

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Joyce was surly and had hairy shoulders.  
Her hair was curly and looked like potholders.  
Her search for a mate  
Was thwarted by fate

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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 13, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6640 "2025-06-13T23:14:47Z")

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Joyce was surly and had hairy shoulders.  
Her hair was curly and looked like potholders.  
Her search for a mate  
Was thwarted by fate  
But my passion for her is hidden yet smolders  
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Some folks think I’m too big for my britches

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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:** [June 13, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6641 "2025-06-13T23:17:20Z")

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Some folks think I’m too big for my britches,  
But I throw those that do into ditches

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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 13, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6642 "2025-06-13T23:53:13Z")

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Some folks think I’m too big for my britches,  
But I throw those that do into ditches  
Where I cover them in slime

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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 14, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6643 "2025-06-14T01:30:36Z")

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Some folks think I’m too big for my britches,  
But I throw those that do into ditches  
Where I cover them in slime  
Because I know that in time

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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 15, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6644 "2025-06-15T03:41:00Z")

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Some folks think I’m too big for my britches,  
But I throw those that do into ditches  
Where I cover them in slime  
Because I know that in time  
They’ll sprout into pettiness riches!  
…  
There once was a singer from Rome

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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 15, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6645 "2025-06-15T04:02:19Z")

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There once was a singer from Rome  
Who hated singing at SkyDome

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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 15, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6646 "2025-06-15T10:30:47Z")

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There once was a singer from Rome  
Who hated singing at SkyDome  
She’d yodel in bed

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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 15, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6647 "2025-06-15T12:56:58Z")

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There once was a singer from Rome  
Who hated singing at SkyDome  
She’d yodel in bed  
Enough to wake the dead

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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 15, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6648 "2025-06-15T18:01:04Z")

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There once was a singer from Rome  
Who hated singing at SkyDome  
She’d yodel in bed  
Enough to wake the dead  
But preferred a stage closer to home!  
…  
A player who didn’t like jazz

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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 15, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6649 "2025-06-15T18:12:02Z")

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A player who didn’t like jazz  
or any sort of razzmatazz

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