# 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:** 34
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/662 "2015-03-16T03:23:57Z")
When the magician reached into his hat Instead of a rabbit, a rat ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/663 "2015-03-16T03:26:23Z")
When the magician reached into his hat, Expecting a rabbit, a tame one, at that. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/664 "2015-03-16T10:48:36Z")
When the magician reached into his hat Instead of a rabbit, a rat Was produced for the crowd ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/665 "2015-03-16T11:31:20Z")
When the magician reached into his hat Instead of a rabbit, a rat Was produced for the crowd They then began to yell out loud ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/666 "2015-03-16T19:26:07Z")
Just a reminder - (So we are indeed writing Limericks). \*\*\*The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables (‘beats’) while rhyming _and follow the same verbal rhythm._ The third and fourth lines have only five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have _the same rhythm_. \*\*\* ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/667 "2015-03-16T19:27:02Z")
When the magician reached into his hat Instead of a rabbit, a rat Was produced for the crowd They then began to yell out loud But at least he didn’t produce a rat The tired old mayor from Frankfurt ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/668 "2015-03-16T19:33:54Z")
Here was me thinking that he \*\*\*did \*\*\*produce a rat! ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/669 "2015-03-16T20:05:55Z")
The tired old mayor from Frankfurt, Hobbled 'round town till his shanks hurt. ---
**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/670 "2015-03-16T20:38:24Z")
The tired old mayor from Frankfurt, Hobbled 'round town till his shanks hurt. For most of the time ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/671 "2015-03-16T20:44:20Z")
The tired old mayor from Frankfurt, Hobbled 'round town till his shanks hurt. For most of the time He couldn’t make rhyme ---
**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/672 "2015-03-16T20:55:39Z")
The tired old mayor from Frankfurt, Hobbled 'round town till his shanks hurt. For most of the time He couldn’t make rhyme And found he was babbling in blank vert. A farmer once said to a chicken, ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/673 "2015-03-16T21:20:37Z")
A farmer once said to a chicken “Lay eggs, or you’re sold to that Wiccan!” ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/674 "2015-03-16T21:29:04Z")
A farmer once said to a chicken "Lay eggs, or you’re sold to that Wiccan! And you know that that witch, ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/675 "2015-03-16T21:31:30Z")
A farmer once said to a chicken “Lay eggs, or you’re sold to that Wiccan!” And you know that that witch, Will toss you in a ditch ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/676 "2015-03-16T22:29:31Z")
A farmer once said to a chicken “Lay eggs, or you’re sold to that Wiccan!” And you know that that witch, Will toss you in a ditch And what’s with those boogers you’re flickin’? A nun on a bicycle’s rare ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/677 "2015-03-16T23:06:04Z")
A nun on a bicycle’s rare, They cycle when nobody’s there. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/678 "2015-03-17T01:10:51Z")
A nun on a bicycle’s rare, They cycle when nobody’s there. At night in the abby, ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/679 "2015-03-17T01:24:51Z")
A nun on a bicycle’s rare, They cycle when nobody’s there. At night in the abby, When they’re not feeling stabby ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/680 "2015-03-17T02:45:50Z")
A nun on a bicycle’s rare, They cycle when nobody’s there. At night in the abby, When they’re not feeling stabby They shed their dirty habits and ride bare. A pretty German maid named Geneva ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/681 "2015-03-17T03:37:24Z")
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