# 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:** 343
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6850 "2025-07-03T02:54:41Z")
One day I found a genie’s magic lamp And the genie was a bit of a tramp When I asked for a huge gem the result was pure mayhem ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6851 "2025-07-03T11:26:21Z")
## One day I found a genie’s magic lamp And the genie was a bit of a tramp When I asked for a huge gem the result was pure mayhem But he did give by back-hand a stamp! ## LIMERICKS For limericks, lines one, two and five, Eight syllables. Nine, with some drive! For the lines three and four, Five or six beats, no more Or we’ll think that your brain’s not alive! Mosquitos are driving me mad ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6852 "2025-07-03T12:56:46Z")
Forget it Horatio, it’s Limericktown. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6853 "2025-07-03T13:01:05Z")
Mosquitos are driving me mad One is particularly bad ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6854 "2025-07-03T13:06:21Z")
Mosquitos are driving me mad One is particularly bad It’s noisy and bloated ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6855 "2025-07-03T14:52:20Z")
[Apropros thread for me, I just tried to do a nature walk this morning, and got absolutely swarmed by the essobees] * * * Mosquitos are driving me mad One is particularly bad It’s noisy and bloated Towards my nose it floated ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6856 "2025-07-03T15:28:55Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > [Apropros … I just tried to do a nature walk this morning, and got absolutely swarmed by the essobees] Are you sure you don’t mean the _Anopheles_? * * * Mosquitos are driving me mad One is particularly bad It’s noisy and bloated Towards my nose it floated To use it as its landing pad.ou A limerick’s a low form of poetry _**(… and yes, with eleven syllables in the opening line I’m blatantly flouting @Horatio_Hellpop’s dictum… )**_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6857 "2025-07-03T16:08:21Z")
A limerick’s a low form of poetry. But as I sit now below a tree ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6858 "2025-07-03T18:11:23Z")
A limerick’s a low form of poetry. But as I sit now below a tree I can’t find a rhyme ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6859 "2025-07-03T18:16:38Z")
A limerick’s a low form of poetry. But as I sit now below a tree I can’t find a rhyme Would I be committing a crime ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6860 "2025-07-03T18:31:46Z")
She asked, “Have you ever inhaled?” So stupid she oughtta be jailed. I started to seethe. “How else would I breathe?” So i left her there, flailed and impaled. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6861 "2025-07-03T20:19:15Z")
_Huh?!_ Hey @lissener, we’re at post 6859… * * * A limerick’s a low form of poetry. But as I sit now below a tree I can’t find a rhyme Would I be committing a crime If I mangled the standards with glee? * * * My mother is quite the athlete ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6862 "2025-07-03T20:24:53Z")
My mother is quite the athlete Born and raised on the back street ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6863 "2025-07-03T23:09:46Z")
My mother is quite the athlete Born and raised on the back street She learned how to run ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6864 "2025-07-04T00:28:46Z")
My mother is quite the athlete Born and raised on the back street She learned how to run At the crack of a gun ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6865 "2025-07-04T00:40:17Z")
My mother is quite the athlete Born and raised on the back street She learned how to run At the crack of a gun And that’s why there’s wings on her feet ———————————— Nora is famous for one reason ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6866 "2025-07-04T00:47:10Z")
Nora is famous for one reason Growing artichokes out of season ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6867 "2025-07-04T01:28:03Z")
Nora is famous for one reason Growing artichokes out of season She doesn’t use water ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6868 "2025-07-04T02:38:45Z")
Nora is famous for one reason Growing artichokes out of season She doesn’t use water It’s something far hotter ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6869 "2025-07-04T03:39:33Z")
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