# 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:** 348

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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:** [July 14, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6950 "2025-07-14T23:16:44Z")

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I once dated a bear that could dance  
We’d get looks you’d describe as ‘askance’  
But when to her I proposed  
She looked down at her toes

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6951 "2025-07-15T00:04:09Z")

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I once dated a bear that could dance  
We’d get looks you’d describe as ‘askance’  
But when to her I proposed  
She looked down at her toes  
And told me I didn’t stand a chance

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There is an old lady down in Boca

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6952 "2025-07-15T01:32:53Z")

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There is an old lady down in Boca  
Who loved bourbon and Almond Roca

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6953 "2025-07-15T02:25:52Z")

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There is an old lady down in Boca  
Who loved bourbon and Almond Roca  
She likes to imbibe

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**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 15, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6954 "2025-07-15T09:19:49Z")

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There is an old lady down in Boca  
Who loved bourbon and Almond Roca  
She likes to imbibe  
And so we didn’t jibe

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6955 "2025-07-15T09:32:29Z")

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There is an old lady down in Boca  
Who loved bourbon and Almond Roca  
She likes to imbibe  
And so we didn’t jibe  
I take bourbon in a hot mocha.

An old lady who yesterday died

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6956 "2025-07-15T11:43:03Z")

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An old lady who yesterday died  
was known as a runaway bride

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6957 "2025-07-15T13:22:28Z")

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An old lady who yesterday died  
Was known as a runaway bride  
Escaped on a tramp steamer

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6958 "2025-07-15T17:41:55Z")

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An old lady who yesterday died  
Was known as a runaway bride  
Escaped on a tramp steamer  
For sustenance: coffee creamer

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6959 "2025-07-16T02:32:50Z")

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An old lady who yesterday died  
Was known as a runaway bride  
Escaped on a tramp steamer  
For sustenance: coffee creamer  
For fun, the first mate she’s astride

There nothing like finding a honey

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**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 16, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6960 "2025-07-16T03:17:15Z")

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There nothing like finding a honey  
With bombshell good looks and some money

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6961 "2025-07-16T10:39:20Z")

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There nothing like finding a honey  
With bombshell good looks and some money  
She’d better like dogs

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6962 "2025-07-16T10:46:36Z")

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There nothing like finding a honey  
With bombshell good looks and some money  
She’d better like dogs  
And conspiracy blogs

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6963 "2025-07-16T11:34:41Z")

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There nothing like finding a honey  
With bombshell good looks and some money  
She’d better like dogs  
And conspiracy blogs  
and dressing just like a bunny

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I wish I had two extra arms

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6964 "2025-07-16T13:33:08Z")

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I wish I had two extra arms  
For the ladies to supplement my charms

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**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 16, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6965 "2025-07-16T14:15:35Z")

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I wish I had two extra arms  
For the ladies to supplement my charms  
I’d play the piano

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6966 "2025-07-16T14:37:32Z")

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I wish I had two extra arms  
For the ladies to supplement my charms  
I’d play the piano  
At the same time, a banjo

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6967 "2025-07-16T15:25:33Z")

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I wish I had two extra arms  
For the ladies to supplement my charms  
I’d play the piano  
At the same time, a banjo  
As we canoe past Georgia farms

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I was once lost in a damp dark wood

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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:** [July 16, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6968 "2025-07-16T17:36:55Z")

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I was once lost in a damp dark wood  
and was certain I was gone for good

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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:** [July 17, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6969 "2025-07-17T20:14:42Z")

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I was once lost in a damp dark wood  
and was certain I was gone for good  
When I heard a loud roar

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