# 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:** 349
**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 17, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6970 "2025-07-17T20:25:16Z")
I was once lost in a damp dark wood and was certain I was gone for good When I heard a loud roar And then nothing more ---
**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:** [July 17, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6971 "2025-07-17T21:44:41Z")
I was once lost in a damp dark wood and was certain I was gone for good When I heard a loud roar And then nothing more I ran away as fast as I could I’d like to hop on a fast train ---
**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 17, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6972 "2025-07-17T22:03:42Z")
I’d like to hop on a fast train and visit my uncle in Maine ---
**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 17, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6973 "2025-07-17T22:13:13Z")
I’d like to hop on a fast train And visit my uncle in Maine He married a moose ---
**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 17, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6974 "2025-07-17T22:51:11Z")
I’d like to hop on a fast train And visit my uncle in Maine He married a moose Rumor has it she’s loose ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6975 "2025-07-18T02:01:17Z")
I’d like to hop on a fast train And visit my uncle in Maine He married a moose Rumor has it she’s loose And swimming in big Lake Cochrane There once was a kitty named David ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6976 "2025-07-18T02:33:46Z")
There once was a kitty named David Whose treatment of mice was deprav-ed ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6977 "2025-07-18T02:37:50Z")
There once was a kitty named David Whose treatment of mice was deprav-ed It nibbled their tails ---
**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 18, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6978 "2025-07-18T12:19:23Z")
There once was a kitty named David Whose treatment of mice was deprav-ed It nibbled their tails And impaled them on nails ---
**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 18, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6979 "2025-07-18T12:42:07Z")
There once was a kitty named David Whose treatment of mice was deprav-ed It nibbled their tails And impaled them on nails Unless they named something rhyming with “David”! A crewman cruised a cruise ship named Druze. ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6980 "2025-07-18T13:13:51Z")
A crewman cruised a cruise ship named Druze A name that is sure to confuse ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6981 "2025-07-18T14:38:49Z")
A crewman cruised a cruise ship named Druze A name that is sure to confuse All who aren’t Lebanese ---
**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 18, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6982 "2025-07-18T15:10:11Z")
A crewman cruised a cruise ship named Druze A name that is sure to confuse All who aren’t Lebanese Got the curse of 1,000 fleas ---
**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 18, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6983 "2025-07-18T18:16:25Z")
A crewman cruised a cruise ship named Druze A name that is sure to confuse All who aren’t Lebanese Got the curse of 1,000 fleas And had to wear ill-fitting shoes. I bought a new car – a hybrid _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 18, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6984 "2025-07-18T19:59:53Z")
I bought a new car – a hybrid I wanted an EV but was outbid ---
**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 18, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6985 "2025-07-18T20:05:51Z")
I bought a new car – a hybrid I wanted an EV but was outbid It’s half car ---
**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 19, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6986 "2025-07-19T12:59:27Z")
I bought a new car – a hybrid I wanted an EV but was outbid It’s half car And more gas, by far, ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6987 "2025-07-19T15:13:26Z")
I bought a new car – a hybrid I wanted an EV but was outbid It’s half car And more gas, by far, than walking to work (god forbid!) * * * Jennifer has 12 inch long nails ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6988 "2025-07-19T15:26:56Z")
Jennifer has 12 inch long nails. When she speaks ASL, my gut rails ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/6989 "2025-07-19T15:28:10Z")
> [@2\_More\_Bits](#): > > I bought a new car – a hybrid > I wanted an EV but was outbid > It’s half car > And more gas, by far, > than walking to work (god forbid!) Excellent last line, 2 More Bits! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=348) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149.md?page=350)