# 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:** 355

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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 31, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7090 "2025-07-31T04:42:59Z")

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No problem - lines 3 and 4 work just as well in either order, and it was just that pesky extra line space.

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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 31, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7091 "2025-07-31T09:10:52Z")

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I admit I’m a cereal killer

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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:** [July 31, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7092 "2025-07-31T14:51:17Z")

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I admit I’m a cereal killer  
My life’s become a surreal thriller

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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 31, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7093 "2025-07-31T15:41:53Z")

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I admit I’m a cereal killer  
My life’s become a surreal thriller

The press named me “Capt. Crunch”

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7094 "2025-08-01T03:06:49Z")

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I admit I’m a cereal killer  
My life’s become a surreal thriller  
The press named me “Capt. Crunch”  
Because my victims I munch

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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:** [August 2, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7095 "2025-08-02T13:56:36Z")

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I admit I’m a cereal killer  
My life’s become a surreal thriller  
The press named me “Capt. Crunch”  
Because my victims I munch

And granola is just so much filler!

My summer vacation is ending

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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:** [August 2, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7096 "2025-08-02T14:51:18Z")

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My summer vacation is ending  
And the bills for the thrills now are pending

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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:** [August 2, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7097 "2025-08-02T15:58:33Z")

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My summer vacation is ending  
And the bills for the thrills now are pending

It wasn’t much fun

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**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:** [August 2, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7098 "2025-08-02T18:38:29Z")

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My summer vacation is ending  
And the bills for the thrills now are pending  
It wasn’t much fun  
And now I’m just done

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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:** [August 2, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7099 "2025-08-02T23:11:52Z")

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My summer vacation is ending  
And the bills for the thrills now are pending  
It wasn’t much fun  
And now I’m just done

Except for postcards that need sending

All I want for Christmas is a pony

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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:** [August 2, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7100 "2025-08-02T23:47:59Z")

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All I want for Christmas is a pony

That can live on cheese and macaroni

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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:** [August 3, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7101 "2025-08-03T00:41:12Z")

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All I want for Christmas is a pony  
That can live on cheese and macaroni  
It must trot real fast

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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:** [August 3, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7102 "2025-08-03T02:34:17Z")

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All I want for Christmas is a pony  
That can live on cheese and macaroni  
It must trot real fast  
And be built to last

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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:** [August 3, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7103 "2025-08-03T02:58:39Z")

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All I want for Christmas is a pony  
That can live on cheese and macaroni  
It must trot real fast  
And be built to last

Because the last thing I need is a phony

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I bet $100 on a nag named Molasses

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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:** [August 3, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7104 "2025-08-03T03:53:17Z")

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I bet $100 on a nag named Molasses  
At the race I came prepared with my field glasses

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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:** [August 3, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7105 "2025-08-03T11:08:44Z")

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I bet $100 on a nag named Molasses  
At the race I came prepared with my field glasses  
Her name was ironic

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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:** [August 3, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7106 "2025-08-03T11:56:43Z")

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I bet $100 on a nag named Molasses  
At the race I came prepared with my field glasses  
Her name was ironic

She was quite supersonic

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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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7107 "2025-08-04T00:13:38Z")

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I bet $100 on a nag named Molasses  
At the race I came prepared with my field glasses  
Her name was ironic  
She was quite supersonic  
She made all the other horses look like asses

Last weekend I went to the zoo

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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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7108 "2025-08-04T00:20:49Z")

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Last weekend I went to the zoo

And saw Achmed a rather strange gnu

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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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7109 "2025-08-04T00:44:27Z")

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Last weekend I went to the zoo

And saw Achmed a rather strange gnu

The gnu looked sad

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