# 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:** 368

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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 31, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7350 "2025-08-31T13:23:47Z")

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When my name is called, my first thought  
Is “Do I answer or do I not?”  
I don’t like to talk  
Else my classmates will gawk

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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 31, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7351 "2025-08-31T16:36:03Z")

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When my name is called, my first thought  
Is “Do I answer or do I not?”  
I don’t like to talk  
Else my classmates will gawk  
At flaucht, claught, and straucht-- I’m a Scot!

If you must know, I came here from Prague

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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 31, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7352 "2025-08-31T18:01:50Z")

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If you must know, I came here from Prague  
and I’ve found every moment a drag

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7353 "2025-09-01T02:49:59Z")

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If you must know, I came here from Prague  
and I’ve found every moment a drag  
I cannot speak Czech

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7354 "2025-09-01T10:40:21Z")

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If you must know, I came here from Prague  
and I’ve found every moment a drag  
I cannot speak Czech  
Nor even Slovek

(hey, if “drag” can rhyme with “Prague”…)

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7355 "2025-09-01T13:35:44Z")

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If you must know, I came here from Prague  
and I’ve found every moment a drag  
I cannot speak Czech  
Nor even Slovek  
Even their breakfast was a slog

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For me, it’s gotta be bacon and eggs

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7356 "2025-09-01T13:38:57Z")

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For me, it’s gotta be bacon and eggs  
With a bottle of Port and two kegs

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7357 "2025-09-01T15:36:56Z")

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For me, it’s gotta be bacon and eggs  
With a bottle of Port and two kegs  
One Hershey Bar

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7358 "2025-09-01T17:46:24Z")

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For me, it’s gotta be bacon and eggs  
With a bottle of Port and two kegs  
One Hershey Bar  
Then a Cuban cigar

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7359 "2025-09-01T19:33:54Z")

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For me, it’s gotta be bacon and eggs  
With a bottle of Port and two kegs  
One Hershey Bar  
Then a Cuban cigar  
Then use an ottoman to rest my legs

My girl walked barefoot on the beach

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7360 "2025-09-01T20:10:41Z")

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My girl walked barefoot on the beach  
Then she stopped and let out a screech

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7361 "2025-09-01T20:15:30Z")

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My girl walked barefoot on the beach  
Then she stopped and let out a screech  
She stepped on a sea urchin

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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:** [September 1, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7362 "2025-09-01T20:39:23Z")

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My girl walked barefoot on the beach  
Then she stopped and let out a screech  
She stepped on a sea urchin  
She started lurchin’

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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:** [September 2, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7363 "2025-09-02T01:07:53Z")

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My girl walked barefoot on the beach  
Then she stopped and let out a screech  
She stepped on a sea urchin  
She started lurchin’  
Her toe was as fat as a peach

I heard a rumor _he_ was dead

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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:** [September 2, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7364 "2025-09-02T01:46:14Z")

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I heard a rumor _he_ was dead  
It started with a bump on the head

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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:** [September 2, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7365 "2025-09-02T03:09:19Z")

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I heard a rumor _he_ was dead  
It started with a bump on the head  
Delivered with force

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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:** [September 2, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7366 "2025-09-02T03:56:06Z")

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I heard a rumor _he_ was dead  
It started with a bump on the head  
Delivered with force  
On the golf course

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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:** [September 2, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7367 "2025-09-02T10:32:53Z")

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I heard a rumor _he_ was dead  
It started with a bump on the head  
Delivered with force  
On the golf course  
Sadly the news was misread

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My mother didn’t give me affection

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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:** [September 2, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7368 "2025-09-02T12:16:54Z")

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My mother didn’t give me affection  
In my life, joy evaded detection.

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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:** [September 2, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7369 "2025-09-02T14:01:54Z")

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My mother didn’t give me affection  
In my life, joy evaded detection.  
And Daddy didn’t care

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