# 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:** 385

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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:** [November 1, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7690 "2025-11-01T16:34:32Z")

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The old monster films Universal  
Were always doomed upon rehearsal  
But I prefer Hammer

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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:** [November 1, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7691 "2025-11-01T17:30:22Z")

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The old monster films Universal  
Were always doomed upon rehearsal  
But I prefer Hammer  
My wife does not (damn her)

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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:** [November 1, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7692 "2025-11-01T18:12:45Z")

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The old monster films Universal  
Were always doomed upon rehearsal  
But I prefer Hammer  
Despite all the hmm-- er–

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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:** [November 2, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7693 "2025-11-02T23:42:46Z")

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(Continuing from @2_More_Bits):

The old monster films Universal  
Were always doomed upon rehearsal  
But I prefer Hammer  
My wife does not (damn her)  
She claims they’re all ‘over-commercial’.

I once met a vampire called Fred

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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:** [November 2, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7694 "2025-11-02T23:59:03Z")

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I once met a vampire called Fred  
Who to a mummy was once wed

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7695 "2025-11-03T00:16:34Z")

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I once met a vampire called Fred  
Who to a mummy was once wed  
It only lasted a week

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7696 "2025-11-03T00:35:08Z")

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I once met a vampire called Fred  
Who to a mummy was once wed  
It only lasted a week  
Made his coffin squeak

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7697 "2025-11-03T01:51:08Z")

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I once met a vampire called Fred  
Who to a mummy was once wed  
It only lasted a week  
Made his coffin squeak  
I am glad all involved are now dead!

Veterans’ Day, next week, will be upon us

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7698 "2025-11-03T03:43:02Z")

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Veterans’ Day, next week, will be upon us  
Lads in alphas all look like Adonis

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7699 "2025-11-03T15:23:05Z")

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Veterans’ Day, next week, will be upon us  
Lads in alphas all look like Adonis  
Marching to the cadence

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7700 "2025-11-03T17:16:41Z")

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Veterans’ Day, next week, will be upon us  
Lads in alphas all look like Adonis  
Marching to the cadence  
In solemn remembrance

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7701 "2025-11-04T22:00:30Z")

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Veterans’ Day, next week, will be upon us  
Lads in alphas all look like Adonis  
Marching to the cadence  
In solemn remembrance  
Unless they’re trying to con us

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Gramps just turned one hundred and three

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7702 "2025-11-04T22:19:29Z")

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Gramps just turned one hundred and three  
His head is a place where the wind blows free

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7703 "2025-11-04T22:22:08Z")

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Gramps just turned one hundred and three  
His head is a place where the wind blows free  
But he’s strong as an ox

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7704 "2025-11-04T23:28:50Z")

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Gramps just turned one hundred and three  
His head is a place where the wind blows free  
But he’s strong as an ox  
Still works down the docks

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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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7705 "2025-11-06T03:08:12Z")

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Gramps just turned one hundred and three  
His head is a place where the wind blows free  
But he’s strong as an ox  
Still works down the docks  
and for lunch sips a bowl of green tea  
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My gal shaves her legs with hatchet

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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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7706 "2025-11-06T03:12:39Z")

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My gal shaves her legs with hatchet  
If she were a cold, I would catch it!

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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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7707 "2025-11-06T03:25:41Z")

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My gal shaves her legs with hatchet  
If she were a cold, I would catch it!  
I’d drive a million miles

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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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7708 "2025-11-06T15:13:16Z")

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My gal shaves her legs with hatchet  
If she were a cold, I would catch it!  
I’d drive a million miles  
Shop each mega-store’s aisles

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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:** [November 6, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7709 "2025-11-06T19:15:49Z")

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My gal shaves her legs with hatchet  
If she were a cold, I would catch it!  
I’d drive a million miles  
Shop each mega-store’s aisles  
Just to buy her a shiny new ratchet

While going spelunking in Utah

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