# 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:** 389

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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 28, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7770 "2025-11-28T23:25:50Z")

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I’m hoping my wife doesn’t hear  
What I am packing with my gear

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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 28, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7771 "2025-11-28T23:48:57Z")

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I’m hoping my wife doesn’t hear  
What I am packing with my gear  
The Beatles LPs

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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 29, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7772 "2025-11-29T00:28:50Z")

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I’m hoping my wife doesn’t hear  
What I am packing with my gear  
The Beatles LPs  
An assortment of teas

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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 29, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7773 "2025-11-29T02:54:09Z")

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## I’m hoping my wife doesn’t hear What I am packing with my gear The Beatles LPs An assortment of teas and lots of clean underwear

Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup

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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 29, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7774 "2025-11-29T05:11:03Z")

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Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup  
He’s coughing like he’s got the croup

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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:** [November 29, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7775 "2025-11-29T06:12:03Z")

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Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup  
He’s coughing like he’s got the croup  
It’s making me queasy

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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 29, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7776 "2025-11-29T11:41:13Z")

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Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup  
He’s coughing like he’s got the croup  
It’s making me queasy  
I hope you’ll appease me

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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 29, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7777 "2025-11-29T15:29:54Z")

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Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup  
He’s coughing like he’s got the croup  
It’s making me queasy  
I hope you’ll appease me  
Before I acquire the dreaded whoop

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I have a bad case of bats in my belfry

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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 29, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7778 "2025-11-29T16:49:41Z")

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I have a bad case of bats in my belfry  
At least that’s what my coworkers tell me

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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:** [December 1, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7779 "2025-12-01T04:28:26Z")

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I have a bad case of bats in my belfry  
At least that’s what my coworkers tell me  
I’ve gotten use to 'em

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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:** [December 1, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7780 "2025-12-01T11:35:38Z")

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I have a bad case of bats in my belfry  
At least that’s what my coworkers tell me  
I’ve gotten use to 'em  
I no longer eschew 'em

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7781 "2025-12-02T03:55:25Z")

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I have a bad case of bats in my belfry  
At least that’s what my coworkers tell me  
I’ve gotten use to 'em  
I no longer eschew 'em  
So quit calling me to check on my welf-ry!

NASCAR or Formula One?

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7782 "2025-12-02T17:46:50Z")

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NASCAR or Formula One?  
One’s small and nimble, the other weighs a ton

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7783 "2025-12-02T18:53:12Z")

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NASCAR or Formula One?  
One’s small and nimble, the other weighs a ton  
Me, I drive an old Taurus

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7784 "2025-12-02T19:28:00Z")

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NASCAR or Formula One?  
One’s small and nimble, the other weighs a ton  
Me, I drive an old Taurus  
Like a lame brontosaurus

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7785 "2025-12-02T21:10:32Z")

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NASCAR or Formula One?  
One’s small and nimble, the other weighs a ton  
Me, I drive an old Taurus  
Like a lame brontosaurus  
And do donuts in parking lots for fun

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My wife is famous for her nostrils

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7786 "2025-12-02T22:23:34Z")

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My wife is famous for her nostrils  
To see it will cost you 100 australs

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7787 "2025-12-02T22:25:26Z")

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My wife is famous for her nostrils  
To see it will cost you 100 australs  
They’re big, deep and hairy

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7788 "2025-12-02T22:32:07Z")

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Oops, nostrils are plural.

My wife is famous for her nostrils  
To see them will cost you 100 australs  
They’re big, deep and hairy

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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:** [December 2, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/7789 "2025-12-02T23:08:52Z")

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My wife is famous for her nostrils  
To see them will cost you 100 australs  
They’re big, deep and hairy  
But their teeth you should be wary

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