# 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:** 407
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8130 "2026-06-17T01:30:45Z")
Fred’s quite well endowed so they say Like a rhino’s - all wrinkled and grey As long as a elephant’s ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8131 "2026-06-17T16:08:05Z")
Fred’s quite well endowed so they say Like a rhino’s - all wrinkled and grey As long as a elephant’s Trunk and malevolence ---
**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 3, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8132 "2026-07-03T00:26:24Z")
Fred’s quite well endowed so they say Like a rhino’s - all wrinkled and grey As long as a elephant’s Trunk and malevolence He’ll show it to you, if you pay! _(Breaking a rule here, but it’s been sitting here for three weeks)_ It’s almost the Fourth of July ---
**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 3, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8133 "2026-07-03T01:06:30Z")
It’s almost the Fourth of July All eyes will be turned to the sky ---
**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 3, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8134 "2026-07-03T02:10:44Z")
It’s almost the Fourth of July All eyes will be turned to the sky Not mine, however ---
**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 3, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8135 "2026-07-03T02:20:33Z")
It’s almost the Fourth of July All eyes will be turned to the sky Not mine, however With my optic nerves severed ---
**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 3, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8136 "2026-07-03T20:38:51Z")
It’s almost the Fourth of July All eyes will be turned to the sky Not mine, however With my optic nerves severed I’ll prob’ly just eat me some pie There was an old man from St. Paul ---
**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 3, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8137 "2026-07-03T21:26:10Z")
There was an old man from St. Paul With a hanging, ten-sided shaped ball. ---
**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 3, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8138 "2026-07-03T22:47:46Z")
There was an old man from St. Paul With a hanging, ten-sided shaped ball. While playing croquet ---
**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 3, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8139 "2026-07-03T23:48:22Z")
There was an old man from St. Paul With a hanging, ten-sided shaped ball. While playing croquet He hit it on the freeway ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8140 "2026-07-04T00:40:05Z")
[quote=“John\_DiFool, post:8139, topic:712149, full:true”] There was an old man from St. Paul With a hanging, ten-sided shaped ball. While playing croquet He hit it on the freeway “out of bounds” was the referee’s call It’s a hundred and two in the shade ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8141 "2026-07-04T00:42:45Z")
It’s a hundred and two in the shade And I’ve got a big glass of limeade ---
**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 4, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8142 "2026-07-04T01:28:21Z")
It’s a hundred and two in the shade And I’ve got a big glass of limeade It’s tepid and bitter ---
**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 4, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8143 "2026-07-04T01:44:22Z")
It’s a hundred and two in the shade And I’ve got a big glass of limeade It’s tepid and bitter My nerves are all a-jitter ---
**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 4, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8144 "2026-07-04T04:09:04Z")
It’s a hundred and two in the shade And I’ve got a big glass of limeade It’s tepid and bitter My nerves are all a-jitter My day’s getting worse, I’m afraid. In the World Cup round of sixteen ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8145 "2026-07-04T12:16:55Z")
In the World Cup round of sixteen Our best striker choked on a green bean ---
**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 4, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8146 "2026-07-04T14:01:24Z")
In the World Cup round of sixteen Our best striker choked on a green bean While our goalie racked his balls ---
**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 4, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8147 "2026-07-04T21:53:30Z")
In the World Cup round of sixteen Our best striker choked on a green bean While our goalie racked his balls Due to referee’s calls ---
**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 5, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8148 "2026-07-05T03:48:36Z")
In the World Cup round of sixteen Our best striker choked on a green bean While our goalie racked his balls Due to referee’s calls And now we’re embarrassed to be seen I once walked a mile for a camel ---
**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 5, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/8149 "2026-07-05T11:52:42Z")
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