# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1122 "2015-04-12T01:05:33Z")
Above all else, I simply want people to enjoy these things. It is my view that if there aren’t a few simple rules to keep things orderly we might as well revert to tell bawdy stories, in blank verse. My comment to you originated from you editing someone elses existing line to a lower-case initial. I fully accept that the rules may be broken, for effect, but I also stand by my remark that it is a generally accepted convention that each line be capitalised. If you wish to ignore this, that’s up to you (and I, for one, will live with it) but please refrain from modifying the punctuation of others who, almost without exception, do choose to follow the standard convention. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1123 "2015-04-12T01:15:53Z")
> [@Orson\_Carte](#): > > Above all else, I simply want people to enjoy these things. > It is my view that if there aren’t a few simple rules to keep things orderly we might as well revert to tell bawdy stories, in blank verse. > My comment to you originated from you editing someone elses existing line to a lower-case initial. > I fully accept that the rules may be broken, for effect, but I also stand by my remark that it is a generally accepted convention that each line be capitalised. > If you wish to ignore this, that’s up to you (and I, for one, will live with it) but please refrain from modifying the punctuation of others who, almost without exception, do choose to follow the standard convention. I’ll admit that I misedited the line. I was going to correct it from third person to first person then thought better of it so I changed it back and didn’t mind the case. That’s on me absolutely. I also have agreed to follow your rules for the thread and did so. I have no desire to be difficult. We’ll have to agree to disagree about the so called convention though I am open to any cites for it. I could not find any. If you do though, PM me. I don’t think either of us wants to derail the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1124 "2015-04-12T01:17:39Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > On midnight of All Hollow’s Eve, > And I know it’s somewhat naïve, > When I encountered a bat, > I screamed, then I shat On midnight of All Hollow’s Eve, And I know it’s somewhat naïve, When I encountered a bat, I screamed, then I shat So new underwear I had to retrieve. There once was a young genius named Gilbright. ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1125 "2015-04-12T01:23:31Z")
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**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1126 "2015-04-12T01:32:41Z")
There once was a young genius named Gilbright, Who lost his hands to a shark but could still write. ---
**Author:** ![jepflast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@jepflast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jepflast)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1127 "2015-04-12T04:07:05Z")
There once was a young genius named Gilbright, Who lost his hands to a shark but could still write. Though his penmanship suffered, ---
**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:** [April 12, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1128 "2015-04-12T04:39:04Z")
There once was a young genius named Gilbright, Who lost his hands to a shark but could still write. Though his penmanship suffered, His wanking recovered ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1129 "2015-04-12T05:23:14Z")
There once was a young genius named Gilbright, Who lost his hands to a shark but could still write. Though his penmanship suffered, His wanking recovered. Which might amuse some, but not William Fulbright. ####### There was an old moll named Irene, ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1130 "2015-04-12T13:56:29Z")
There was an old moll named Irene, Whose proclivities transgressed the obscene, ---
**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:** [April 12, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1131 "2015-04-12T14:59:05Z")
There was an old moll named Irene, Whose proclivities transgressed the obscene, Her tits were prodigious ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1132 "2015-04-12T22:23:28Z")
There was an old moll named Irene, Whose proclivities transgressed the obscene, Her tits were prodigious, A rare thing with midgets, ---
**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1133 "2015-04-13T00:57:45Z")
There was an old moll named Irene, Whose proclivities transgressed the obscene, Her tits were prodigious, A rare thing with midgets, With a texture like that of shagreen. A plumber who lived in Duluth, ---
**Author:** ![jepflast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@jepflast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jepflast)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1134 "2015-04-13T01:05:44Z")
A plumber who lived in Duluth, Was fixing the sink of a sleuth ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1135 "2015-04-13T02:06:48Z")
A plumber who lived in Duluth, Was fixing the sink of a sleuth. What he found in the drain ---
**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1136 "2015-04-13T02:19:20Z")
A plumber who lived in Duluth, Was fixing the sink of a sleuth. What he found in the drain, Was a denture and chain. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1137 "2015-04-13T02:27:16Z")
A plumber who lived in Duluth, Was fixing the sink of a sleuth. What he found in the drain, Was a denture and chain. And a flask filled with gin and Vermouth. A werewolf was stalking a maiden ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1138 "2015-04-13T04:42:18Z")
A werewolf was stalking a maiden While her long golden hair she was braidin’ ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1139 "2015-04-13T05:04:40Z")
A werewolf was stalking a maiden While her long golden hair she was braidin.’ And though she was no fox, ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1140 "2015-04-13T05:49:58Z")
A werewolf was stalking a maiden While her long golden hair she was braidin.’ And though she was no fox, She still got off his rocks ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1141 "2015-04-13T10:39:54Z")
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