# 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:** 66

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**Author:** ![jepflast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@jepflast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jepflast)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1302 "2015-05-02T03:55:27Z")

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I don’t know why people hug trees,  
They might catch Dutch Elm disease.  
And the trouble with that  
Is losing your hat

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**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:** [May 2, 2015, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1303 "2015-05-02T10:37:46Z")

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I don’t know why people hug trees,  
They might catch Dutch Elm disease.  
And the trouble with that  
Is losing your hat  
When you pay all the tree hugging fees  
An old man who liked to wear bras

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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:** [May 2, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1304 "2015-05-02T11:19:47Z")

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An old man who liked to wear bras  
Danced on stage just to hear the applause

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1305 "2015-05-02T14:35:27Z")

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An old man who liked to wear bras  
Danced on stage just to hear the applause  
But when he caught the clap

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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:** [May 2, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1306 "2015-05-02T21:17:40Z")

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An old man who liked to wear bras,  
Danced on stage just to hear the applause.  
But when he caught the clap,  
He felt something snap

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**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:** [May 3, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1307 "2015-05-03T05:39:47Z")

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An old man who liked to wear bras,  
Danced on stage just to hear the applause.  
But when he caught the clap,  
He felt something snap  
Now he rhumbas in nothing but gauze.

The deer were all dropping like flies

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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:** [May 3, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1308 "2015-05-03T07:07:38Z")

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The deer were all dropping like flies,  
And Santa said, "Listen hear, guys

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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:** [May 3, 2015, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1309 "2015-05-03T08:34:51Z")

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_(I lost my connection and couldn’t retrieve my typo)._

The deer were all dropping like flies,  
And Santa said, "Listen here, guys

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**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:** [May 3, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1310 "2015-05-03T11:22:09Z")

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The deer were all dropping like flies,  
And Santa said, "Listen here, guys  
If you see someone suspicious

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1311 "2015-05-03T17:55:19Z")

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The deer were all dropping like flies,  
And Santa said, "Listen here, guys  
If you see someone suspicious  
It might be propitious

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**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1312 "2015-05-03T22:01:57Z")

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The deer were all dropping like flies,  
And Santa said, “Listen here, guys  
If you see someone suspicious  
It might be propitious  
To shoot 'em between the eyes!”  
There once was a lassie called Nell

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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:** [May 3, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1313 "2015-05-03T22:15:50Z")

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There once was a lassie called Nell  
Who orgasmed when she heard a bell

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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:** [May 3, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1314 "2015-05-03T22:16:12Z")

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nm

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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:** [May 3, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1315 "2015-05-03T22:59:06Z")

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There once was a lassie called Nell,  
Who orgasmed when she heard a bell.  
She’d once lived with Pavlov,

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**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:** [May 3, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1316 "2015-05-03T23:08:18Z")

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There once was a lassie called Nell,  
Who orgasmed when she heard a bell.  
She’d once lived with Pavlov,  
But her real Yugoslav love

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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:** [May 4, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1317 "2015-05-04T00:02:10Z")

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There once was a lassie called Nell,  
Who orgasmed when she heard a bell.  
She’d once lived with Pavlov,  
But her real Yugoslav love  
Was Tesla, who inducted her well.

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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:** [May 4, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1318 "2015-05-04T00:33:20Z")

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I saw a three-legged man at the mall,

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1319 "2015-05-04T13:32:08Z")

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I saw a three-legged man at the mall,  
He appeared to be having a ball.

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1320 "2015-05-04T15:13:45Z")

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I saw a three-legged man at the mall,  
He appeared to be having a ball.  
Which was slightly perplexing,

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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:** [May 4, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1321 "2015-05-04T16:49:33Z")

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I saw a three-legged man at the mall,  
He appeared to be having a ball.  
Which was slightly perplexing,  
AS I could see him flexing

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