# 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:** 74

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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:** [June 1, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1462 "2015-06-01T13:25:54Z")

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A thick-headed butcher named Billy,  
Was asked for a filet of filly.  
“You mean Philly Cheese Steak?”

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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:** [June 1, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1463 "2015-06-01T13:37:03Z")

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A thick-headed butcher named Billy,  
Was asked for a filet of filly.  
“You mean Philly Cheese Steak?”  
“Or a pony to bake?”

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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:** [June 1, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1464 "2015-06-01T15:11:37Z")

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A thick-headed butcher named Billy,  
Was asked for a filet of filly.  
“You mean Philly Cheese Steak?”  
“Or a pony to bake?”  
Because the latter seems rather silly  
An enterprising young lad from Des Moines.

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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:** [June 2, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1465 "2015-06-02T02:57:59Z")

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An enterprising young lad from Des Moines.  
Liked pictures of boobies and groins

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**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1466 "2015-06-02T16:46:03Z")

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An enterprising young lad from Des Moines.  
Liked pictures of boobies and groins  
So he broke out the Google

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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:** [June 2, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1467 "2015-06-02T20:48:27Z")

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An enterprising young lad from Des Moines.  
Liked pictures of boobies and groins  
So he broke out the Google  
And pulled hard on his bugle,

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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:** [June 2, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1468 "2015-06-02T20:55:03Z")

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n/m.  
(I had written; ‘And blew on his brass bugle’)

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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:** [June 3, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1469 "2015-06-03T04:42:22Z")

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An enterprising young lad from Des Moines.  
Liked pictures of boobies and groins  
So he broke out the Google  
And pulled hard on his bugle,  
Reveille-ing his once tender loins.

The mathematician said, "You

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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:** [June 3, 2015, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1470 "2015-06-03T05:36:15Z")

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_An enterprising young lad from Des Moines.  
Liked pictures of boobies and groins  
So he broke out the Google  
And pulled hard on his bugle,  
Reveille-ing his once tender loins_.

Well done!

The mathematician said, "You  
Must prove one and one equals two.

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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:** [June 3, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1471 "2015-06-03T13:20:55Z")

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The mathematician said, "You  
Must prove one and one equals two.  
For when counting binary

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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:** [June 3, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1472 "2015-06-03T14:23:47Z")

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The mathematician said, "You  
Must prove one and one equals two.  
For when counting binary  
it’s extraordinary

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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:** [June 3, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1473 "2015-06-03T23:23:22Z")

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The mathematician said, “You  
Must prove one and one equals two.  
For when counting binary,  
It’s extraordinary  
How one that has nought can make do”.

#########  
Old Sally’s obsession was to wear,

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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:** [June 4, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1474 "2015-06-04T13:11:01Z")

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Old Sally’s obsession was to wear  
A coat made from the skin of Yogi Bear.

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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:** [June 4, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1475 "2015-06-04T16:45:01Z")

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Old Sally’s obsession was to wear  
A coat made from the skin of Yogi Bear.  
Then she found Boo Boo

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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:** [June 4, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1476 "2015-06-04T19:11:35Z")

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Old Sally’s obsession was to wear  
A coat made from the skin of Yogi Bear.  
Then she found Boo Boo,  
and made herself a tutu,

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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:** [June 5, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1477 "2015-06-05T00:46:45Z")

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Old Sally’s obsession was to wear  
A coat made from the skin of Yogi Bear.  
Then she found Boo Boo,  
and made herself a tutu,  
Though it made her quim sweat like a mare.

A coed was studying art

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**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:** [June 5, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1478 "2015-06-05T01:15:00Z")

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A coed was studying art  
And said "Verily, tell me thou art

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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:** [June 5, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1479 "2015-06-05T14:31:50Z")

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A coed was studying art  
And said "Verily, tell me thou art  
grinding thy pigments

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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:** [June 5, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1480 "2015-06-05T23:29:30Z")

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A coed was studying art  
And said "Verily, tell me thou art,  
Grinding thy pigments  
From toilet door strigments,

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**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:** [June 6, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1481 "2015-06-06T00:06:13Z")

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A coed was studying art  
And said “Verily, tell me thou art,  
Grinding thy pigments  
From toilet door strigments,  
Whilst won’dring 't’was only a fart?”

My dog has collapsed on the floor

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