# 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:** 87

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**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1722 "2015-07-05T02:42:59Z")

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Quaint Frank left his life in Baton Rouge,  
When they teased that his red stick was huge.  
Though he tried to flatten,

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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:** [July 5, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1723 "2015-07-05T02:47:28Z")

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Quaint Frank left his life in Baton Rouge,  
When they teased that his red stick was huge.  
Though he tried to flatten,  
And diminish his baton,

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1724 "2015-07-05T04:49:12Z")

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Quaint Frank left his life in Baton Rouge,  
When they teased that his red stick was huge.  
Though he tried to flatten,  
And diminish his baton,  
This merely hastened his stick’s deluge.

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1725 "2015-07-05T04:54:12Z")

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Flo spoke French with her lips pursed just so.

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**Author:** ![Norse\_Fulton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Norse\_Fulton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse_Fulton)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1726 "2015-07-05T20:10:05Z")

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Flo spoke French with her lips pursed just so.  
Word had it that her puss was good to go.

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1727 "2015-07-06T01:22:58Z")

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Flo spoke French with her lips pursed just so.  
Word had it that her puss was good to go.  
Then the damned cat just went,

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**Author:** ![lottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lottie)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1728 "2015-07-06T01:51:18Z")

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Flo spoke French with her lips pursed just so.  
Word had it that her puss was good to go.  
Then the damned cat just went,  
All that stayed was its scent,

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1729 "2015-07-06T02:13:12Z")

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Flo spoke French with her lips pursed just so.  
Word had it that her puss was good to go.  
Then the damned cat just went,  
All that stayed was its scent,  
And she sent the scent of that pussy to a beau.

“”"""""""""""

The chimps in the zoo just don’t care,

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1730 "2015-07-06T02:46:31Z")

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The chimps in the zoo just don’t care,  
They learned it by watching Honey Badger

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1731 "2015-07-06T03:02:36Z")

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The chimps in the zoo just don’t care,  
They learned it by watching Honey Badger  
They got off when she dangled

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**Author:** ![Norse\_Fulton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Norse\_Fulton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse_Fulton)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1732 "2015-07-06T03:19:10Z")

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The chimps in the zoo just don’t care,  
They learned it by watching Honey Badger  
They got off when she dangled  
her damp hairs had them entangled

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1733 "2015-07-06T03:51:22Z")

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The chimps in the zoo just don’t care,  
They learned it by watching Honey Badger  
They got off when she dangled  
her damp hairs had them entangled  
The zoo chimps stared and stared.  
Sarah has a sleek way with words

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1735 "2015-07-06T15:21:48Z")

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Sarah has a sleek way with words  
She is unforgettably unblurred.  
And she learned such good diction

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1736 "2015-07-06T21:19:23Z")

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Sarah has a sleek way with words  
She is unforgettably unblurred.  
And she learned such good diction,  
It masked her predilection

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1737 "2015-07-06T21:24:21Z")

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Sarah has a sleek way with words  
She is unforgettably unblurred.  
And she learned such good diction,  
It masked her predilection  
She knew all the synonyms for turds.

A walrus is proud of his oosik

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1738 "2015-07-06T21:31:40Z")

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A walrus is proud of his oosik  
Much like my hot gal spreads her lips

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1740 "2015-07-06T21:47:44Z")

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\*\*\*Are we still writing Limericks here? Or is have we segued into Joycean streams of consciousness, where any random thought can be inserted? Just so I know. \*\*\*

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**Author:** ![Norse\_Fulton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Norse\_Fulton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse_Fulton)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1741 "2015-07-06T21:50:40Z")

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A walrus is proud of his oosik  
Much like my hot gal spreads her lips  
A dove flies high in its span  
Heady with hot and élan.

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1742 "2015-07-06T22:02:30Z")

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_Okay. I’ll participate in Joycean. But just this once -_

A walrus is proud of his oosik  
Much like my hot gal spreads her lips  
A dove flies high in its span  
Heady with hot and élan.  
Da do ron ron, da de do ron ron.  
_Can we try the above again, as a limerick this time._

A walrus is proud of his oosik,  
It’s really much more than a toothpick,

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149/1743 "2015-07-06T22:08:24Z")

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[quote=“Orson\_Carte, post:1742, topic:712149”]

_Okay. I’ll participate in Joycean. But just this once -_

A walrus is proud of his oosik  
Much like my hot gal spreads her lips  
A dove flies high in its span  
Heady with hot and élan.  
Da do ron ron, da de do ron ron.  
_Can we try the above again, as a limerick this time._

A walrus is proud of his oosik,  
It’s really much more than a toothpick.  
It has to do with his bailiwick.

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