Loopy Limericks

An astronaut, circling Callisto,
Confused a brassiere with a bistro.
She shouldn’t be blamed
Even though she proclaimed
“I’ve got a hot date with Mephisto!”

An actress tripped while walking on stage

An actress tripped while walking on stage
Saying " I think I am showing my age!",

An actress tripped while walking on stage
Saying, " I think I am showing my age!
I was told, ‘break a leg’

An actress tripped while walking on stage
Saying, " I think I am showing my age!
I was told, ‘break a leg’
But I drank from the keg

An actress tripped while walking on stage,
Saying, “I think I am showing my age!
I was told, ‘break a leg’
But I drank from the keg,
And I’m talkin’ jes like Satchel Paige”.


When Donald was once in Ann Arbor,

When Donald was once in Ann Arbor,
He went to an unlicensed barber.

When Donald was once in Ann Arbor,
He went to an unlicensed barber.
He said, “Just a trim”

When Donald was once in Ann Arbor,
He went to an unlicensed barber.
He said, “Just a trim”
But he cut with grin,

When Donald was once in Ann Arbor,
He went to an unlicensed barber.
He said, “Just a trim”
But the barber did grin,
And shaved him from larboard to starboard.


To be or not to be? That’s the query

To be or not to be? That’s the query.
Not the exact words, I know, but pretty Shakespeare-y.

To be or not to be? That’s the query.
Not the exact words, I know, but pretty Shakespeare-y.
And he said, ‘Brevity’

To be or not to be? That’s the query.
Not the exact words, I know, but pretty Shakespeare-y.
And he said, ‘Brevity
Is the essence of levity’

To be or not to be? That’s the query.
Not the exact words, I know, but pretty Shakespeare-y.
And he said, ‘Brevity
Is the essence of levity’
And the long-winded are so often dreary.


An elderly priest, Father Kelly,

An elderly priest, Father Kelly
Took a walk to the new kosher deli

An elderly priest, Father Kelly,
Took a walk to the new kosher deli.
He’d not had salami,

A tongue or pastrami,

Or tongue or pastrami,

An elderly priest, Father Kelly,
Took a walk to the new kosher deli.
He’d not had salami,
Or tongue or pastrami
“Because cured meats will make my farts smelly.”

One night while drinking some whiskey

One night while drinking some whiskey,
Old Aggie turned suddenly frisky.

One night while drinking some whiskey,
Old Aggie turned suddenly frisky.
So she stumbled on over