I watched a tv show recently where a character sang a bawdy song. The joke was, each stanza set you up for a ribald rhyme, but doesn’t deliver. Kind of like this (making it up in my head) :
My daughter has a suitor
A scrawny little runt
He likes to take her dancing
Then lick her hairy c…
…andy’s made from sugar
And sometimes made with rum
I took a big fat handful
And stuffed it up my b…
…arley grows in Wiltshire
(And so on)
Do we know the earliest example of this (in English)? I would…
Seems like a natural for us lunatics here. Easy peasy: finish the sentence by subverting the rhymes that the previous poster set up, then use that to begin a new one of your own. Sequitur or non-, your choice. Remember to leave the final letter of the rhyming word dangling with ellipses… So without further ado…
My brother loves to fish
Catches lots of bass
Then pulls down his pants
And shoves them up his a…
Annals of Earth’s History
Is rather hit and miss,
Sometimes it is like fine wine
But mostly it’s just p…
Pino is a wine grape
But I prefer good Scotch
My sweetheart likes to drink it
And grab me by the c…
I got into an accident
The roads were just too slick
I broke both of my legs
And I split open my d…
[@ekedolphin , make sure the first letter of your first word matches that of the last letter in the previous post…]
Dachshunds are so peculiar
They have me at the end of my wits
The little perverts just won’t quit
Especially when they paw at my t…
Tequila is a liquor
Wine bottles have a punt
When my wife drinks whiskey
The glass goes up her c…
Candy’s made from sugar
But some is made with rum
And when I’m feeling cheeky
I stuff some up my b…
Billiards is the game for me!
I can play it all night long!
I know all sorts of trick shots
And for my cue I use my s…
susan
February 26, 2026, 7:32pm
9
Shalom, everybody!
My cat say “I love you.”
He butts his bottom in my face,
it smells of day-old p…
“POOH!”, cried Piglet, “Everyone,
Come help, our Winnie is stuck!”
But nobody bothered to move an inch,
They didn’t give a f…
Flying in an airplane
Used to be a hit
Now the seats are very close
Your neighbor smells like s…
[In the fine tradition of the Shaving Cream song, have a new ruling: consonant digraphs and blends allowed for the final word fragment-NO vowels tho.]
Some prefer Larry, Moe or Curly
But Shemp is my favorite Stooge
Especially when he goes “mee mee mee”
As he is about to spew his spl…
You know that’s where I was going. I gave you a rhyme of “hit”. I should have put the “sh” there. spl… not too many good words for that. “splat”, “splice”, “splouge”…
-Executive Decision-
I’m going to ignore that syllabic limitations of John_DiFool’s post, lest this thread die, and just go with the first consonant.
Santa Claus is awesome
He’s really quite the hit
He sat up on my chimney
And took a big fat sh…
Shaving Cream was funny!
I laughed at it a lot!
My wife has an electric razor
She uses on her t…
Tabbies are my favorite cat!
They are so flexible and loosey!
They are especially fun
Whenever I play with my p…
Ponderosa is a ranch
Inland, with no dock
Little Joe was caught a-spying
On the big Hoss c…
susan
February 27, 2026, 7:45pm
18
Carry me back to Virginy,
Or even to Carolina.
When I ride them great big horses
I get tingly in my v…
V-8 is the engine for me!
Only solid American muscle for this Yank
So when I am alone on the highway
I can give myself a very hearty w…
Women like to collect things
Their precious little pretties
My sweetheart takes the softs ones
And rubs them on her t…