[Pen] That's unfair to Marc. You have to go back over 20 screens and 50-100 moves to see the last time he tried anything even remotely naughty. And he got told off last time as well. By you...
Though not, perhaps, in singling out Marc. I think there have a few too many somewhat coarse limericks across all the servers recently. We need a few rules of thumb here like: - First lines ending 'Phuket' (or Nantucket, etc.) are never going to be funny - Filth is always funnier if it's not signalled in advance. Add your own.
(INJ) I agree more or less with your filth stance though if someone puts up an obviously dirty first line there is a strong temptation to carry on with the bawdiness. Unexpected filth is much funnier; years ago on PantsMC I put up the innocent first line: "There was a young fellow from Streatham strettum", which was followed by "Who chewed off his bollocks and ate 'em" Aha, I thought, this is good. The worst thing about too many of the current limericks is the lack of rhythm. I look at them and groan and think "Why bother?"
(INJ, Rosie et al.) Agreeing with the aforementioned points of lax scansion and over-active glands; but I would add that limericks which start with an obvious hope that they'll end up coarsely can be funny when subsequent moves elegantly sidestep it. However, everything in moderation...