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The Obligatory Limericks Game Reincarnated
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And so it begins....
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Software
Is the rake next to me
Marc
That I swapped for the bitch that I wed
Marc
The reasons for not being here
Software
Is so abundantly clear
Rosie
My hard disc has crashed
(Softers)
Is = Are?
Raak
My graphics card's trashed
penelope
And my keyboard is covered in beer
Rosie
The reasons for being here are many
(pen)
Pimm's
I would have believed.
Marc
To critizize speling and meter, any?
Software
But our true
raison d'être
Raak
Of which we are
les maîtres
irach
Is that we are all rather zany
Software
Let's drink to the flamboyant Floyd
irach
Who'll now fill the bow-tied chef void?
Marc
With a glass of champagne,
Chasty
You'll remove any pain,
Audience
And remember a man we enjoyed
Marc
One night at a bar in Bordeaux
Simons Mith
Through a rosy wine-induced glow
irach
i got very cozy
Raak
With M. Sarkozy
Juxtapose
And woke up in charge of Renault
irach
One day on the wharf in Mumbai
Simons Mith
I encountered a Latvian spy
Software
He was armed with a gun
the last one was excellent, BTW
Phil
So I started to run
Marc
And got decked at the docks, then good-bye!
Software
The Irish have voted with "yes"
penelope
To convert all their taps to Guin
ness
Rosie
So, taking a bath
nights
Will be more of a laugh
irach
Than a matter of hygiene and finesse
Marc
The things that she did with her tongue
Juxtapose
To the snippet of Schubert she sung
Darren
Involved much saliva
Rosie
This pretty muff diver
penelope
Until the last note, which still stung
[Rosie] I think you'll find it's spelled 'diva' ;o)
irach
The things that he does with his pole
Phil
Would even surprise Old King Cole
Software
'Cos with it he'd fiddle
Raak
And play paradiddle
Kim
On anything sporting a hole
Juxtapose
The things he can do with his mind
Software
If acted would make him go blind
Marc
And he thinks he's a hero
Darren
Acts like Emperor Nero
Rosie
Who was not always very refined.
irach
A toothless old hag from Tbilisi
Rosie
Ran a chip shop whose products were greasy
Raak
Her beetroot (deep-fried)
Software
With borscht on the side
Darren
Was used as hair oil in Assisi
Juxtapose
My brother, who loves in Beirut,
Juxtapose
Encountered a typo (minute)
He actually "
lives
",
Buy - hey now - what gives?
The "Whoops" button didn't reboot.
with some chagrin, -Jux
Raak
My auntie, who lives in Tashkent
Marc
Has one curly leg slightly bent
irach
While my uncle in Venice
penelope
Is nowt but a menace
Darren
Who once was arrested in Ghent
Marc
"Dear Sir, don't believe all you hear,"
irach
The British do
not
love warm beer
Darren
Nor do they all dress
Phil
In the dark, nonetheless
Raak
It's well known that the men are all queer.
Juxtapose
My sister, who works in Beijing,
Software
Is confused 'cos it once was Peking
Raak
And my aunt in Firenze
irach
Is all in a frenzy
Marc
'cause my uncle just left for Xiaoping
Phil
[Raak] Re: penultimate limerick. That was exactly the last line I had in mind, word for word.
Tuj
A pleasant young chap from Osaka
Marc
Once sailed over Lake Titicaca
Software
In the midst of this trip
Kim
Dislocated his hip
Juxtapose
And loudly exclaimed, "Anta baka?"
Raak
On a raft in the midst of the ocean
[Phil] Great minds etc.
Kim
Having run out of chamomile lotion
Simons Mith
I tried using rum
irach
And some barnacle gum
Darren
Applied with a rotary motion
Rosie
A fearsome great beast, the gorilla
Marc
Attacking with sticks, like Attila
Software
But with its own kin
irach
It serves tonic , with gin
Juxtapose
Imported each day from Manila
Tuj
I stood all alone in the bunker
Marc
Above flew a bomb-carrying Junker
Software
As I took my sand-wedge
Pablo
My partner, that's Reg,
Darren
Imbibed and got steadily drunker
Tuj
I just met a man in the street
Rosie
Oi! you've just done that one in MCiOS
With knobbly knees and large feet
irach
His clown shoes and nose
Raak
And his three-foot-long toes
Software
In the circus he'd go down a treat
Tuj
I just met a man in the street
[Rosie] Hmm?
penelope
Extolling the virtues of wheat
Rosie
When asked as to why
Marc
He said: "I can't lie,"
Darren
"I love having corns on my feet"
Simons Mith
[Darren] Ooooow.
If you should encounter a chugger
irach
Be wary - he may be a bugger
Marc
And the smile on his face
Software
Hides a life of disgrace
Rosie
For he is Al Fayed, that fugger.
Raak
My spleen has a mind of its own
Simons Mith
My kidneys do nothing but moan
Marc
But my Heart is still beating
Rosie
My stomach repeating
irach
And the naughty part down there is blown
(I'll get the coat and hat myself, thank you...)
Software
While scouring the world for perfection
Raak
I discovered this chocolate confection
Pablo
Which does contain nuts
Marc
cocain and cold cuts
irach
Now I'm two inches stouter midsection
Rosie
The world is imperfect, alas
irach
Ecosystems are fragile, like glass
Simons Mith
[irach] Elegant end to the last one. Well done; have an e-biscuit :-)
With one final jolt
Marc
The earth will revolt
Software
And kick us all in the ass
as our American friends would say.
Juxtapose
Americans? Vulgar? Not so!
Rosie
Nor Britons all snobs, don'cha know
Marc
Though the rest of the lot,
(Well, not me of course!)
Raak
Live in countries too hot
Software
Or places all covered in snow
irach
In Boston they dumped some fine tea
Phil
In December, Seventeen-Sev'nty-Three
Juxtapose
Out into the bay
penelope
Without a tea tray
Software
It tasted just like weak gnat's pee
Rosie
My hairdresser chatters away
(Softers) The strong stuff is OK. Tangy.
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