"I cannot believe it's not butter" Is a phrase that you won't hear me utter For I'd much rather spread Worcester Sauce on my bread And yet people still think I'm a nutter!
A topical Dutch limerijk lifted from Twitter last night: Er was 'ns een meisje uit Haren Die wilde opvallend verjaren Ze plaatste een linkje Maar miste een vinkje Nu zit heel #Haren op blaren It refers to this incident and translates roughly as 'There was a young girlie from Haren Who made a conspicuous lapse She placed a link But missed a tick Now the whole of #Haren blistered'
Apologies for this mid-limerick Haiku, but I saw the Nederlandisch limerick and assumed "anything goes". Wise sausage advice From young Jamie Oliver... Prick with a fork, right?
Again, stolen off Twitter this morning. There once was a man from Lahore Whose limericks stopped at line four When asked why this was He said: "Just because."
And to complete the set (not my own work): There was a young maiden from China With a feeling for rhythm much fina She stopped at line three. There was a young man from Peru Whose limericks stopped at line two. There was a young man from Verdun.