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The Obligatory Limericks Game
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When the Crescenters arrive at Rab...
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Rosie
As a bloke I'm more blunt
careful.....
Juxtapose
With a wink and a grunt
"careful" he says... *rolls eyes*
Dujon
Use another I'm sure you have heard.
Wymo
A walk by the Nile is just grand
(Rosie) Indeed.
Darren
As I stroll with my love, hand in hand
Irouléguy
The crocodiles yawn
Rosie
They'd like some soft porn
Software
So they sit back an watch my grand stand.
moving swiftly on...
irach
When crocodiles bask by the river
Tuj
Make sure that you cover your liver
Software
In onions and gravy
RedSnapper
And call out the Navy
penelope
'Cos they're all sure to want a thin sliver
Projoy
Relax and lie back in this chair
Rosie
Said the dentist, a man without care
Software
This may not be nice
Uncle Korky
But you take my advice
Darren
Be thankful I don't drill
down there
blamelewis
[Darren] well done - I was havering with
You've got to brush more than your hair!
but was thinking it was rather boringly unsubversive...
blamelewis
You've got to brush more than your hair
Waste not...
Darren
Your teeth, for example, and where
Unfinished sentence...
RedSnapper
The sun doesn't shine
Projoy
At the base of your spine
Simons Mith
Then plait it and look debonair
Just sit down carefully afterwards, is my advice.
Tuj
When digging up bodies at night
Projoy
You may meet with a ghostie or sprite
irach
They may glow in the dark
Darren
And pinch bums for a lark
Software
And somtimes they'll give you a fright
Projoy
When playing a scale on the drums
Rosie
You get to a point when there comes
(Pr) 'n' I fought you was musical
irach
A high "C" that sounds
Projoy
[Rosie] They could be timpani :P
Software
Outside of the bounds
RedSnapper
Of regular drum tum-ti-tums
Projoy
You coward, come 'ere and say that!
irach
My first-born is not- not a gay brat!,
blamelewis
Though often he's stroppy
penelope
His wrist is
not
floppy
Rosie
And supports Millwall, the daft twat.
(Projoy) Could be! Nudge, nudge.
Projoy
Prepare for the pancake of death
Raak
Made from chocolate, beef lard, and meth
Rosie
It's highly emetic
irach
And quite anaaethetic
muttleee
And doesn't do much for your breath
Projoy
Now prepare for the pizza of life
Chalky
Topped with joy and a sprinkling of strife
Rosie
Try not to be cheesey
Raak
Life should be easy-peasy
Marc
Consumed in slices with a fork and a knife
(using the scansion license #312)
Marc
Our license to life may expire
Projoy
If we find ourselves playing with fire
(see CdM's recent hyperlink over at MCiOS by way of demonstration)
irach
For an arsonist's woes
Chalky
And inadequate prose
Rosie
May arouse a literary ire.
Juxtapose
There once was a man from New Delhi
Marc
Whose favorite dish was Cow Jelly
Software
But to eat sacred cow
Projoy
's Something none will allow
Rosie
not e'en in the trendiest deli.
Projoy
A scunner, call'd Cambell by name
Software
Tried to set the McDonnalds aflame
Rosie
But he'd run out of matches
Is this double mis-spelling deliberate, I ask myself.
gabrielized
And the terrible catch is
Dandalf
Big Mac Meals, not soup, enjoy fame.
[Rosie] Probably to avoid being sued
Wymo
Prince Phillip was once heard to grumble
irach
When he tripped on a corgi and tumbled
Software
"Those bloody Chinese"
Projoy
"And their damn' bonsai trees"
Rosie
Why can't they be ever so 'umble?
Projoy
Please place all your goods in my hands
Rosie
Especially the fashionable brands
Kim
I'm referring, of course,
Wymo
To my job as clothes horse
Juxtapose
And this gun will back up my demands
Projoy
Splendiferous, Fabulous, Great!
Raak
It's the best thing that ever I ate!
Rosie
Can I have another?
Software
If it's not too much bother
Projoy
And this time, please leave me the plate
(scuse rudeness, it just arrived in my head)
Wymo
An old man on the bus starts to ramble
RedSnappper
All the passengers begin to scramble
Chalky
Chaos ensued
Raak
When his rambling turned lewd
Ella
(He's a friend of 'McDonnald' and 'Cambell')
please see above!
Ella - out of line!
Rosie
Now let us all praise leafy Surrey
Do your bloody worst, then :-)
irach
Where they make the most wonderful curry
Software
And Woking so gray
Raak
And Esher so gay
Kim
And Bagshot all covered in slurry.
Juxtapose
I met a young gunner named Lunz
Raak
Who wanted to go to bed soon'st
Chalky
His grand stra-te-gy
To lie down before three
Was scuppered by Field Marshall Gunz
Chalky
sorry - it just popped out fully-formed
Chalky
Please don't try to spoil my grand plan
Projoy
By beating my head with your fan
Software
For what I've conceived
Darren
Has got me quite peeved
Raak
And I must work as fast as I can
[Chalky] ...as the bishop said to the actress.
Projoy
An ant in Antananarivo
Projoy
(A member, perhaps of the species noted at jodkowski.pl/we/Reuters003.html)
irach
Speaking Spanish, said loudly, “¡Yo vivo!
RedSnapper
Just then a grasshopper
Rosie
In coat, tails and topper
Madagascar is a centre of
haute couture
, I'll have you know.
ImNotJohn
Leapt in and gave him the heave-ho
got that one out of the way, at least
Projoy
Procure me tobacco, my love
Kim
And fetch me my slippers, my dove
RedSnapper
And
do
wag your tail
Wymo
As I sip my cold ale
Darren
And later I'll take you above
Rosie
There was a young lad from Calcutta
Wymo
Who liked to hit balls with his putter
Software
Men far and wide
RedSnapper
With more hurt than their pride
Dandalf
Regretted their brush with this nutter.
Chalky
Were we to proceed in this matter
penelope
With pointless, banal, inane chatter
Projoy
Then boredom were certain
Rosie
'Twould e'en vex Paul Merton
Software
Who'd say we're as mad as a hatter
Rosie
Whilst trying to make non-lumpy gravy
Chalky
[A trick I had learned in the navy]
Wymo
I added some salt
irach
And some whisky (fine malt)
penelope
The swell sent the sailors all wavy
muttleee
It seems that bad light has stopped play
Wymo
And that sky looks awfully grey
Darren
For when we play darts
Juxtapose
In these northern parts
Software
We only play on a bright day
Projoy
I wouldn't think that was my car
irach
Without fuel it shouldn't go far
Software
So I'll panic-buy
Raak
And my tank won't be dry
Darren
I'll be the UK's Petrol Tzar.
Wymo
The Guardian seems to have shrunk in size
irach
It's not so good for swatting those flies
Software
But the crossword's the same
Rosie
(my attempts just as lame)
Darren
I just wish they'd show more bare thighs
Projoy
A pension is something you need
Rosie
A truism few young folk heed
(Darren) Try the Torygraph, which is trying desperately to hold on to the retired-colonel-in-Hampshire readership.
Raak
If you save all your life
Marc
and insure your dear wife
Software
You may profit from a dastardly deed.
Rosie
There was a young lady called Hilda
IRACH
Who sought fame as a great body builder
muttleee
The size of her pecs
Uncle Korky
Made her friends nervous wrecks
Chalky
But her six-pack did mostly bewilder.
Darren
All
Telegraph
readers say this:
Rosie
It's the Home Service I really miss
Software
And you can take ITV
Wymo
Dump it into the sea
irach
And sink it into the abyss
Kim
You can say this about Arnold Palmer
Darren
Than many old golfers, he's calmer.
muttleee
Though he's strong as an ox
Raak
And he wears mismatched socks
Rosie
And never been on
Panorama.
Be grateful for small mercies.
Juxtapose
On Sunday my brother was wed
[I got to give a toast!]
Marc
Then brought his young bride straight to bed,
Dandalf
On Monday he staggered
penelope
To his Mistress, the blackguard
Software
A cosy affair, 'nuff said
Rosie
While trying to sort out the plumbing
Last one - V. good!
irach
I heard Super Mario humming
Software
So I blew down the pipe
Darren
A loud fart very ripe
Wymo
So in revenge he's taken up drumming
- it's the only thing I could think of that isn't filthy
Darren
Way back in the reign of King John
Rosie
Whose follies we now dwell upon
Raak
The barons revolted
irach
The serfs they all bolted
Chalky
And Runnymede staged 'Magna-thon'
Software
While re-writing the old magna Carta
Wymo
I was attacked by a catholic martyr
Rosie
Who rose from the grave
...presumably...
irach
And made me a slave
Blob
Of the hon'rable Knights of the Garter
Rosie
While cooking a great fat pork chop
irach
I spied a large maggot on top
Pook
But as they're nutricious
Knobbly
It was not that malicious
Juxtapose
To serve up the meal to my pop
muttleee
Ben Johnson's a bit of a cheat
Nothing if not topical eh? :-) Today is the 17th anniversary of his 100m gold in Seoul though.
Chalky
He took drugs to speed up his feet
Rosie
But to speed up your brain
Dandalf
Like La Moss, try cocaine
Raak
Line up for a cracking good treat!
Projoy
Let me clean 'twixt your toes, mother dear
penelope
Lest the itching becomes very bad, as I fear
oh yuk
muttleee
Your joints are too stiff
[Pen] Was the 'yuk' for the concept or the scansion? ;-)
Rosie
and I can't stand the whiff
irach
Of your feet when I venture too near.
Chalky
Unleash all those inner desires!
Wymo
By admitting you love Richard Briers
Projoy
And Penelope Keith
Darren
And the voice of Lord Reith
- Oddly enough, I'll be seeing Richard Briers and Penelope Keith soon.
Rosie
And the odour of burnt rubber tyres.
Rather sensuous. OK, I'm mad.
Juxtapose
I once met an ogre so vast
Rosie
That I thought I had breathèd my last
muttleee
With a 'Fee fi fo fum'
Projoy
As he spat out his gum
Darren
He advised me to run away fast
Projoy
So I did, and I'm here - he's outside
Darren
I think he wants me for his bride
Rosie
But when he gets close
Software
I'll give him a dose
Wymo
Care of Doc Jekkyl and old Mister Hyde
:
Chalky
Relax now - this won't hurt a bit
Marc
Bend over, expose your left tit,
...at the dentist's or shooting porno-movies?
Chalky
[Marc] I see you managed to sniff out an opportunity to lower the tone - behave yourself!
Rosie
For we are freemasons
Blob
Hereditas jacens
Software
Bend over, remove all your kit
In the Masonic sense of course...
Kim
In time, you will come to discover
Chalky
The call of the Little Ringed Plover
- oft described as a 'loud
pee-oo,
uttered on rising'
Wymo
It starts with a shout
Projoy
Of a "pee", short and stout
Blob
then an "oo" like the sigh of a lover
Projoy
Is there anything left in the sky?
penelope
Which would fit in my gravy-rich pie?
hungry again...
Irouléguy
A lark or a dove?
Darren
Or a cloud high above?
irach
Or a piggy with wings that can fly?
Projoy
With catkins surrounding my face
Software
Like high quality Nottingham lace
the taught me that at school
Wymo
I danced round the tree
Pooksad
widdershins,naturally
Darren
And then clockwise too, just in case
Chalky
Strange news, ma'am, has come from abroad
Ella
Your husband has swallowed his sword
Software
And not only that
penelope
He chewed up his spat
Rosie
But has changed his socks, thank the Lord.
Knobbly
Golly gosh, goodness me, bless my soul!
penelope
My laptop is running on coal!
Rosie
It likes nutty slack
Projoy
And cocaine, beer and crack
Tuj
Is there something I haven't been told?
Rosie
And now that we're into October
Raak
From now until June we'll be sober
Darren
We'll drink only water
Maruno
Just as we oughta
Marc
Or else one may try to disrobe'er
...do not know if that is appropriate or not for a Gentleman...
Irouléguy
"Winter draws on", my gran used to say
Rosie
And the snowdrifts will be there till May
Maruno
But come rain or shine
Tuj
I know you'll be mine
naww...
Marc
Come spring we will all want a lay.
...don't know if that's appropriate or not for a Gentleman...
Marc
There once was a maiden who said:
Irach
"I like to be taken to bed"
Rosie
'Cos I've got some lurgi
Projoy
I caught it off Fergie
Gregor
Who taught me how lurgi's are fed.
Gregor
In Fall, when the leaves have turned gold
...brother Marc, my kine send their regards ;)
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