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The Obligatory Limericks Game
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When the Crescenters arrive at Rab...
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Projoy
Should be witnessed while wearing one's vest
Juxtapose
Not to look dashing,
Software
But rather, just flashing
Darren
The orchestra with your bare breast
Darren
[Rosie] I wasn't aware Mozart was involved with trad jazz.
Tuj
Jim Mozart, that king of trad jazz
irach
And Correa, (that's Chuck and
not
Chaz.)
Software
Don't forget Parker
Salamander Pudding
His music's much darker
Irouléguy
Just the thing for a night on the razz
Projoy
My little imaginary pig
Software
Wears a
syrup-of-fig
Rosie
It's from California
irach
All pink, and named Sonia
Kim
Wow, man, great acid, you dig?
(It's the only logical explanation)
Juxtapose
I once bought a kilo of coke
Software
With it my fire to stoke
Projoy
But the fizz had all gone
Chalky
So I downed it in one
irach
And that's when I started to choke
Kim
A feller named Ludwig van Beet
Chalky
The end of his name did delete
irach
His tune for Elise
Rosie
Can be played with some ease
(Chalky) That doesn't rhyme! I dunno, woman of your calibre.
Projoy
With your heart, with your hands, with your feet
penelope
[Kim] Have you heard Chalky
speak
? She's dreadfully posh, she'd get away with it.
This booklet is missing some pages
Rosie
My interest it no more engages
(pen) Did you mean that for me? :-)
Software
'Cos the bits taken out
Tuj
Were the ones all about
[Rosie] "Beet" "delete", it's quite fine :P
Chalky
The cut in our Directors' wages
*blithely ignores Rosie's irony bypass*
:-)
Botherer
It's such a big shame that the boss
Projoy
Aims never for profit, but loss
Raak
He's as stupid as sh*t
Rosie
Which his arse doth em*t
(Chalky) Not at all, m'dear. I wouldn't have put it up if I fought you was like higgonorant (Yes I would)
Software
But the workers don't give a toss
Kim
If I'd known it would cause so much strife
(Re: the one before last)
Phil
I would never have married my wife
Marc
Cause here rhyming is bad,
Raak
And her scansion is sad
(assuming here=her)
Rosie
In fact I don't know what she's on about half the time.
Projoy
Salaciously creeping around
Botherer
With my belly quite close to the ground
Kim
I bite on her heel
Raak
And erotic'ly kneel
Marc
Then howl like a love-seeking hound
Marc
Caressing my neck-hairs she said:
irach
"I really wish you were dead"
Yorik
"So I could shag your corpse"
[rhyming challenge]
Raak
From here to Cleethorpes
Raak
(imagine inverted commas suitably arranged)
Phil
But I'll settle for Grimsby instead"
Projoy
I'm counting the ways that I love
penelope
Each finger's own place in a glove
Pave
Though it's with mittens I'm smitten
Juxtapose
Thus I've written the worst love poems in Britain
when in Rome...
Marc
With my middle finger raised high above
... don't do as the other nuts do!
Marc
There once will be peace in this valley,
Projoy
And soon we were counting the tally
Chalky
Of those now departed
time space continuum r us
Rosie
As off they are carted
Lucky them . . . .
Anon
to Bristol, to rot in an alley
or dropped from an overhang onto a passing garbage scow
Chalky
The prodigal son doth return
Pave
With a listhp and bad cathe of thun burn
I don't know any more than anybody else, okay!
Projoy
The fatted calf lows
Raak
Snicker-snack! So it goes
Darren
For his sound effects CD we yearn
Pave
A cat in a hat once said,
Juxtapose
"Please get this daft thing off my head
open quote alert
Rosie
Or I'll crap on your chair
irach
Cough up balls of my hair
Projoy
And put mice and dead birds in your bed"
Salamander Pudding
A School Bus Driver once said
Projoy
"This bus driving won't keep me fed"
Rosie
So he nicks all the sweeties
Chalky
Contracts diabeeties
penelope
And from hypoglycaemia's'dead
a grim tale for anyone thinking about stealing confectionery
Kim
I like stealing candy from kids
SalPud
Except little Suzy McLids
Botherer
'Cause her's is all covered
Anon
with drool, where she's hovered
irach
And will transmit diseases like SIDS
Projoy
I act as the spoke in the wheel
Anonymouse
with lots of bananas to peel,
Pave
I'm a fruit addict, see?
Rosie
No scurvy knave, me
irach
As I prepare my vitamin meal
Marc
There once was a Lady so lewd,
Rosie
That even the Essex Men booed
nights
For when she disrobed
Blob
With her fingers she probed
- I can feel a coat requirement coming on.
Raak
And outdid the goatse.cx man for good.
Yes, it's a URL. No, you don't want to see it. NSA (Not Safe Anywhere).
Projoy
At the times when I haven't a clue
Chalky
I tend to join hands with a gnu
[I'm clearly certifiable]
irach
We smear the vast veldt
Anon
With wildebeest smelt
Marc
Then go for some females to screw
(Bestial behavior amongst all those animals...)
Kim
I'm sure to enjoy Lanzarote
penelope
I've heard it's not rainy or grotty
Projoy
But instead, clean and sunny
Phil
Good value for money,
Irouléguy
Two bottles of wine for a zloty
Marc (cont'd)
For free you'll get crabs at the loo
[sim]potty
Raak
You can boil them in lye to make glue
Rosie
And should you be "loose"
jim
Feel free to make use
penelope
Of the paper. Use one square, not two.
Marc
Each night we'll swim (nude) in the pool
jim
Please join us ...I guarantee you'll
anonymouse
have fun and get wet,
Projoy
Which is not all you'll get
Pave
When we swim, (nude) in the pool.
penelope
And should we decide to get dressed
Irouléguy
The bishop will have us all blessed
Juxtapose
Our midnight baptism
Darren
May well cause a schism
irach
If Janet exposes her breast
nights
Janet was always an odd sort
Phil
Aroused by the chance she'd get caught
Marc
Though her legs she keeps crossed,
Rosie
She frets at the cost
Darren
Of all the rude clothing she bought
irach
Yet Janet J's infamous bro
Marc
Don’t like when the nose he must blow
Projoy
But he'll blow something else
Projoy
OK, try again,
But he'll blow other things
Marc
While undressing his strings
Jermain
Like a flute, a trumpet, or a oboe
Rosie
While scoffing a lemon curd tart
Raak
I felt a slight pain in my heart
Software
T'was indigestion
Darren
Which did beg the question
Marc
“What did cause that loud smelly fart?”
Projoy
Explain, then, how drums came to be
Darren
They sound much too noisy to me
Rosie
And as for the cymbals
irach
They're cacophonic symbols
Raak
Of storm, strife, and turbulent sea.
Projoy
I wish that my friends were not feckless
Chalky
And had guarded my new diamond necklace
:-(
Salamander Pudding
But instead they got high
Botherer
On hash cakes (with rye)
Juxtapose
And peckish, they ate it for breakfast
(the jewelry, that is)
irach
A dour dowager from Pisa
Rosie
Who, frankly, was no Mona Lisa
. . . . this do-WADG-er
Software
Tried to drag me to bed
Marc
Said she needed my head
....and I'm not very bright either...
Chalky
So I chopped it right off, just to please 'er
Chalky
If you find yourself headless, take heed:
Projoy
Do not ride on a galloping steed
Raak
With no head, you can't see
Darren
And you may hit a tree
irach
('Though a headache pill you will not need)
Rosie
My overindulgence in eggs
Ain't no-one got rhythm? The penultimate one was a right clunker.
Anon
Has my tum encroaching my legs
Raak
I can't see my toes
Projoy
And am forced to impose
- [Rosie] For once I disagree. There was only one non-scanning line in that one (the first, "dowager" one).
Marc
Some eggnogs with Rhum, two –three kegs...
have an eggnog guys and your rhyming and rhythm will get so much better ;-)
Anon
As I drank my morning coffee
Juxtapose
My saucer slipped slightly
agee
last syllable in line one stressed I assume
Software
My cup, it did tip
Darren
Fluid spilled from my lip
Blob
And it looked like I'd just had a pee
-
Coat
Raak
My ogee has gone all awry
Projoy
So I think I'll just stand here and cry
Phil
For my arch is all wonky
Rosie
'Twas built by a donkey
Software
Who'd used the wrong value for pi
Projoy
Very good!
And into the fray once again
Software
Morniversers just have no shame
Projoy
[SW] Clearly!
Rosie
One can but despair
Blob
At their
Devil may care
Raak
Society must be to blame!
Juxtapose
I've had quite enough, let's secede
CdM
For then all the verse shall be freed!
Rosie
Rhythm - begone!
Cor, this i'n' 'arf poe'ic
Marc
Fell'as come on!
Oegy
Let's just claw at our eyes, till they bleed
:)
oops! drawing my line in the sand
When ones eyes are
BLOODSHOT
, and red
Darren
It's better to go back to bed
Marc
Try to stop the rotation
penelope
For your breakfast flotation
Software
Get up tomorrow instead
Projoy
A valiant hero in blue
penelope
Released a rock chick from the loo
Rosie
where, perfecting her licks
irach
She performed such tricks
Marc
As to fix steady dates with some glue
...maybe it's worth a try...?
Oeg
This gallant, with plunger in hand
. . . a handyman, t'is a noble vocation
Raak
Fights blocked drains throughout all the land
(which does scan, at the risk of a sprained tongue)
Marc
He will hammer and screw,
....hoping his tools are in order...
Kim
While you wait for the loo
Blob
And his bill's never more than a grand.
Projoy
My clarinet seems to have grown
Marc
It’s playing strange tones - yet unknown
Rosie
I shouldn't have watered it
. . . or taken liberties with the syllabic count :-)
Projoy
Hung, drawn or quartered it
(sorry, I know it's not the multiposting game, but I was passing and I thought I could help out)
Botherer
Now it sounds like a trombone.
Marc
You remember when old Uncle Andy
irach
Claimed he dated old Jessica Tandy
Rosie
The thought of those two
(Projoy) And I'm glad you did. Nothing wrong with posting 1st and 4th lines.
Phil
Makes me want to say "Ewwww"
Anon
For I'm appalled to find I am randy
irach
Bach played on a cheap pennywhistle
Rosie
If that don't appal you then this'll:
Projoy
Herr Mozart's accordion
Projoy
OK, bad rhyme... how about
de Falla on ice
Marc
Playing: Three blind mice....
Raak
Or Puccini played on a bull's pizzle.
Projoy
So could we try whisky instead?
irach
This moonshine will leave us all dead
Blob
Here ! Slug on this raki
Wol
And chew on some baccy
Software
In your pencil they will put lead
Marc
Pure Malt will be fine thank you Sir,
irach
You see, I'm a finicky boozer
Raak
I insist on Laphroaig
Puckoon
S'miles better than Haig
Raak
Bong!
Anyone else know the right pronunciation of "Laphroaig"?
Google
Laphroaig (La-fróyg)
Pedant
which makes it difficult to rhyme ..
Raak
I've always understood the g to be silent, as in joaig, ploaig, ahoaig, etc,
Marc
Though Bailey’s what Ladies prefer
Never mind rhyming and/or chatting, Baileys is a reliable and fast first class G-spot moistener....
Marc 2
There once was a maid in a Bar,
Phil
[Raak] According to the head distiller, the "g" is pronounced. I saw him on telly 3 weeks ago on the wonderful "The Thirsty Traveller" on the Travel Channel.
Said "AnCnoc's the best whisky by far",
Software
She would oft say
Kim
That a single Islay
Darren
Would get her knocked up in a car
Rosie
Tonight we have an extension
now, now . . . .
Juxtapose
To our contest of "Dumbest Invention"
Darren
The next and last entry
Phil
"Hot-pants for the Gentry",
irach
I shudder to have to now mention
Botherer
My hot pants are only lukewarm
Software
Since I bought them before you were born
Darren
What's more, they are damp
irach
Thanks to the hot vamp
Rosie
And my awful addiction to soft porn.
Kim
While playing in Grandfather's attic
Raak
Which he can't get to, 'cos he's rheumatic
Darren
I found the remains
Chalky
Of some old Hornby™ trains
Rosie
Like Connex South-East, they were static.
Chalky
:-)
Chalky
The day that I give my last croak
Darren
I'll play, on the mourners, a joke
irach
My coffin's spring-loaded
penelope
And the eulogy's coded
I Say, Porter!
To send the whole church up in smoke
Chalky
Marvellous - just make sure you are ALL at my funeral :-)
Rosie
There was a young chap from Cadiz
(Chalky) I may not be able to make it, actuarily.
Juxtapose
Who failed on his química quiz
irach
Thinking Valencia de Sodio
Simons Mith
[Rosie] If you don't go to other people's funerals, they won't come to yours.
Marc
Could be heard on the radio
[SM] Good thinking, make sure you live long enough to receive deaths kiss!
Software
He failed to impress as a quiz whizz
I guess, like me, Rosie will have had a prior engagement ;-)
Kim
I'm learning to speak Mandarin
Raak
But I can't tell my chìn from my chîn
Software
And I tend to wing wong
Phil
When I'm meant to ling fong
Irouléguy
But I might just get by in Guilin
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