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There was a young lad from Hong Kong
who stood up all day singing songs
the ants in his pants
made him wriggle and prance
so he just couldn't sit for too long.
limerick by Ruth Walters
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There was an Old Man at a casement,
Who held up his hands in amazement;
When they said, 'Sir, you'll fall!'
He replied, 'Not at all!'
That incipient Old Man at a casement.
limerick by Edward Lear
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There once was a chap from Calcutta
Who had, on the horses, a flutter;
But electronic bookies
Kept sending out cookies
Which caused him, with cuses, to mutter.
(Written Oct 2012)
limerick by John Carter Brown
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There was an Old Person of Ewell,
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice
He inserted some mice,
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell.
limerick by Edward Lear
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There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent bull;
But she seized on a spade,
And called out, 'Who's afraid?'
Which distracted that virulent bull.
limerick by Edward Lear
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There was a young sculptor from Thanet
Who's favourite medium was granite;
But everyone booed
At his statue, so rude
That the censors decided to ban it.
(Written Oct 2012)
limerick by John Carter Brown
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A hospital patient from Leicester
Said, 'look, I do not want to pester,
But Doctor, I need
For this thing not to bleed
And it's nearly filled up my sou'wester.
(Written Oct 2012)
limerick by John Carter Brown
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A veggie named Atreya Sarma
Was called to a party of derma
He wouldn’t have any meat
“How’d you enjoy the treat? ”
“With pure milk that will be much warmer? ”
[Oct 05,2009: : Greenfield, WI]
limerick by AtreyaSarma Uppaluri
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Jack knitted a new pair of socks
In the deep red colour of hollyhocks
His friends formed a queue
They wanted some too
But Jack fell ill with chickenpox.
limerick by Joyce Hemsley
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There once was a lady of Guam
Who said, "Now the sea is so calm,
I'll swim out, for a lark."
But she met a large shark.
Let us now sing the Ninetieth Psalm!
limerick by Edward Lear from A Book of Nonsense (1846)
Added by Dan Costinaş
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