Random limericks
There was an Old Man of the Dee,
Who was sadly annoyed by a flea;
When he said, 'I will scratch it,'
They gave him a hatchet,
Which grieved that Old Man of the Dee.
limerick by Edward Lear
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There was an Old Man of the North,
Who fell into a basin of broth;
But a laudable cook,
Fished him out with a hook,
Which saved that Old Man of the North
limerick by Edward Lear
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A ravenous diner named Sam
Who, very partial to strawberry jam,
With no hint of a pause
Opened wide his great jaws
And through them piled all he could cram.
(Written Oct 2012)
limerick by John Carter Brown
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I needed the verb “oscillation”
and it came on the verge of frustration
since the word “undulate”
didn't quite fit the grade
for my new poetic creation
limerick by Masha Danevasha
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There was an Old Man of the Nile,
Who sharpened his nails with a file,
Till he cut out his thumbs,
And said calmly, 'This comes
Of sharpening one's nails with a file!'
limerick by Edward Lear
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Felicity had a nice set of jugs
She was smart because she did not do drugs
She had a nice can
And I was her man
Until that day when she gave me some bugs
limerick by Edwin Tanguma (2012)
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There once was a turkey named Chummy,
Mom thought that he might be quite yummy.
He waddled away
On Thanksgiving Day -
But still ended up in my tummy!
limerick by Leanne Guenther
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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 once was a man from Peru
Who trapped a small stone in his shoe;
It felt like a whopper
As he came a cropper
Then proceeded to turn the air blue.
limerick by John Carter Brown
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Any doctor today must have stealth,
as he deals with his patients' ill health.
Let me tell you, my friend
what goes on in the end,
it's a state-sanctioned transfer of wealth.
limerick by Herbert Nehrlich
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