Subject: The Limerick game From: Bert Date: 29 Jul 06 - 03:04 PM Seeing as my Fee, Fie, Fo, Fum, song challenge didn't work let's back up a bit and play the game that originally gave me the idea. The Limerick game. One person writes the first line and passes it on to the next person who writes the next line. Here goes. There was a young man from Orilla (your turn - one line per message please) |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: michaelr Date: 29 Jul 06 - 03:07 PM He wasn't as big as Godzilla |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: John MacKenzie Date: 29 Jul 06 - 03:10 PM While dancing with Chongo G |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: DMcG Date: 29 Jul 06 - 03:12 PM They talked about 'Congo' |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Bev and Jerry Date: 29 Jul 06 - 03:40 PM And also Prince Charles and Camilla Bev and Jerry |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Nigel Parsons Date: 29 Jul 06 - 04:33 PM Re-start, On the Mudcat, a fella named Bert ... |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: michaelr Date: 29 Jul 06 - 05:06 PM Has posted a Limerick Alert |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: John MacKenzie Date: 29 Jul 06 - 05:09 PM It should be in BS But never the less |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Georgiansilver Date: 29 Jul 06 - 05:54 PM Being in music really wont hurt |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: The Sandman Date: 29 Jul 06 - 06:11 PM William Mcgonigle once wrote in dismay |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: The Sandman Date: 29 Jul 06 - 06:46 PM as he went for a stroll by the silvery tay |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: The Sandman Date: 29 Jul 06 - 07:06 PM A limerick in Norse |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: GUEST Date: 29 Jul 06 - 07:25 PM It could have been worse |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Georgiansilver Date: 29 Jul 06 - 07:46 PM It could've been in Welsh man eh? |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: GUEST,Joe_F Date: 29 Jul 06 - 09:07 PM A catfish went looking for mud --- Joe Fineman joe_f@verizon.net ||: Solid-state physics is the physics of dirt effects. :|| |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Bert Date: 29 Jul 06 - 09:22 PM and found a cow chewing the cud |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Bill D Date: 29 Jul 06 - 10:43 PM He sang it a version |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Georgiansilver Date: 30 Jul 06 - 03:37 AM whilst in total immersion |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: John MacKenzie Date: 30 Jul 06 - 04:14 AM And he did it all while in the nud[e] |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: David C. Carter Date: 30 Jul 06 - 05:30 AM A Scotsman once lost his kilt |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: GUEST, Topsie Date: 30 Jul 06 - 05:52 AM And those round him saw how he was built |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: John MacKenzie Date: 30 Jul 06 - 06:55 AM He said "Och it's gruesome" Dae ye fancy a twosome? |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: John MacKenzie Date: 30 Jul 06 - 06:56 AM We'll dae it oan tap o' the quilt. |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Georgiansilver Date: 30 Jul 06 - 07:08 AM Now Limericks can sometimes be crap |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: GUEST Date: 30 Jul 06 - 07:43 AM So let's not fall into that trap |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: John MacKenzie Date: 30 Jul 06 - 07:56 AM Let's have none of your doggerel. |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Nigel Parsons Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:19 AM Or some BC logger'll |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: JennyO Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:20 AM Or catterel or froggerel |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: GUEST,Tinker Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:21 AM Complain all this thread is just pap! Tinker |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Nigel Parsons Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:23 AM JennyO: For purists, a Limerick must only be 5 lines with a very precise rhyme scheme. We've already lost the standard scansion in some of the above. CHEERS Nigel |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Nigel Parsons Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:24 AM Re-start A 'feisty young 'catter nammed JennyO! |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: JennyO Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:34 AM Whose 'limerickal' talents were manyO |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Dave the Gnome Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:54 AM Her extra line though 'twas quite divine |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: JennyO Date: 30 Jul 06 - 08:57 AM Was too late - "We crossposted", said JennyO. |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: JennyO Date: 30 Jul 06 - 09:06 AM Re- start When writing a limerick for purists, |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: John MacKenzie Date: 30 Jul 06 - 09:44 AM Adopt all the prudence of jurists |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: DMcG Date: 30 Jul 06 - 09:50 AM Take care with the scansion |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Bill D Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:18 AM As you sit in your mansion |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: *daylia* Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:23 AM throwing rotten tomatoes at tourists. |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: JennyO Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:25 AM Or else you can break all the rules and say anything you feel like saying cos the only word you can think of for the end of the last line is 'tourists' and it doesn't have anything to do with the subject and someone else just said it anyway... OOPS ;-) By the way, thanks for calling me 'young', Nigel. |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: *daylia* Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:28 AM A cranky young Catter named Hammond Wanted his brain cells examined |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: *daylia* Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:50 AM Popped open his skull |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: *daylia* Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:50 AM The doc said "It's full |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Bill D Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:51 AM (I can see a problem with the last line already...'famined'??) |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Nigel Parsons Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:54 AM So to finish this rhyme we are damn'd |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: *daylia* Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:55 AM but your brain cells are dying of famine". |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: *daylia* Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:56 AM Oops, you're right Bill. The 'd' did it in. |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Georgiansilver Date: 30 Jul 06 - 10:58 AM What an odd place to keep legs of ham in. Let's try something else. |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Georgiansilver Date: 30 Jul 06 - 11:00 AM A lady I know, a mudcatter |
Subject: RE: The Limerick game From: Nigel Parsons Date: 30 Jul 06 - 11:00 AM Was really as mad as a hatter I thought I might boast Of the fiftieth post |
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