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Thursday, March 23, 2006
Country Limericks
I recently came upon this limerick:
Several countries I ruled out right away because they'd be too hard to rhyme: Belgium, Switzerland, Slovakia. A few times I thought up promising opening lines, but nothing came from them: "There once was a man from Andorra" didn't get me anyplace, and "A lovely young maiden from France" seemed too obvious. I needed a clever rhyme, after all, not the France/dance/pants crap everyone knew when they were five years old.
Finally I composed this magnum opus, and I present it here for the world (and future generations) to enjoy:
--Olry Vibhor, TSAPS' Guest Blogger for a Week
There once was a woman from NorwayThis is an OK limerick, but I started thinking: could I do better than this, with the limitation that I have to use a European country as the end word in the first line? I decided to try.
Who liked to hang nude in the doorway.
She said to her beau,
"Hey, look at me Joe --
I think I've discovered one more way."
Several countries I ruled out right away because they'd be too hard to rhyme: Belgium, Switzerland, Slovakia. A few times I thought up promising opening lines, but nothing came from them: "There once was a man from Andorra" didn't get me anyplace, and "A lovely young maiden from France" seemed too obvious. I needed a clever rhyme, after all, not the France/dance/pants crap everyone knew when they were five years old.
Finally I composed this magnum opus, and I present it here for the world (and future generations) to enjoy:
A young lady from San MarinoEnglish isn't even my first language and look at the rhymes I'm laying down!
Stayed in Vegas's Venetian Casino.
And always, while gambling
She'd never stop rambling
About former Dolphins quarterback and all-time NFL passing percentage leader Dan Marino.
--Olry Vibhor, TSAPS' Guest Blogger for a Week
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I love that limerick. The last line really catches you.
Here's another:
There once was a man from toledo
whom I treated like Han Solo did Greedo.
I told him it's a mistake
to wear that to the lake
Another hairy fat man in a speedo.
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Here's another:
There once was a man from toledo
whom I treated like Han Solo did Greedo.
I told him it's a mistake
to wear that to the lake
Another hairy fat man in a speedo.
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