The Limericks Challenge

Discussion in 'Poetry and Lyrics Forum' started by vanhouten, Dec 16, 2004.

  1. vanhouten

    vanhouten New Member

    First of all, what are limericks:

    It is an obnoxious form of poetry which follows a certain set of rules -
    1. 5 lines
    2. Rhyming pattern - aabba. The first two lines and the last line have the same END RHYME. The third and fourth also have a pair of rhyming words.
    3. The first two lines and the last line are trimeter and the third and fourth are dimeter. What it means is that the 1st, 2nd and 5th lines are longer than the 3rd and 4th.
    4. Humourous
    5. Could be rude with "cultivated" sexual humour also involved. But it could be clean also.

    Eg:
    1.
    Why not create a past life or two?
    There is nothing your mind cannot do;
    Dream up some dreams,
    Go to any extremes,
    Climb a mountain peak near Kathmandu.

    2.
    There once was a lady named Cager,
    Who as the result of a wager,
    Consented to fart
    The entire oboe part
    Of Mozart's quartet in F-major.

    Challenge
    Make your own limericks. As funny as you can. The forum decides the winner by poll.
     
  2. DesiPride143

    DesiPride143 BEHAVE!

    lol...pretty good dude....
     
  3. vanhouten

    vanhouten New Member

    Those weren't mine. :)

    So, can I expect you to be part of the challenge?
     
  4. DesiPride143

    DesiPride143 BEHAVE!

    i can give it a try i guess....
     
  5. DesiPride143

    DesiPride143 BEHAVE!

    btw...i have written one of those kind of poems but they are no funny....very serious...i wish i could share but they are very personal....so i'll write something else
     
  6. d_ist_urb_ed

    d_ist_urb_ed Genuflect b*tches!

    We have another poet at IGT it seems. Very glad to know. I wont be participating in this contest, though. No good at writing anything. Nice limericks by the way. I'll be watching this thread closely.
     
  7. tejas

    tejas ..........

    Hmm...i think i'll join in, but the thing is im not very good at humour. I'll give it a shot though.
     
  8. maverick8218

    maverick8218 New Member

    Man, tried to write something but couldn't do it. will come up with something tomorrow.
     
  9. Frozen Flame

    Frozen Flame New Member

    ill give it a try
     
  10. esgallindeion

    esgallindeion Minstrel Knight

    Here's my pathetic attempts at limericks -

    I am a man who in pain did go
    From place to place, a boat did row
    But when I looked down
    The colour was brown
    And no water there for me to flow.
    ------------------------------------

    For breakfast I drank darjeeling tea
    There with me my sister did agree
    To destroy the world
    But at noon she curled
    And I put in her nose a green pea.
    ----------------------------------
     
  11. esgallindeion

    esgallindeion Minstrel Knight

    Nobody else wants to try? Come on people, don't dissapoint us?
     
  12. DesiPride143

    DesiPride143 BEHAVE!

    hye good job essi
     
  13. maverick8218

    maverick8218 New Member

    Hey, here's mine...

    A guy called maverick
    tried writing a limerick
    but it was not at all good
    the IGTians thought it rude
    and hit maverick with a stick.
     
  14. rahul_rjk

    rahul_rjk New Member

    There was a lady named Bright,
    Who travelled faster than Light,
    She went out one day,
    In a Relative way
    And returned home, the previous night.
     
  15. esgallindeion

    esgallindeion Minstrel Knight

    One night I planned for a concerto
    I asked her if she would like to go
    She said yes and smiled
    Like a little child
    And when night came she laughed and said no
     
  16. Raza

    Raza New Member

    very halarious esgallindeion:):)
     
  17. amit82cse

    amit82cse Silent observeR

    com'n guys time for you to participate here...again...
     
  18. d_ist_urb_ed

    d_ist_urb_ed Genuflect b*tches!

    ^Are you on an unearthing spree? Jeez, i sure hope you dont come across some of my OLD threads.
     
  19. bjr

    bjr Lady of the Evening

    I don't think non-dirty limericks are fun
     
  20. CrYpTiC_angel

    CrYpTiC_angel Rebelle!

    Anyone up to post limericks here?

    If yes, please do.

    If not, don't spam here.
     

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