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Fancy writing a group limerick ?

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NanKate Thu 27-Mar-14 20:29:25

Basic Rules

5 lines
Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme.
Lines 3 and 4 rhyme
Distinctive rhythm
Usually funny

There was a Gransnetter called Polly
.......

papaoscar Fri 18-Apr-14 09:47:47

(Yes, AO, if only they had a p-green boat!)

Four and twenty fairies went down to London Town

AlieOxon Fri 18-Apr-14 09:34:43

(Shades of Lear!)

papaoscar Fri 18-Apr-14 09:33:08

And set off to marry in Dorking

Oldgreymare Fri 18-Apr-14 08:37:32

They kissed, beak to beak....

shysal Fri 18-Apr-14 08:22:16

With a quack and a squeak

NanKate Fri 18-Apr-14 06:57:37

(You got in just before me Nellie smile )

NanKate Fri 18-Apr-14 06:55:30

And planning a dual bit of stalking

Nelliemoser Fri 18-Apr-14 06:53:38

While they were out a walking,

papaoscar Fri 18-Apr-14 06:40:51

A duck and on ostrich were talking

Nelliemoser Thu 17-Apr-14 22:55:52

T'was only some silly young Scouse.

MiniMouse Thu 17-Apr-14 22:21:15

(Speech!!)

MiniMouse Thu 17-Apr-14 21:48:27

No time for a speach

AlieOxon Thu 17-Apr-14 21:34:52

The ghost gave a screech

MiniMouse Thu 17-Apr-14 20:36:03

She met an intrepid young mouse

AlieOxon Thu 17-Apr-14 19:50:54

However, when haunting the house,

AlieOxon Thu 17-Apr-14 19:49:52

Which thoroughly frightened the host!

papaoscar Thu 17-Apr-14 18:25:31

(Withdrawn - way behind the game)

papaoscar Thu 17-Apr-14 18:24:04

The sexton contralto

MiniMouse Thu 17-Apr-14 18:15:28

And crashing and clangings

Nelliemoser Thu 17-Apr-14 17:35:15

There were knockings and bangings,

MiniMouse Thu 17-Apr-14 17:31:23

Twas a lady who haunted the most

shysal Thu 17-Apr-14 16:48:10

She said that her house had a ghost

NanKate Thu 17-Apr-14 16:20:46

On the whole it was rather a fun day.

HollyDaze Thu 17-Apr-14 16:17:16

As cuttings fell to the ground

MiniMouse Thu 17-Apr-14 15:56:19

Not a soul was around

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