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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
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papaoscar Fri 18-Apr-14 09:51:07

(Withdrawn - I was up a gum-tree at the time, Your Honour.)

Elegran Fri 18-Apr-14 09:54:21

(Cool down, PapaOscar This limerick-writing is too stimulating for you at your time of life.)

AlieOxon Fri 18-Apr-14 16:50:02

(Must be the weekend starting. Or the full moon, or something!)

papaoscar Fri 18-Apr-14 20:09:09

Easter Bonnets are quite jolly things

Galen Fri 18-Apr-14 20:16:08

If you wear them with cute earrings

AlieOxon Fri 18-Apr-14 21:19:16

(does this scan? I can't make it go with the next two lines!!)

shysal Fri 18-Apr-14 22:34:21

They have flowers and bows

Nelliemoser Fri 18-Apr-14 22:48:47

And cross gaitered hose,

Daisyanswerdo Fri 18-Apr-14 22:51:15

So anything goes

papaoscar Sat 19-Apr-14 05:04:02

And you end up covered in bling-s! Bah, humbug!

papaoscar Sat 19-Apr-14 05:05:02

There was an old man from Devizes

NanKate Sat 19-Apr-14 06:50:21

Who had pants in different sizes.

AlieOxon Sat 19-Apr-14 08:13:10

So when he was fat

shysal Sat 19-Apr-14 08:49:52

In the largest he sat

Nelliemoser Sat 19-Apr-14 08:57:49

He'd buy a huge hat,

Elegran Sat 19-Apr-14 09:04:02

And other sartorial disguises.

Nelliemoser Sat 19-Apr-14 09:07:27

(pipped by shysal. I was pondering for too long and didn't refresh the screen.)

Nelliemoser Sat 19-Apr-14 09:08:06

I have just been pipped at the post,

AlieOxon Sat 19-Apr-14 12:14:30

I expect it's you minds the most...

Nelliemoser Sat 19-Apr-14 12:37:30

And my first line don't scan right for a limerick.

AlieOxon Sat 19-Apr-14 14:42:33

Oh. It could be though

AlieOxon Sat 19-Apr-14 16:40:13

Try this?

I grew a herb garden last year

Elegran Sat 19-Apr-14 16:41:57

'Twas not too successful, i fear.

Elegran Sat 19-Apr-14 16:42:55

(Neither of us scan right, alie)

Elegran Sat 19-Apr-14 16:43:57

(Would summer be better than year? and "It turned out a bit of a bummer"?

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