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Limerick writing Mark 4 (animal, vegetable and mineral)

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NanKate Fri 28-Nov-14 21:59:46

One of our regular limerick writers Papaoscar has suggested we use Animal, Vegetable and Mineral in our next set of limericks, based on the old radio show of the 1950s.

So are you about MiniMouse or another of our stalwarts to kick the show off?

NanKate Mon 05-Jan-15 08:18:36

Was sculpted by man in a cave place

NanKate Mon 05-Jan-15 08:20:28

(sorry error)

Was sculpted by man as a strong face (Line 2)

FarNorth Mon 05-Jan-15 12:23:11

With hammered gold ears

MiniMouse Mon 05-Jan-15 12:23:49

The steel chisel slipped

MiniMouse Mon 05-Jan-15 12:24:49

(Go with yours FarNorth you got there first! )

trisher Tue 06-Jan-15 10:20:45

And tiny gold tears

MiniMouse Tue 06-Jan-15 11:19:51

With a gold ring of filigree lace.

NanKate Tue 06-Jan-15 13:29:59

The hippo was on a new diet.

MiniMouse Tue 06-Jan-15 14:19:58

Walrus said, "Good idea, I'll try it!"

NanKate Tue 06-Jan-15 16:15:36

There are only some pilchards

MrsPickle Tue 06-Jan-15 18:44:15

The hippo was on a new diet
Walrus said, "Good idea, I'll try it!"
There are only some pilchards
Leeks, onions and chards

MrsPickle Tue 06-Jan-15 18:47:31

But you need fatty lard to fry it!

NotTooOld Tue 06-Jan-15 21:17:44

The scallop lay under the sea

MiniMouse Tue 06-Jan-15 22:08:58

And invited a limpet to tea

trisher Tue 06-Jan-15 22:33:26

They ate seaweed pie

NotTooOld Tue 06-Jan-15 22:50:05

Drank wine and got high

MiniMouse Tue 06-Jan-15 23:22:02

The prawn gave them all black coffee.

papaoscar Wed 07-Jan-15 00:09:03

Such pranks on the bottom of the ocean

AlieOxon Wed 07-Jan-15 09:10:33

Does set my imagination in motion.....

NanKate Wed 07-Jan-15 11:27:47

A mermaid was visible.

MiniMouse Wed 07-Jan-15 12:19:23

The porpoise risible

NanKate Wed 07-Jan-15 12:55:23

The shark's coming what a commotion !

NotTooOld Wed 07-Jan-15 16:34:52

It was cold in the vegetable plot

papaoscar Wed 07-Jan-15 17:11:53

As a sprout cosied up to a shallot

NotTooOld Wed 07-Jan-15 18:09:59

Oh my! cried the cauli