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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?

papaoscar Tue 09-Dec-14 15:59:28

Ermined Lords quaffing fizz

(Ermine - animal origin?)

NanKate Tue 09-Dec-14 13:35:17

With seven silver swans a swimming

MiniMouse Mon 08-Dec-14 18:39:57

Maids-a-milking led (lead) pipers piping

MiniMouse Mon 08-Dec-14 18:36:26

PapaO wink

papaoscar Mon 08-Dec-14 18:03:53

Animal, vegetable, mineral - all three!

FarNorth Mon 08-Dec-14 17:45:02

Six geese they did roam

MiniMouse Mon 08-Dec-14 17:31:16

The French hens went home

NanKate Mon 08-Dec-14 17:21:46

The two turtle doves were trying to break free.

MiniMouse Mon 08-Dec-14 17:12:22

(Erm - think we're losing animal, vegetable, mineral theme!)

The partridge was stuck in the pear tree

papaoscar Mon 08-Dec-14 12:48:20

In a sparkling and see-though new gown

trisher Mon 08-Dec-14 11:59:01

She'll tango somehow

MiniMouse Sun 07-Dec-14 22:29:41

No lambada now

papaoscar Sun 07-Dec-14 20:40:12

Her pink knickers caused Lennie to frown

NanKate Sun 07-Dec-14 20:27:14

So Pixie has lost her golden crown.

NanKate Sun 07-Dec-14 16:01:23

The tin man has got no feelings.

papaoscar Sun 07-Dec-14 15:40:31

And feeling quite dead

MiniMouse Sat 06-Dec-14 21:07:13

Two left feet like lead

trisher Sat 06-Dec-14 19:51:39

Drink it all and dance on the ceilings

papaoscar Sat 06-Dec-14 18:16:52

Lets brew up some hooch from the peelings

NanKate Sat 06-Dec-14 18:09:44

This weed is rubbish they moaned.

NanKate Sat 06-Dec-14 09:10:19

No sprouts can be found.

papaoscar Fri 05-Dec-14 23:46:30

Magic mushrooms abound

FarNorth Fri 05-Dec-14 22:36:17

Those weird plants he's got have been cloned

papaoscar Fri 05-Dec-14 22:24:47

In the Garage, the chauffeurs getting quite stoned

trisher Fri 05-Dec-14 22:17:35

But Upstairs, of course, all is fabulous.