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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 Sat 20-Dec-14 14:44:00

The sprouts thought it funner

(Not sure if there is such a word as funner but let's say it is festive poetic licence)hmm

alex57currie Sat 20-Dec-14 15:01:37

And the yorkies thought the gravy a stunner.

I'm finding this really, incredibly amusing Lol

MiniMouse Sat 20-Dec-14 15:35:07

The chestnuts eloped wirh the Brussels

loopylou Sat 20-Dec-14 15:45:59

The lights are beginning to twinkle

papaoscar Sat 20-Dec-14 17:20:12

We're loosing our way on this thread
Our lim'ricks gone positively dead
The absence of rhymes
Is a sign of the times
So shall start again...

Di Pom didi, Pom didi, Pom di

MiniMouse Sat 20-Dec-14 17:49:35

(Are you using "pom" as your vegetable PapaO?) tchwink

loopylou Sat 20-Dec-14 18:01:36

Ooops! Mea culpa tchconfused......slinkoffanddosomethingelse.......Sorry!

papaoscar Sat 20-Dec-14 18:45:47

(What a good idea, MiniM.)

NanKate Sat 20-Dec-14 19:55:38

(don't go Loopy everyone is welcome.)

NanKate Sat 20-Dec-14 19:56:48

So strictly is drawing to a glittering close.

Galen Sat 20-Dec-14 20:17:22

Grandsnetters (animal) are turning to prose

MrsPickle Sat 20-Dec-14 20:20:55

It's been one of the very best shows,
With Marray and Lott
And Tim Wannacott
This limerick would be best off in prose

,

MrsPickle Sat 20-Dec-14 20:22:07

Sorry galen, didn't see your post there

MiniMouse Sun 21-Dec-14 00:08:25

(Come back Loopy, we've all mea culpa'd along the way tchwink

NanKate Sun 21-Dec-14 16:19:58

There was a young fairy named Emerald.

papaoscar Sun 21-Dec-14 16:36:56

Solid as a rock but nearly bald

MiniMouse Sun 21-Dec-14 16:50:43

Her pigtails had gone tchsad

Galen Sun 21-Dec-14 17:34:21

So she collared a swan

MrsPickle Sun 21-Dec-14 17:44:13

And flew like a fairy enthralled.

papaoscar Sun 21-Dec-14 23:04:03

The airforce called out the home guard

MiniMouse Sun 21-Dec-14 23:24:41

Muscles less like granite, more like lard

NanKate Mon 22-Dec-14 16:36:30

His name was young Pike

MiniMouse Mon 22-Dec-14 17:08:45

He rode a steel bike

loopylou Mon 22-Dec-14 17:32:40

And whistled as he went on his way

NanKate Mon 22-Dec-14 19:14:21

His horse held in in high regard.

Loopyloo you needed a line ending with something that rhymed with guard or lard.