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Glorfindel

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34. There was a young fellow named Herkin...

Sat Nov 4, 2017, 09:46 PM

Nov 2017

There was a young fellow named Herkin,
Who was always jerkin his gherkin.
His mother said, "Herkin! Stop jerkin your gherkin!
Your gherkin's for firkin, Herkin."

There was a young lady named Bright,
Who traveled much faster than light.
She left earth one day
(In a relative way)
And returned the preceding night.

The Reverend Henry Ward Beecher
Called a hen a most elegant creature.
The hen, pleased at that,
Laid an egg in his hat,
And thus did the hen reward Beecher.

I love Limericks!

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Give us your best Limerick ! nt [View all] rogerballard Nov 2017 OP

"There once was a girl from Nantucket"... lapucelle Nov 2017 #1

Not ready for prime time vlyons Nov 2017 #3

There was an old man in Nantucket rogerashton Nov 2017 #12

There once was a man named Trump vlyons Nov 2017 #2

Said an ovum one night to a sperm ... sl8 Nov 2017 #4

I've always been proud of one I came up with back in grad school. Dale Neiburg Nov 2017 #5

There once was a man from Nantucket LuckyCharms Nov 2017 #6

There was a bishop from Havery sarge43 Nov 2017 #7

That's just sick! Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick! sl8 Nov 2017 #9

Yes sick, but it scans well as all limericks should n/t sarge43 Nov 2017 #10

There once was a girl from Hoboken.... CentralMass Nov 2017 #8

There once was a Twittering twit... Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #11

Win! nt Laffy Kat Nov 2017 #20

Good one! red dog 1 Nov 2017 #21

A silly old man was a bit rogerashton Nov 2017 #13

Well done! MLAA Nov 2017 #32

There was a young man from Van Nuyses..... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #14

I only know the one from the movie Jaws. edbermac Nov 2017 #15

Not a limerick! rogerashton Nov 2017 #17

There once was a man named McQueen... Callmecrazy Nov 2017 #16

A tooter who tooted a flute... Iggo Nov 2017 #18

The classic Farter from Sparta CentralMass Nov 2017 #19

There once was a pervert from Queens red dog 1 Nov 2017 #22

The Donald is clearly insane red dog 1 Nov 2017 #23

Another Trump limerick red dog 1 Nov 2017 #24

There once was a lady named Ferris red dog 1 Nov 2017 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Loki Liesmith Nov 2017 #26

Another Drumpf limerick red dog 1 Nov 2017 #27

There once was a man named Enos... Chasstev365 Nov 2017 #28

There once was a man from Nantucket red dog 1 Nov 2017 #29

Love this one... rogerballard Nov 2017 #38

I got this one from a friend red dog 1 Nov 2017 #41

There once was a double-chinned phony red dog 1 Nov 2017 #30

Well done. CentralMass Nov 2017 #35

The lass I brought home was a prize. PJMcK Nov 2017 #31

There once was a lawyer named Rex The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #33

There was a young fellow named Herkin... Glorfindel Nov 2017 #34

Me too ! rogerballard Nov 2017 #37

Bravo ! rogerballard Nov 2017 #36

The very FIRST Limerick Wolf Frankula Nov 2017 #39

There once was a girl from Niger Aristus Nov 2017 #40

pity the lad from Madrass bluecollar2 Nov 2017 #42

If: UTUSN Nov 2017 #43

Not a limerick, and here is why: rogerashton Nov 2017 #44

Well, you canught me in a nasty mood, so........... DFW Nov 2017 #45

An oldie but a goodie Orrex Nov 2017 #46