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April 25. 2014 on NPR
Carl reads three news-related limericks: Now Someone Else Can Cause Forest Fires; Snooze and Lose; The Surly Years.
Taken from the official website
When Einstein was traveling to lecture in Spain, He questioned a conductor again and again: “It may be a while,” He asked with a smile, “But when does Madrid reach this train?”
(via Futility Closet)
There was once a gurl who loved science.....
And she formed a brilliant alliance
With a buffoon
who lasered the moon
the partnership ended in violence.
Isaac Asimov's Ridiculous Limericks
An Olympian lecher was Zeus, Always playing around fast and loose With one hand in the bodice, Of some likely young goddess, And the other preparing to goose.
A young teacher from far-off Bombay, Turned down a request for a lay Nicely couched in a note, Since the fellow who wrote Had spelled “intercoarse” with an “a.”
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a limerick about an arctic wolf?
The wolf slowly trots in the snowAs silent as the earth belowBut then the beat droppedAnd then the wolf stoppedAnd damn did that shawty get low.
I can't reblog this without including a few of the fantastic submissions I've read!
fence-sitting, fence-riding by Janet McConnaughey
"Are you fence-sitting, Mom, or just '-riding?" I don't know either term, so I'm biding My time till I know Which way I should go. Oh! They both mean "averse to deciding."
filling By Celia Warren
Count Dracula's fangs needed drilling; Gold amalgam would be their new filling. He said he'd behave If the dentist would save Any blood that he chanced to be spilling.
epitaxy By Recumbentman
Where semiconductors are made There are plenty of tricks of the trade. Epitaxy works fine To grow crystals in line; They conform to the bed where they're laid.
fourth By Chris J. Strolin
To the meaning of fourth, I'm assigning Two examples, the couple combining In a way that is terse: It's this line of this verse, And the "r" of the word I'm defining.
footnote by timon
I use footnotes* to show Erudition**. It takes skill*** To make sure your scanning Of my text will be careful****. *Like this one **That's how much I know ***And good planning ****And slow
There are some with extra wordplay
conviction by mephistopheles
"I'm convinced that your alibi's fiction. You've been caught in the wrong jurisdiction. Contradictory facts Show your criminal acts. Twenty years!" cried the judge, with conviction.
botanist by Chris Doyle
A botanist studies the ways That a plant is deserving of praise: "See that mesh of racemes? It is part of God's schemes, For He works in wisteria's maze."
They even have Tom Swifties!
crestfallen by Dr. Work
The crash that he heard was his dad. "You are grounded tonight"—Dad was mad! "I'm so sorry you slipped On the toothpaste I dripped," Tom said, crestfallen, downcast, and sad.
caustically by Dr. Work
Said the chem prof, "When working with lye, Wear your gloves, in case things go awry." "Why didn't you tell me Before it befell me!" Tom caustically said in reply.
The founders of the Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form are seeking a limerick for each meaning of every word in the English language by 2043. Have long have you got?
Thanks to Neil Gaiman for pointing me towards this site, where I have whiled away much of the morning. Well, how could…
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