A. Had bad oysters for dinner in Sterling. Soon both innards and head were left whirling. Gulped down Pepto-Bismol; Its effects were quite dismal, And I ended the evening by hurling.
B. There is a young lady in Sterling Who's busy with knitting and purling She's crafting a sweater For Benny Ledbetter When he grabs a broom and goes curling
C. I have a good buddy in Sterling Who tells me he's going out "girling." He heads for the bars, And looks for the "stars." But he ends up just drinking and hurling.
D. As I lay on my bed back in Sterling And the thoughts in my head were just swirling The things that I'd seen On that movie screen Were the things I’d expect from Rod Serling
E. My town was so proud of its curling The stones would go down the ice whirling When we lost one game - pfft-y To a team named "North Fifty" The headlines read "Fifty Pounds Sterling!"
F. A logger was living in Sterling And often competed in birling Until once in BC Fell astraddle a tree And now there’s no boying-and-girling.
G. There was a young woman of Sterling Who often sent men's heads a-whirling Eschewing all dress Except tassles, I guess, Her jiggling stride sent 'em twirling
H. I went out on the town once in Sterling For my friend and I thought we’d go girling We met Patty and Mabel Who drank us under the table The next morning my head was just whirling
August 31, 2017, 06:58
Geoff
E is my favoriteThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Geoff,
August 31, 2017, 18:13
BobHale
G for me
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
August 31, 2017, 20:18
Kalleh
H for me, though I'd like to do a bit of workshopping on it. It is not perfect.
And, thanks, Geoff, for the C on mine. Perhaps I should just stick to nursing...
August 31, 2017, 22:35
arnie
I vote for G.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
September 01, 2017, 05:36
<Proofreader>
quote:
I vote for G.
Alwas go with a winner.
September 01, 2017, 06:59
haberdasher
I tend to reserve comments until after the tally.
Proof - that means you too are voting for G ?
September 01, 2017, 12:38
Geoff
quote:
Originally posted by haberdasher: I tend to reserve comments until after the tally.
Again I got it wrong. AAAAARRRRGGGHHHHH! I've deleted the comments.
September 01, 2017, 19:41
Kalleh
Geoff, you didn't get anything wrong. Hab prefers to wait until after the tally, that's all. I don't tend to comment on limericks, unless I like something about them. OEDILF soured me on that.
Sorry if I reacted to my "C." I've never gotten a C before in anything.
Remember, we have no "stinkin' rules" here (deja vu for some of you).This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kalleh,
September 02, 2017, 15:21
Geoff
Yeah, well, I over-reacted to the suggestion that I wait until everybody votes before making comments. Anyway, being a sucker for puns, I had to vote for E.
September 06, 2017, 14:44
haberdasher
I'll be in Pittsburgh and AFK till mid-next-week; will post the results then...it would be good to have more than five ballots to report.
September 06, 2017, 19:38
Kalleh
More votes, people!
September 07, 2017, 04:47
Geoff
AFK? ???
September 07, 2017, 12:03
sattva
Well, I didn't enter and feel funny about voting, but Hab is asking for votes. So, I vote for D because it is the only one that tickled my funny bone, and my funny bone needed tickled.
September 13, 2017, 22:26
Kalleh
Please, everyone, feel free to vote whether or not you sent a limerick. BTW, where has Greg been? I miss him.
September 22, 2017, 03:24
Geoff
Did Haberdasher forget to come home? Maybe doing hurricane relief?