1.A blues singer lives in Spokane,
And he's quite a lonely old man.
“One time I'd a ho;
Ain't got 'er no mo',
She Washington's bitch, he her man.”

2.I took a trip to Spokane
From Coeur d'Alene in a van.
When I went to buy lunch,
My knickers did bunch!
The restaurant was owned by The Klan!

3.An X-rated cowgirl named Nan
Thrills rodeo crowds in Spokane
By roping a calf
In a sec and a half
Wearing nothing but boots and a tan.

4. Had a thought for a great travel plan:
Ride my 'cycle from Maine to Spokane.
But my plan changed in Omaha.
I ditched there my Yamaha --
Had blisters afflicting my can.

5. Is it "Spo-Kan" or is it "Spo-Kayn"?
That's the tourists' incessant refrain.
They're confused how to say it
And to their dismay it
Has answers drowned out by the rain.

6.There once was a man in Spokane
Whom we'd call the "Tan Man in the Van."
He'd flirt and connive,
Hook up, and he'd jive -
And he'd promise big trips to Japan.

7. I once dated a chick from Spokane,
Who clearly of me was no fan,
Then I heard from a mate,
"That wasn't no date
'Cause she ain't no fan o' no man!"

8. As I strolled the streets of Spokane,
I spied an old woman wielding a pan.
A heavy iron skillet,
She said, “If God will it,
I'll whack my lazy old man!”

9.I was dancing real close with one “Fran”,
A chestnut-haired babe from Spokane.
She started to groove—
I felt something move—
And took off! That Fran was a man!

Question:
Please vote for your favorite limerick

Choices:
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two
three
four
five
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seven
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I hooked up with a girl in Spokane.
She was great and I said to her, "Man!
You know how to screw!"
She said, "This joke's on you.
It's not often you sleep with a tran."

There are some good ones here!

YOO-HOO! Any non-lim-submitting voters out there? At the moment we have 5 votes cast, which are perhaps the 5 people who submitted limericks. What say you 5: should we wait for more votes, or are we ready to award the big prize?

I'm guessing you're a repeat winner, B35. Am I right or wrong?

I'll tell all tomorrow.

It's tomorrow today. :-)

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It's tomorrow today. :-)

In some places it's already yesterday and tomorrow.

Yuh, OK.. I admit, I won again. Proof, had you submitted that ad hoc entry, it would have won votes

Here's the line-up:
1. Geoff - bluesy entry, no votes
2.another by Geoff-- too political? Spokane did indeed have Klan.
3. yours truly, winner w/4 votes. Spokane has a yearly rodeo.
4. Proof got my vote-- loved that Omaha & Yamaha, deflated w/'can'
5. Another Proof, no votes
6. Kalleh's sinister van-man [trafficking?]- no votes
7. Greg's despite lesbo offering? no votes
8.Geoff's iron-pan-whacking entry, tho appealing - no votes
9. I tried again w/a tranny entry - no votes.


I'm willing to go another round on one condition: it'll be an unrhymable location, so entries will have to be creative... OR...

One of you can step up & suggest a rhymable location for the next round.

What say you?

Dang! You're good!

Go for the hard one. If you read my post in Q&A about the proper Ukrainian pronunciation of "Kiev," you might think it's unrhymable.

Yeah the occasional unrhymable can be fun.

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Proof, had you submitted that ad hoc entry, it would have won votes

The story of my life. Too little, too late.

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6. Kalleh's sinister van-man [trafficking?]- no votes

And - this is story of my life.

Cheer up, Kalleh! I submitted three and got no votes. None of them scanned well, though. I was too busy thinking about prehistoric alcohol.

I usually understand why mine are not selected too. My rhymes and scans are always good - at least to my accent - but it's only infrequently that I can get that zinger in the last line. The rest of you are so much better at that! So I was only kidding with that sad face. Most times I totally get it.

Got the first 4 lines of a killer, but can't find that zinger you spoke of to bring it all together.

That happens to me often, Greg. Very frustrating! My wife wonders why I wander about the house muttering to myself and feeling irritable; this is why.

3 in already, >snort< funny. Remember, there have to be flaws! Go for it!

Three in for Spokane? Now I'm confuseder than ever!

I was talking about Los Angeles but responded in the wrong thread.

oops! ditto