Here are the limericks. Whether you have sent me one or not, please vote!1. <BR>The affair that he had down in Florida<BR>With a ballerina could not have been torrida<BR>But her love of the Bolshoi<BR>Meant one day she said "Oh, boy"<BR>"I must leave you, but I will be sorry, da."<BR><BR>2. <BR>After sex that could not have been torrider,<BR>I questioned my mate down in Florida,<BR>"So, is she your gal?"<BR>"No, she's that of my pal -<BR>And they said that I could, so I borrowed 'er!"<BR><BR>3.<BR>A Florida maid had a torrid a-<BR>ffair with a gent who adorèd her.<BR>It was hot; it was wild —<BR>Until she was “with child”,<BR>Which diminished his former euphoria.<BR><BR>4.<BR>A prominent chemist, Floridian,<BR>Studied chemicals praseodymian,<BR>Which often displayed <BR>A yellow-green shade<BR>That is closely akin to viridian.<BR><BR><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/praseodymium" target="_blank">https://www.etymonline.com/word/praseodymium</a><BR><BR>5.<BR>He thought of retiring to Florida<BR>His spouse said the idea worried 'er:<BR>The south end's a swamp<BR>Where the gators do romp<BR>And the whole thing's a hurricane corridor!<BR><BR>6.<BR>The typical voter from Florida<BR>Likes weather and politics torrider--<BR>Tho on social security<BR>Spouts capitalist purity<BR>Straight from FoxNews and Rush H Limbaugh-rida.<BR><BR>7.<BR>Said a bullfighter visiting Florida<BR>"It's too humid, more rainy, and torrider;<BR>I can't come out tonight <BR>For my scheduled fight!"<BR>When they found him passed out in the corrida.<BR><BR>8.<BR>A girl who was living in Florida<BR>Had a curl that fell over her forehead-a<BR>And when she was good<BR>She was ever so good<BR>And when she was bad she was horrid-a!<BR><BR>9.<BR>In love with a girl down in Florida<BR>And besotted the moment he scored 'er,<BR>Though his love didn't stray<BR>He soon called it a day,<BR>When he realised he couldn't afford 'er.<BR><BR>10.<BR>Ernesto once traveled to Florida<BR>Hoping to see there a corrida<BR>But bull fighting is gone<BR>Now he's so sad and wan<BR>That his mood's gone from horrid to horrida.<BR><BR>11.<BR>The people who're living in Florida<BR>Have good weather and sports teams who've scored'a<BR>Number of wins.<BR>Though one of their sins<BR>Is: Their politics couldn't be horrider!1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.

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I should have noticed before, but I think in number 1 the "the" should be deleted. I'll ask the author and get back to you.

chemicals praseodymian

"...There's lead, praseodymium, and platinum, plutonium,
Palladium, promethuim, potassium, polonium..."
said what teacher?

Could whoever voted please vote again (Hab?)? I had to fix a few typos in people's limericks.

Thanks.

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Originally posted by haberdasher:
chemicals praseodymian

"...There's lead, praseodymium, and platinum, plutonium,
Palladium, promethuim, potassium, polonium..."
said what teacher?

More of Tom Lehrer, I think, posing as a G&S ditty? It must either be yours or Shu's.

Indeed. And how‘s your German?

All I can say in German is "Bayerische Mist Wagen." Boy does it ever tick off their owners!

Ah. Look up the English translation of “Lehrer.”

Nice pun, Hab!

Good grief - two lousy votes. Come on Wordcrafters!

I am not allowed to vote, unless there is a tie, right? Because I definitely have a favorite, and it's not Shu's.

Kalleh, I haven't voted. Sometimes, I don't like any of them enough to make a choice, and at other times, I like too many of them about equally to make a choice. So far, I haven't decided whether to vote or not.

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I am not allowed to vote, unless there is a tie, right?

Why the hell not? I have tried to convince limerick game players several times in the past that this "rule" makes no sense whatsoever, but it has fallen on deaf ears.

In summary my argument is:

When my wife was Mayor of the city we lived in, she had the casting vote in the event of tie on an issue. There were 12 councillors (alderpserons) if they were split 50-50 on an issue (which included her vote), she would invoke her casting vote, and so the vote would go her way. If she had been denied an original vote, then she would have lost all those votes, meaning that as the Mayor she would have had less influence than the other 11 councillors, and therefore there would have been no point in being the Mayor.

Well one of the ones you have is mine.

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Originally posted by Greg S:

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I am not allowed to vote, unless there is a tie, right?

Why the hell not? I have tried to convince limerick game players several times in the past that this "rule" makes no sense whatsoever, but it has fallen on deaf ears.

In summary my argument is:

When my wife was Mayor of the city we lived in, she had the casting vote in the event of tie on an issue. There were 12 councillors (alderpserons) if they were split 50-50 on an issue (which included her vote), she would invoke her casting vote, and so the vote would go her way. If she had been denied an original vote, then she would have lost all those votes, meaning that as the Mayor she would have had less influence than the other 11 councillors, and therefore there would have been no point in being the Mayor.

I think you make absolute sense, Greg.

Vote, sattva! I might get lucky and get a vote in you close your eyes and click at random!

This one's a real toughie. Technical excellence and artistry are both superior. As a class there are more accurate rhythms than usual, and the content often sparkles. One entry has a bilingual pun. The creativity is outstanding. Pretty impressive for a target that started with grumbling because of its difficulty!

I voted, ambivalently. And if it were allowed I would have voted for half a dozen more, too, but there's only one vote per person. Nice work, gang!

I agree, Hab. There are some real creative ones.

I see your point, Greg, though I know our president (of the organization where I work) is never allowed to vote until there is a tie, and she breaks it. I suppose the thought is that when there is more consensus, it won't make any consensus how you vote, but to break a tie means you have real power in making the decisions.

However, having said that, I suppose this is not an earth-shattering decision...

I think more than for any other word I have had to look at the rhymes FIRST to work out how the author wants to pronounce the place name. Even then there are a couple where - for me - the other two line ends don't rhyme with each other so I couldn't work it out.

Coincidentally I heard Stephen Colbert pronounce Florida this week and he definitely pronounced it with two syllables as FLAW-dah. It would simply never have occurred to me to say it that way,

For me, the technical aspects are 1) rhythm first (I’m a strict constructionist,as you may have already gathered), then 2) rhyme (strong, or weak, or feeble). For artistic merit I look at cleverness and commonness (vs originality).

Best case is where both are noteworthy in one candidate. Difficulty comes when none excels on both features..

I just put No. 10 into the lead by voting for it. It taught me a knew word too, corrida.

Isn't corrida another word for coriander? #7 used it too, and as a bilingual pun, so maybe you should have voted for it?

Yes it was a toss up between the 2. According to good ol' Google it's a Spanish word for bull fight, but 10 made me smile more, so happy with my choice. I wouldn't be surprised if the both had the same author, anyway.

Hoo rote watt?

For me, I like a creative rhyme and will accept words that "almost" work, but wouldn't be perfect to some. However, I am a little more anal about the meter - it has to work for me. It has to roll off my tongue.

Here we go:

1. Bob
2. Greg - one vote
3. Shu
4. Shu
5. Bethree
6. Bethree
7. Hab - one vote
8. Hab - if I could have voted, I'd have picked this one
9. Greg - one vote
10. Geoff - two votes THE WINNER!!!
11. Kalleh

Congratulations, Geoff! You are up next.

I'm amazed! I thought mine was mediochre (That's halfway red)

I'll post a new destination as soon as I get over the near frostbite. It's cold here!