My darling daughter and her husband are taking a trip to Japan to celebrate a big case she won. So let's limerick on Japan. Send me your limericks!

So - with this easy word, as of 10:41 pm, Central time, tonight, I have precisely ZERO limericks. Zero? Come on, folks. Please????!!!!

I'll get one to you today.

Thank you, Bob. Now the rest of you need to get going!

At the moment, as the only player, I am the de facto winner.

This is the easiest word we've had for a very long time.

I expect that at least five more people will enter!

Write it now!

DOn't let this be a walkover.

"Japan" can be a verb as well as a noun. "To japan" means to paint with a heavy lacquer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_black

I have five now. Let's keep 'em coming!

Could I please have a few more? What happened to Bethree? Or Greg? Or Tom?

Yep - I'm working on it. Having issues. Not with the rhyme but with the idea I'm determined to make something of.

Sorry! Silly season has arrived. 3 concert & 2 rehearsals this wk. Next wk scarily far 'worse' 9xcept great fun of course). Will try o give you 1 in24 hrs if you can wait.

I got it, Bethree. And now I have 6 - just waiting for Greg's. He always has a winner!

And - Greg's is in! I'll post these tomorrow, giving one more day to those who might want to enter 2 or perhaps Tom will send one?

Sorry I didn't come up with any. I certainly couldn't have competed with the ones posted. Great limericks.

Aw, fizzle, Tom, I'm sure you could have.

But, he promised to vote, at least. And here I thought "Japan" was easy.

Geoff, Kalleh,
For me, I have to have a 'joke' in mind, and sometimes I just draw a blank. I have never had a real creative mind, and these limericks are a real challenge to me.

You're right, Kalleh, Japan made for easy rhyming.

I was very impressed with these limericks. I thought no. one was just incredible. How you guys come up with these, I don't know. I'll keep working on them though. Maybe I'll hang up my hat (if and) after I get a vote.