Here are the Baiyin Limericks<BR><BR>1<BR>Once a tight little virgin in Baiyin<BR>Was determined to let a large guy in.<BR>But his super-sized meat<BR>Was too huge for her seat<BR>So he quit -- still, she thanked him for tryin’.<BR><BR>2.<BR>I met a young woman from Baiyin<BR>Who sold me a very nice pie tin.<BR>Thought of her as I baked,<BR>Oh, my lonely heart ached,<BR>But she wouldn't let this horny guy in.<BR><BR>3.<BR>A lovely young hooker in Baiyin<BR>Kept tryin' and tryin' and tryin'<BR>To pull off my pants,<BR>But after one glance,<BR>She paid ME, and went away criyin'.<BR><BR>4.<BR>Our Bob is now living in Baiyin;<BR>He's a wonderful teacher and guy in<BR>China's Gansu,<BR>Yet all of us knew<BR>His missing good beer would cause cryin'.<BR><BR>5.<BR>A new phosphate plant up in Baiyin<BR>Had folks in town sniffin' & cryin'<BR>The gov's air analyzer<BR>Pronounced, "This fertilizer<BR>Smells sweet & you know we ain't lyin'"<BR><BR>6.<BR>Said a tool&die-maker named Ryan<BR>Whose product came cheaper from Baiyin<BR>"Tho a Dubliner Mick<BR>Ah'll lairn Mahndarin quick<BR>'n outsource meself 'er doy troyin'!"<BR><BR>7.<BR>If you live in a hostel in Baiyin<BR>Beware if you want a quiet lie in.<BR>For your flatmates (if skittish)<BR>Will remember you're British<BR>And ask for a nice breakfast fry-in.Votes Please1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

Only four votes.

Come on people.

OK, I'll vote again.

I love the entries! I have a couple I could have voted for, and I liked my own as well.

It's a tricky rhyme - which must be why so many have forced a rhyme by using n' rather than ing.

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Originally posted by Richard English:
It's a tricky rhyme - which must be why so many have forced a rhyme by using n' rather than ing.

I'll buy in to that.

Let's have a few more votes than 5!

I have a dilemma.
I have been withholding my vote in case it's needed for a tie break BUT as things stand at the moment my vote would cause the tie rather than breaking it.
Should I vote or not?

A heartfelt response, inspired by limerick #7 in the poll, and understood by anyone who has ever lived in China.


If you find yourself living in Baiyin
Don't expect that you'll manage a lie in.
As fire crackers explode
Like bombs in the road
Day and night, there's just no point in tryin.

Oh, I like it, Bob!

As for voting, I'd like to see a few more votes. Come on, folks! If that doesn't happen and since we don't have a tie, I don't think you should vote. The leader should only vote when there is a tie, I think. You could comment, though, afterwards!

BTW, I visited OEDILF tonight and found that they now have a popular limerick game going, too. I wonder where they got that idea.

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
BTW, I visited OEDILF tonight and found that they now have a popular limerick game going, too. I wonder where they got that idea.

I must admit I've not tried it - the rules seem a bit too complicated for my poor old brain.

You know what else is funny about OEDILF? Similar to Wordcraft, when you search for it in Google, arnie's picture is beside it, at least on my computers.

My sister's computer brings up Bing as her default; I've never liked it so I went straight to Google by searching for it. When you do that, Bing says, "Why go there? Search here." Google doesn't say that when I put Bing into it's search box. Besides, Wordcraft is #3 on Bing so forget them!

Now we have a tie, so you can pick one, Bob. Or would it then be a 3-way tie?

Anyone else want to vote before we put this one to bed?

Well then. The results are as follows

Limerick 1 was from proofreader and it took two votes.

I think Limericks 2 and 3 both came from Geoff though he'll have to confirm that as they disappeared from inbox, presumably because he deleted them from his. Either way they took a vote each.

Limerick 4 was Kalleh. I do miss good beer and I applaud the sentiment, though modesty forbids me acknowledging line 2. Two voters went for this one.

Limerick 5 was from bethree5 and though gathering no votes certainly nails the air quality in Baiyin. In fact a nice fertilizer plant would probably improve the place.

Limerick 6 was also bethree5's. A fine attempt at the accent sadly took no votes.

Limerick 7 was provided by Richard by Richard and though collecting no votes did inspire my response in the thread above.

And that means we have a tie between 1 and 4. Sorry Kalleh, much as I love being the subject of your limerick I'm going to have to give my vote to proofreader, I can't allow myself to be swayed by flattery.

So proof, that makes you this week's worthy winner.

That was fun, Bob! Enjoyable entries all; I as always voted for the smuttiest

It's nice to see my masterpiece given its due.

The next placename is.........Tashkent.
Send me your best (or worst) by PM. I shall set up a poll once there are enough entries.

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And that means we have a tie between 1 and 4. Sorry Kalleh, much as I love being the subject of your limerick I'm going to have to give my vote to proofreader, I can't allow myself to be swayed by flattery.

Crap! Didn't you like the way I got Gansu in?

I liked Proof's, though it was a little too gross for me ("super sized meat?"). I had voted for Geoff's number 3.

Hi Folks,

"Moving house" meant I have been without the Internet for a fortnight, so I missed this game completely. I liked the winner but I think I would have voted for Bethree's No 6. limerick, even though " 'er doy troyin' " still puzzles me somewhat.

I assume you'll start a new thread for Tashkent (prior to the Poll) Proof, as these threads have given rise to some lively and interesting discussion during the games.

Good point, Greg.

I hope you like your new place! BTW, if the stars all line up right, I may be in Melbourne for a conference in May of 2013. I have never been to Australia, so I hope I'll be able to go!