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I owe y'all all one. (Actually I owe y'all all two, but here's one at a time) - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pick yer favorite: [It's probably been so long that you've even forgotten which one(s) is(are) yours!] 1. Though I've lived all over before In Hell's Kitchen and Tombstone and more Goblintown and Skull Creek I've now found what I seek And settled for blood... I mean good here in Gore. (Note - Goblintown is in Virginia, Skull Creek is in Wyoming, Hell's Kitchen and Tombstone I am sure you know already) 2. There was an codger of Gore Who had a deplorable snore His snores shook his bed Shook him out on his head He no longer snores anymore. 3. Though I used to reside down in Gore I do not live there any more I've not moved, no instead I am simply quite dead I was killed by the vampire next door. 4. An unpleasant fella from Gore Had faults we just couldn't ignore So we drew lots to see which one it would be To go visit and Give him What For... 5. He came to the small town of Gore He started his own private war He maimed and he slew And when he was through There was blood and destruction galore 6. I once met a lady from Gore Whose house had a simple dirt floor Woven willow her bed Only thatch overhead She swore that she didn't need more 7. The sad day that the Sprungers reached Gore Is burned black in this village’s lore Folks would soon sadly learn How fire trailed them in Berne… Then the Gore orphans went through their door… 8. When I moved to my home here in Gore I found there were rumours galore Of an ax-wielding clown So I said with a frown "I am sure you have room for one more!" 9. I happened to meet, up in Gore, A lovely high-spirited whore Her off’rings and games Had fun-sounding names— I went with the Four-on-the-Floor. 10. There once was a fella from Gore Whose monotonous voice made me snore. He'd drone on all the night (Ignoring my plight!). This man was one Helluva bore! - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...and a Happy New Year, everybody! | ||
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fairly certain I didn't write 9 so I'll have that one "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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Several good ones here, so worth the wait. Considering that they were mostly halloween lims, I'll go for 8. | |||
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Yay, he's back! Thanks, Hab! Like Bob, I am going for 9. | |||
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Has nine won? | |||
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Oops! Missed this... Hey, good gore! I like #8 best. | |||
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8 and 9 are tied. Who has 8 and who has 9? First to speak up gets to do the next one. I am dying to write another limerick!  | |||
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Well as eight was mine and I voted for nine, I suppose I could do it. If that's OK with whoever wrote nine. "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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Here's the answer key, with the authors named: 1. Though I've lived all over before In Hell's Kitchen and Tombstone and more Goblintown and Skull Creek I've now found what I seek And settled for blood... I mean good here in Gore. (Note - Goblintown is in Virginia, Skull Creek is in Wyoming, Hell's Kitchen and Tombstone I am sure you know already) – BobHale 2. There was an codger of Gore Who had a deplorable snore His snores shook his bed Shook him out on his head He no longer snores anymore. --Geoff 3. Though I used to reside down in Gore I do not live there any more I've not moved, no instead I am simply quite dead I was killed by the vampire next door. – BobHale 4. An unpleasant fella form Gore Had faults we just couldn't ignore So we drew lots to see which one it would be To go visit and give him What For... --hab 5. He came to the small town of Gore He started his own private war He maimed and he slew And when he was through There was blood and destruction galore --tinman 6. I once met a lady from Gore Whose house had a simple dirt floor Woven willow her bed Only thatch overhead She swore that she didn't need more – Geoff 7. The sad day that the Sprungers reached Gore Is burned black in this village’s lore Folks would soon sadly learn How fire trailed them in Berne… Then the Gore orphans went through their door… --bethree5 8. When I moved to my home here in Gore I found there were rumours galore Of an ax-wielding clown So I said with a frown "I am sure you have room for one more!" – BobHale 9. I happened to meet, up in Gore, A lovely high-spirited whore Her off’rings and games Had fun-sounding names— I went with the Four-on-the-Floor. --bethree5 10. There once was a fella from Gore Whose monotone voice made me snore. He'd drone on all the night (Ignoring my plight!). This man was one Helluva bore! --Kalleh ___________________________ P.S. bethree5 - Are the Sprungers people we should know? (Aside from the 23,054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1109 individuals, according to the 2010 US Census.) Am I missing something? | |||
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Who won? | |||
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No, Xi won. Hu's nowhere to be seen. I say let B35 pick the next location. It might keep her active here. Bob's going to be here either way. | |||
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Ah Geoff, I see - bribery and corruption eh? Oh well, I suppose that is the modern way. B35 it is. "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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Are you up for it, B3? I am dying to write a limerick!  | |||
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