Shu's limerick destination was changed from "Eire" to "Ayr." Please see my post below - and sorry for the confusion.


Please send me your "Ayr" limericks, and I'll post them.

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Pronounced "air" I presume?

No, pronounced with two syllables air-uh (second syllable is a scwha)
In my non-rhotic British accent there are plenty rhymes - for example "fairer" but those of you with rhotic accents that pronounce the last r in those words will struggle.

Perfect for those of us (I guess it's only me) who speak "Strine". For those who don't know Strine=Strayan=Australian from a book written in the 60s called "Let Stalk Strine" by an Italian whose name if I recall it correctly was Nino Cullotta, but who used the psuedonym "Afferbeck Lauder" (= Alphabetical Order) for the book.

Shu says he intended it to be the city of Ayr. So let's change it from "Eire" to "Ayr," pronounced like "air."

quote:

This truth fand honest Tam o' Shanter,
As he frae Ayr ae night did canter,
(Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses
For honest men and bonie lasses.)

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That certainly would make it easier.

Well, the problem also was that in the U.S. many of us pronounce Eire to rhyme with "fire." We knew that would create a whole other situation!

Now - please send me your limericks. This one should be easy so you can have your fun in other ways.

Yay - I have three from one person! Now, send me more. This one is easy, but I know, from the 3 I've received, that it can be fun as well.

I'll get something in at the weekend

Sent one... but let's not forget Edward Lear beat us all to this one when he penned

There was a young person of Ayr,
Whose head was remarkably square:
On the top, in fine weather,
She wore a gold feather;
Which dazzled the people of Ayr.

Ah yes.

I got yours and Greg's. I need more though! Come on folks. Pretty please? With Sugar?

I'm trying. Many people have told me that.

Well, try limerick writing...

Just a couple of days more...

One more day for stragglers.

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So many typos in the original message I had to edit it 4 times. I have dyslexic typing fingers.

Thanks.

Will do, Greg.

I will post the poll on Wednesday.