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Limerick Game: Banff
October 24, 2016, 04:29
bethree5Limerick Game: Banff
The next location for versifying is Banff, a resort town in Alberta, Canada, about 80mis west of Calgary. Please submit your limericks to me via PM.
October 24, 2016, 10:01
<Proofreader>Don't hold your bteath waiting for submissions. RhymeZone has only one rhyme and that seems a non-word.
October 24, 2016, 13:33
bethree5Almost-rhymes w/creative spelling...
Banff, campff... .
October 24, 2016, 15:09
sattvaI didn't congratulate you on your last limerick, bethree5. You got my vote! Great job!
October 24, 2016, 16:56
BobHaleDifficult?
Nah, piece of cake. Sent mine already.
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
October 27, 2016, 17:21
sattvaI sent one in and took plenty of liberties with it! LOL
October 28, 2016, 06:51
BobHaleSo how many do you have now? Still just two?
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
October 28, 2016, 07:02
Greg SI have sent one, so that's at least 3.
Regards Greg
October 28, 2016, 11:27
GeoffMy mind is still in neutral with this one. If my mind were an old English car I'd blame Girling for their leaking hydraulic clutch cylinders. Nor can I blame Joseph Lucas, the famous British "Prince of Darkness," for the starter's failure. The failure is my own, having lost my head gasket, which has allowed my cerebro-spinal fluid to run out, causing severe neuronal overheat.
October 29, 2016, 13:18
bethree5So far we have 7 limericks from 4 contributors. I'll wait another couple of days to see if Geoff's neurons, & those of a couple other regular limericists, fire up.
October 29, 2016, 17:06
sattvaquote:
Originally posted by Geoff:
My mind is still in neutral with this one. If my mind were an old English car I'd blame Girling for their leaking hydraulic clutch cylinders. Nor can I blame Joseph Lucas, the famous British "Prince of Darkness," for the starter's failure. The failure is my own, having lost my head gasket, which has allowed my cerebro-spinal fluid to run out, causing severe neuronal overheat.
Anyone who can write the above, can write a limerick on Banff! LOL
October 29, 2016, 20:26
KallehOh, my. This one was hard - I sent one but it has a .000001% chance of winning.

October 29, 2016, 21:18
sattvaHa! Kalleh, if that is your chance, what is mine? I haven't even received a single vote at all on any I have written the last few times.
October 29, 2016, 21:27
BobHaleSent another now
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
October 30, 2016, 15:53
GeoffI've managed to spew some swill in (ad)verse or (per)verse. Ugh.
October 30, 2016, 16:53
sattvaSo, are we up to 9 now? I started a second one, but it is going nowhere fast. I think I might just stick with the one.
October 30, 2016, 20:22
KallehHey, I have an idea - let's vote for the best and the worst limericks.

(Kidding of course; however, mine would be in the running for the worst, that's for sure - I just didn't have any inspirations this time).
October 30, 2016, 23:48
BobHaleMine are, as always, brilliant. My talent is exceeded only by my modesty.
Or perhaps that's just the Dunning-Kruger effect talking.
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
October 31, 2016, 00:19
Greg Squote:
Mine are, as always, brilliant.
Not sure about always, but I would have to agree that they usually are, Bob.
I wouldn't dare to be that cheeky, but I always think mine are at least vote-worthy, otherwise I wouldn't put them in, but my most frequent number of votes is zero, so clearly some of them aren't.
Regards Greg
October 31, 2016, 03:21
GeoffI think it's the language barrier. We all don't speak the same English in the same way.
October 31, 2016, 03:42
bethree5Well, we have a tidy quorum now, 10 limericks from six contestants. I'll wait 'til the end of the day, then post the poll.
October 31, 2016, 14:50
sattvaI did manage a second one.
October 31, 2016, 20:17
Kallehquote:
but I always think mine are at least vote-worthy, otherwise I wouldn't put them in
Really? Maybe I shouldn't have entered one then because I don't see mine as being vote worthy. Yet, I hated to sit this one out as it just didn't seem the polite thing to do. And one never knows what might strike anothers' fancy.
November 02, 2016, 03:35
Greg Squote:
I'll wait 'til the end of the day, then post the poll
I note that the days must be very long in Philly.
Regards Greg
November 02, 2016, 05:21
<Proofreader>Perhaps she meant Doris Day.
November 02, 2016, 05:29
GeoffIsn't she the woman Oscar Levant knew before she was a virgin?
November 02, 2016, 05:55
bethree5My my aren't we all in a hurry scurry flurry.
Bombay time here.
Posting now - eleven entries! Well done, all.
November 02, 2016, 06:07
Greg SIt's just that this one was a bit too hard, and we want to move onto something a bit easier, hopefully.
Regards Greg
November 02, 2016, 09:29
Geoffquote:
Originally posted by bethree5:
Bombay time here.
That's pretty old time! It's been some years since Bombay reverted to the pre-colonial name, Mumbai.
I hope you didn't write #4. I voted for it, and I'd hate to see you establishing a monopoly on selecting cities!
