I offer you the town of BURTON.

There's one in Texas, and I'm sure there are others floating around the Rand-MacNally's somewhere.

You write the poem and send it to me, and I'll happily take care of the paperwork.

Goodness gracious, I thought everone had runnoft!
I'll scratch my noodle an' see if anythin' resemblin' a Burton falls out.

BYW, did you decide on hooz limrik wuz the beyust in the layust round?

Hey, Haberdashing person, I got me anuther lime rickey, so that'z too fer ewe tue uze as an emitic.

Dont do that! I'm already overdosed on Robert Parker...

Wasn't he an expert on Bordello wines?

Now including a couple of later submissions, TYVM. Always more is better than fewer.

1.
Elizabeth Taylor...Dick Burton...
Were they lovers? I'm really not certain
But of this I am sure:
That despite her allure
She would never have laid Thomas Merton !

2.
I once met a young gal in Burton
Directly she started a-flirtin’
She led me on
Till my money was gone
Now my heart and my pocketbook’s hurtin’


3.
An eager young laddie named Burton
Meant to marry his lassie for certain.
At least that's what he thought
But it all came to naught
When he found out that she was just flirtin'.

4.
A chili feed out in Burton
Left me a-heavin' an' squirtin'
It wuz like eatin' fire
But I sure ain't no liar
Tomorrow I'll be back fer certain!

5.
There's not many rhymes for old Burton--
The lim'ricks I drafted were hurtin'!
But I found diversion
Through total immersion
In youubes of comic Paul Merton.

6.
A limerick writer from Burton
Was too shy (and that is for certain)
To highlight her town--
Said she with a frown:
"The rhymes are gross-- 'Spurtin' and 'Squirtin'!"

Burton limericks are up for ten days now.

Cast yer votes, folks!

3

Dear me.

At least no one made a limerick involving "Curtain"...

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Should we do BECKET next? I’m still waiting.

He will come.

They do not move.

I'm so damned depressed that I cannot continue.

Well, here they are. Only one vote, so I don't even get to cast a tie-breaker....

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1.
Elizabeth Taylor...Dick Burton...
Were they lovers? I'm really not certain
But of this I am sure:
That despite her allure
She would never have laid Thomas Merton !
-Geoff

2.
I once met a young gal in Burton
Directly she started a-flirtin’
She led me on
Till my money was gone
Now my heart and my pocketbook’s hurtin’
-Tinman

3.
An eager young laddie named Burton
Meant to marry his lassie for certain.
At least that's what he thought
But it all came to naught
When he found out that she was just flirtin'.
-haberdasher

4.
A chili feed out in Burton
Left me a-heavin' an' squirtin'
It wuz like eatin' fire
But I sure ain't no liar
Tomorrow I'll be back fer certain!
-Geoff

5.
There's not many rhymes for old Burton--
The lim'ricks I drafted were hurtin'!
But I found diversion
Through total immersion
In youTubes of comic Paul Merton.
-Bethree5

6.
A limerick writer from Burton
Was too shy (and that is for certain)
To highlight her town--
Said she with a frown:
"The rhymes are gross-- 'Spurtin' and 'Squirtin'!"
- Bethree5
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I've moderated the last three or so destinations, and I'm going to step back for a bit and let someone else take over for now, if wanted. I hate to say I Told You So but it looks as though the Facebooks of the world, and Life (which is what happens while we're making plans), have lured almost everyone away from the Board...including the administrators. If that be treason, make the most of it. I shall continue to check in frequently, and I suspect Geoff will also; anyone else is likewise always welcome :-)

It's been my pleasure talking with all of you for the last two decades!

Dan Miller
dandrsm at gmail dot com