Here are the entries. Please post vote & any comments in your reply.


1.“Trieste” can be two-part or three-
Just phonate that terminal -e
T’would let some rapscallion
Say “Sounds more Italian” -
It really don’t matter to me.

2.“There was a young girl from Trieste
Whose (you fill it in!) was the best...”
And it ought to be blue,
Scatologic, or true
Just as long you say it in jest.

3. Da mighty cruiser, Triest-a
Was-a said Italia's best-a
Torpedo no sink-a
But-a US-a fink-a
Bombed 'er right into the drink-a
(the Trieste)

4. There once was a girl of Trieste
Whose dress didn't cover her chest
But it didn't much matter
Since there aren't many flatter
But her fica* they say was the best!

*Italian slang for "girl parts," probably from "ficus," fig.


5. Said a lady returned to Trieste
From the gardens of old Villa d'Este
“Don’t come see me at home,
For I’m just back from Rome,
And I know that I don’t look my best, eh?!”

6.I once knew a girl named Celeste
Who lived in seaport, Trieste.
Her kisses were sexy;
Her moves were so flexi!
Her breasts were decidedly best!

7.I once knew a gal from Trieste
Who overdid every fiesta
She’d drink herself silly,
Bed Gianni and Lele,
Then take an extended siesta.

8.There once was a man from Trieste
Who liked to go shopping undressed
The matrons all freaked
And little girls shrieked
So now he goes out in a vest.

9.Four weeks we write lims on “Trieste”
Our Wordcrafter’s work is the best.
In two days we will vote
(When we see what we wrote)
And then we can give it a rest!

I'll go with #2, although I got a good chuckle from #s 1, 6 and 7. #4 was clearly Proofreader reincarnated.

#1 was different enough to be delightful in its originality.

I'll go for 2 also. And I did like 1 but it fails on the technical matter of not having Trieste as the rhyme.

I'll go for #4 - Proof reincarnated.

I've found that I often don't vote for the ones everyone else likes. We all have different tastes, I guess.

B35, where aaaaaaare youuuuuuu? Who wrote what?

I'll take 8.

6 is nice, but Line 5 is a letdown - sorta anti-climactic
7 is nice but the -e of Lele doesn't rhyme with the y of silly, in my Italian. But WDIK.

Rhythm, rhyme, or authorship keep me from voting for the others.

(Just realized: one problem might be that for me "aren't" is a two-syllable word.)

Hey, Bethree5, wake up and stagger over to your computer! We need results! Oh, and if you have one of those cameras in your computer, do cover up first!

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Originally posted by Geoff:
Hey, Bethree5, wake up and stagger over to your computer! We need results! Oh, and if you have one of those cameras in your computer, do cover up first!

Ha ha Geoff: have you seen that ad where a guy is at a Skype meeting from home, in shirt & tie, but drops laptop & everyone sees his boxers!!

Sorry for the delay, got sideswiped by 2 wks of "choralmania" [dress rehearsals and concerts].

Nice job, everyone! We have all writer’s votes except mine (see below) PLUS Bob’s—thanks Bob!

I never can remember if host is supposed to vote or not [is that even an issue, as long as we don’t vote for our own?] – but in this case, it doesn’t matter, because #2, which already has 2 votes, is also my fave.

Here’s the recap:
1.“Trieste” can be two-part or three-... By haberdasher, no votes

2.“There was a young girl from Trieste.. by hab, THE WINNER: Votes: Geoff, Bob [& bethree5]
3. Da mighty cruiser, Triest-a... by Geoff, no votes
4. There once was a girl of Trieste... by Geoff, Vote: Kalleh
5. Said a lady returned to Trieste... by hab, no votes
6.I once knew a girl named Celeste... by Kalleh, no votes
7.I once knew a gal from Trieste... by bethree5, no votes
8.There once was a man from Trieste... by bethree5, Vote: haberdasher
9.Four weeks we write lims on “Trieste”... by hab, no votes

I loved yours, Geoff!

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Originally posted by bethree5:

Sorry for the delay, got sideswiped by 2 wks of "choralmania" [dress rehearsals and concerts].

Is a choral reef a mound of singing sea creatures?

I am ready to write a limerick. Who's up?

Let's do it! Hab won this round, I think, soooo, where to, Hab?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Geoff,

Okay. Let's go to France today and write about CALAIS.

Continued here.