Well, yours truly finally got around to posting this poll. I apologize; life has been a bit chaotic lately.

Question:
1.
Me Girlie had kinfolk in Sweden
Who beset me and left me all bleedin
And after the bruisin
I've stopped all me cruisin
And spend me time readin and weedin.

2.
Played a badminton game up in Sweden
At the shore where the tide was recedin’
A white dove dropped a turd
On my opponent Mr Död
Thus in this losin’ game intercedin’
[see youtube “Die Düva”]

3.
A limerick based upon Sweden?
I want to put "-ist" after "hedon-".
And you'll like the effects
(Though I don't mention "sex")
Only first it should have a good lead-in.

4.
I don’t want a boyfriend from Sweden
With pale face and hairline recedin’
His manner laconic
And faintly ironic
Like the men in the crime books I’m readin’

5.
There once was a fellow from Sweden,
Dear Sven, who kept my heart bleedin'...
He said he was mine -
His lovin' devine!
Though thousands that line he was feedin'!

6.
To her beau said the beauty,from Sweden
“I come from a family with breed'n'.
We're not vulgar or brash
But we've oodles of cash.
You don't want to buy flowers? Then you need'n'!”

7.
Gustav II Adolf of Sweden
Made the place a kind of an Eden
At battle most skilled
Until he was killed
And at Lützen left bleedin'.
See this.

8.
Old Arne Nilsson of Sweden
Is married to Ann-Marit Peden
They've children: eleven
And I know, by heaven,
Their favourite hobby's not readin'

Choices:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

 

Number 8 is running ahead (much like the Cubs!).

Which to me seems odd as I have not the faintest idea what it means or even whether those are real people or made up names.

I'll take 3 for technical merit, and 8 for artistic merit.

Why do so many of our efforts stumble aurally?
(Did Ogden Nash write any limericks?)

Under "Ann-Marit Pedin" I find

quote:

Article: Factors Related to Nonadherence to Low Sodium Diet Recommendations in Heart Failure Patients

Article: Drug therapy for heart failure in older patients-what do they want?

Article: Heart failure patients' experiences of a self-management peer support program: A qualitative study

Article: Factors influencing medication adherence in patients with heart failure
Cited in 47 publications:

Article: Negative Thinking and the Mental Health of Low-Income Single Mothers

Know what? I think her favorite hobby IS readin'!

Maybe she read in bed while Ole bred?

quote:

Know what? I think her favorite hobby IS readin'!

Or possibly writin'.

Mrs. Nilsson, a mother in Sweden,
Did succumb to her husbanands' mad pleadin'.
She had children eleven
Though she just wanted seven,
Since her hubby was thorough at seedin'.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by haberdasher:
Under "Ann-Marit Pedin" I find

Isn't "Ann-Marit" a typo? I'd think it should be "Ann-Margrit." I've known Scandinavian women who bore that name.

Yes, it should be Ann Margrit. Sorry about that. I tried to correct it and would have to reset the poll to do so. Can we all agree that number 8 wins? The winner goes to Geoff! Geoff, we know you don't like to do polls so feel free to just post them all in a thread, and then we'll guess in replies. Congratulations!

Here are the authors:

#1 - Hab
#2 - Bethree
#3 - Hab - drawing a vote!
#4 - Bethree - and another drawing a vote!
#5 - Yours truly
#6 - Bob
#7 - arnie
#8 - Our Big Winner: GEOFF!!!!

I voted for B35's, but agree with Hab that his was technically superior.

Since polls and I do not see aye-to aye, I beg B35 to take this round and choose the next locale.

Bethree, are you up for it?

Sorry guys no can do just now. Anyone else?

OK, how about Proofreader.

No takers? OK, I'll do it, but sans poll.

You don't have to do a poll, as I said above. You can just post the limericks, and we'll guess.