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Andy900 · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:53 am Post subject:

For new members, there are some guidelines HERE

Scroll down to the tenth post.

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sprocketflup · Joined: 28 Apr 2010 Posts: 64 My Bike:

While out in the month of July,
I thought Id give cross dressing a try,

Andy900 · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject:

While out in the month of July,
I thought Id give cross dressing a try,
so a dress I did wear,

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jimm · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:14 pm Post subject:

While out in the month of July,
I thought Id give cross dressing a try,
So a dress I did wear,
My shoulders were bare

Suzukisoo · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:06 am Post subject:

while out in the month of July
I thought Id give cross dressing a try
So a dress I did wear
my shoulders were bare
that the Mayor did explode with a mighty 'mond due" "wot iz ziz" he did say with a wink of iz eye and caress ma hairy chest for a try...

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Paul Dowson · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:14 am Post subject:

Calling Andy time to explain again perhaps or.......................? Goodnight.

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Andy900 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:10 am Post subject:

As we have had so many new members, I thought we could revive this, here are some guidelines :

The limerick is a poem of five lines. The first two lines rhyme with the fifth. The third line rhymes with the fourth.

A limerick contains three metrical feet in lines one, two and five, and two metrical feet in lines three and four. Hence:

1 da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
2 da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
3 da da DUM da da DUM
4 da da DUM da da DUM
5 da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM

You will never get away with writing a limerick that does not rhyme. The last word of lines one, two and five must rhyme with each other, and so must the last words of lines three and four. It is an aabba pattern, and there are only rare exceptions.

My girlfriend had put on my sweater,
The one with my big high school letter,
And it then seemed to me,
And I'm sure you'll agree,
On her it looked quite a bit better.

It's easier if you copy & paste the previouse lines then add yours, if you finish a limerick, you give the first line of the next one.

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Andy900 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:10 am Post subject:

While out in the month of July,
I thought Id give cross dressing a try,
So a dress I did wear,
My shoulders were bare

Dave Ricketts · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:57 am Post subject:

While out in the month of July,
I thought Id give cross dressing a try,
So a dress I did wear,
My shoulders were bare
It's more fun being a girl than a guy!

As for you, Soo - you're a disruptive influence. I've reported you to the LWU (Limerick Writers' Union), who will discuss at their AGM what action to take against you. Options include sending you to live in a commune of non-rhyming poets - a terrible punishment I know, but one which fits the crime of disturbing our rhythm...

Dave R

sprocketflup · Joined: 28 Apr 2010 Posts: 64 My Bike:

Andy900 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:01 pm Post subject:

Dave Ricketts · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject:

Oh sorry, forgot the new first line. Ok, here goes...

There once was an aardvark from Calais

Paul Dowson · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:58 pm Post subject:

There once was an aardvark from Calais
Who thought he was really from Cambrai

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Andy900 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject:

There once was an aardvark from Calais
Who thought he was really from Cambrai
but the mistake he made,

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Andy & Janet

Dave Ricketts · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject:

There once was an aardvark from Calais
Who thought he was really from Cambrai
but the mistake he made,
was to never get laid