HEY ~ HEY ~ IT'S LIMERICK DAY

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In 1846, The 13th Earl of Derby, Edward Lear, published A Book of Nonsense, dedicated to his great grandchildren, grand nephews and grand nieces. The book is a collection of drawings and silly verses, typically 5 line poems with lines 1, 2 & 5 rhyming and lines 3 & 4 rhyming with each other. After the book was published, limericks became very popular in England.

The BFF 108 topic this week is "Limericks".  So, I am declaring today to be LIMERICK DAY!  That said... Let's 

be silly!

I've had limericks dancing though my head all week.  Today, I put my thoughts to paper.  Following is my silly offering to BFF 108! 

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My Great GrandDa was a painter

Until he was drunk up on his ladder

One day he fell

He went straight to hell

So my GrandDa inherited the Ladder

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There once was a kitten named Lulu

Who loved anything she could chew chew

Now she’s a cat

And she’s grown very fat

But to food she will never say foo foo

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A lady in Orlando has retired

After telling her boss “You’re fired!”

Now she sleeps until nine

Enjoying a wonderful time

Of retirement she has never tired

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There once was a lady in New York

About her children she did report

I must have done fine

Nobody’s doing time

Even so, there is at least one dork

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There was an old lady ~  a loon

Her mood didn’t depend on the moon

She was quite mad

Of this I am glad

She was found dead today before noon

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There once was a man named Dupree

Who thought he could live rent free

So he moved in a house

With another man’s spouse

Now he’s been missing since 2003

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There once was a man from Alaska

Who said his dog Ruger ran fasta

But beans give my dog gas

Which makes him run fast

Then Ruger lost because I fed him pasta

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The last limerick is dedicated to my friend, Steve, who does, indeed, live in Alaska and does have a dog named Ruger.  

By Darlene Cirinna

Copyright July 22, 2011

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