Limerick

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

My ears they are a hurting
'Cos Three's output continues to worsen
KD, Suzy and Sean are all bad
Their inane prattle drives me mad
As for Clemmie, the station's gone for a Burton

... but that doesn't!

[cloughie]

... but that doesn't!

Nope!

[Serial_Apologist]

I think it scans fine, what's the problem S_A?

I wasn't referring to yours, Cali!

[Pulcinella]

Nope!

And the last line of your #2 is really a bit too long, even if you contract 'particular' somehow, I find, but perhaps ferney overlooked that as it credits him.

[cloughie]

And the last line of your #2 is really a bit too long, even if you contract 'particular' somehow, I find, but perhaps ferney overlooked that as it credits him.

Poetic Rubato!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

And the last line of your #2 is really a bit too long, even if you contract 'particular' somehow, I find, but perhaps ferney overlooked that as it credits him.

It most certainly doesn't! I do not share Alison and Pet's enthusiasm for Haitink at all, but it was such a good limerick I didn't have the heart or soul to mention this.

[Nick Armstrong]

... but that doesn't!

There was a young man of Japan
Whose limericks never would scan.
When they asked him why,
He said, with a sigh,
"It's because I always try to get as many words into the last line as I possibly can."

Sir Velo!

[johncorrigan]

My very good friend Globaltruth
Would never say anything uncouth
And for Lateral Thinking
Without even blinking
I would also concur that, forsooth!

[teamsaint]

It most certainly doesn't! I do not share Alison and Pet's enthusiasm for Haitink at all, but it was such a good limerick I didn't have the heart or soul to mention this.

Love expressions like that.
Somehow one never finds oneself in a situation where one has the heart, but not the soul. Or vice versa.
Or perhaps other forumites would beg to differ. Yes,some likely would. In a good way.


Anyway,the thread has gone gratifyingly Forumesqe.........

[Padraig]

I'll have a go.

The Limerick is not very big
The beat of it's quite like a jig
With a pause in the middle -
Just a hop on the fiddle
Then away! and hold on to your wig.

[french frank]

And since things are tending to drift off course, does no one remember the thread on the old message boards where we had a craze for writing limeraiku (cross between limerick and haiku), the rules for which I've now completely forgotten?

[Lat-Literal]

My very good friend Globaltruth
Would never say anything uncouth
And for Lateral Thinking
Without even blinking
I would also concur that, forsooth!

Bravo.

[Padraig]

And since things are tending to drift off course

Well I never! In what way did I drift off course, f f. I wrote a Limerick that scanned - ok it was no good otherwise - but it was on topic.
Now you're complaining that it was not OFF topic. Where's the moderator when you need one?

[french frank]

Well I never! In what way did I drift off course, f f. I wrote a Limerick that scanned - ok it was no good otherwise - but it was on topic.
Now you're complaining that it was not OFF topic. Where's the moderator when you need one?

Haha! You invalidated my comment by being on topic. I meant those who preceded you.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Where's the moderator when you need one?

Trying to think of a fifth line for

I so love to tune in to Three
It's the station of choice, don't you see?
(Except when it's Katie
Who's really too "matey"
And makes me change to CD [s] )