Can We Do a Limerick Together???

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 01 Oct 2014, 18:53

A clever young girl named Ruth,
Was always seeking the truth.
Till one day she found
A torc in the ground
Which gave her perpetual youth.

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 02 Oct 2014, 10:03

What's a torc?

Carlotta King · Post by **Carlotta King** » 02 Oct 2014, 10:07

The first thing that popped into my head was a bangle but that's spelt differently!

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 02 Oct 2014, 10:11

I thought it might be torch, but couldn't see how that would give perpetual youth.

Edit: Just Google it and found this meaning: A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or at least stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together.

Carlotta King · Post by **Carlotta King** » 02 Oct 2014, 10:17

Ah so you can spell it differently!

I have always seen a bangle/necklace spelt as 'torque', I didn't know you could spell it differently. In that case perhaps it was a beautiful jewelled piece of jewellery that was magically imbibed with the secret of eternal youth!

Daisy · Post by **Daisy** » 02 Oct 2014, 10:18

Yes, I googled it too, but came to the conclusion that some of our limericks don't make much sense anyway!

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 02 Oct 2014, 10:42

Yes, "torc" is an alternative spelling of "torque." Torques were often made from gold, and the Anglo-Saxons and other ancient people looked upon gold as having magical properties because it was so attractive, malleable and virtually indestructible.

Courtenay · Post by **Courtenay** » 02 Oct 2014, 14:00

Here's the "Great Torc" found in a farmer's field in Snettisham, Norfolk - it's over 2,000 years old and is "one of the most elaborate golden objects made in the ancient world"!

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(Powers of perpetual youth not guaranteed.

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Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 02 Oct 2014, 14:07

I've been to the British Museum several times to see torques/torcs and other treasures. It's amazing to think what a lot of work went into objects like that.

pete9012S · Post by **pete9012S** » 02 Oct 2014, 14:47

He's a brainy lad!

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When Bets first met Fatty's estranged twin,

Courtenay · Post by **Courtenay** » 02 Oct 2014, 15:00

When Bets first met Fatty's estranged twin,
She was gobsmacked to find he was thin.

Lucky Star · Post by **Lucky Star** » 02 Oct 2014, 15:30

When Bets first met Fatty's estranged twin,
She was gobsmacked to find he was thin.
She baked him a cake

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 02 Oct 2014, 15:39

When Bets first met Fatty's estranged twin,
She was gobsmacked to find he was thin.
She baked him a cake
But his head it did shake

Daisy · Post by **Daisy** » 02 Oct 2014, 15:46

When Bets first met Fatty's estranged twin,
She was gobsmacked to find he was thin.
She baked him a cake
But his head it did shake
As he bit it, then aimed for the bin!

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 02 Oct 2014, 15:54

The forummers had bought a large house,

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