Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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Rob Houghton
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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When Fatty had eaten a third éclair,
He collapsed, for a sleep, in his chair
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'

(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)



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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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When Fatty had eaten a third éclair,
He collapsed, for a sleep, in his chair
But soon he awoke,
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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When Fatty had eaten a third éclair,
He collapsed, for a sleep, in his chair
But soon he awoke,
In a cloud of black smoke
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

Post by Eddie Muir »

When Fatty had eaten a third éclair,
He collapsed, for a sleep, in his chair
But soon he awoke,
In a cloud of black smoke
Someone had set light to his hair!
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

Post by Eddie Muir »

Here's a new one:

When our Pete cracked a great joke,
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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When our Pete cracked a great joke,
There was never a better one spoke
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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When our Pete cracked a great joke,
There was never a better one spoke
But up piped our Eddie,
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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When our Pete cracked a great joke,
There was never a better one spoke
But up piped our Eddie,
With a quip at the ready,
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'

(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)



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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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When our Pete cracked a great joke,
There was never a better one spoke
But up piped our Eddie,
With a quip at the ready,
A good one - which made us all choke!
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

Post by Eddie Muir »

Love it! :lol: :lol: :lol:
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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And another:

Poor old Goon got soaked in the rain,
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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Poor old Goon got soaked in the rain,
With no mac - oh dear, what a pain.
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.

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Poor old Goon got soaked in the rain,
With no mac - oh dear, what a pain.
The squelch of his boots,
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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Poor old Goon got soaked in the rain,
With no mac - oh dear, what a pain.
The squelch of his boots,
And the sound of Ern's hoots,
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero

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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???

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Poor old Goon got soaked in the rain,
With no mac - oh dear, what a pain.
The squelch of his boots,
And the sound of Ern's hoots,
Made him think he was going insane.
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