h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

This is something we used to do to fill a little time at the end of my old creative writing classes and it really gave us a giggle.

Each person must add one line to make a limerick. In order to keep track and a good momentum going, if you write the line number at the end of your line, the next person will know how far back he/she needs to go. When the person before you has done line 5 then you are free to begin a new one.

For Example :
There was a young man from Peru (1)
Who went to work on a skidoo (2)
he fell off head first (3)
he swore and then cursed, (4)
and if you don't believe it, it's true! (5)

Rather a poor example I'm afraid, but it was off the top of my head!

I'll start the ball rolling:

There was a fine horse from Dover... (1)

So choosy he'd only eat clover

Who was allergic to clover (2)

So he leapt off the ground (3)

In s single bound (4)

Aargh! keyboard gremlins!

That would be "In a single bound" (4)

then slipped on some mud and fell over! (5)

(sorry guys!)

Brilliant - we're off!

A ubiquitous God from Valhalla, (1)

was shopping one day in the mall, a (2)

Went to Boston to visit the Mall.
A

thunder clap later, (3)

The well-known Creator (4)

Left the pet shop with a koala (5)

*waits, can;t do first lines *

Jim Ponsonby, Master of the Hunt (1)

went to cambridge for a punt ( )

He plunged in his stick, (3)

wiggled it a bit (4)

While keeping his nose clear in front. (5)

*phew*