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

There once was a man from Japan
Whose poetry never did scan
It all sounded fine
Until the last line
Which usually had too many syllables and often didn't rhyme, either.

As for the answer of 'where did the other posts go' they're hidden. I wonder how they'll fare with the moderators. Some weren't exactly.. uhm.. kidstuff.

You mean all our vile and depraved limericks have fallen follow of the British Board of Mind Control?

They were so pretty. Can't believe there's still limerickry afooot. Damn marvellous!

Hiya

Always liked this one:

There once was a man from Dundee,
Who was stung on the nose by a wasp,
When asked, "Did it hurt?",
He said, "No, not much.
It can do it again if it likes."

Very silly, and arguably not a limerick at all, but it appeals to me.

Of course there's limericky about! See the thread: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F28000?thread=100719 or the latest, of course, at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F28000?thread=100719&latest=1

There was a young man from Beirut
who's limericks stopped at line two




There was a young gal from Tai-fun

There once was a chap from Japan
Whose limericks never would scan
When asked why this was
He replied "It's because
I always try to get as many words into the last line as I possibly can"