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Elegran Fri 30-Aug-13 10:18:40

On a cruise ship now leaving from Bristol
The stewards appear when you whistle.
They are handsome, if dim,
And fulfil every whim
When you corner them under the mistle
(toe)

Ok, I am not sure that cruise ships operate from Bristol, and that toe had to be tacked on at the end.

Any more contributions? Must have the rhymes and rhythms correct or they are not limericks. Really authentic ones would have the last line a repeat of the first line, but that does make for a dull finish.

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 10:06:54

Ariadne - or 3p used + postage on Amazon.

Anno cheats look on Google.

annodomini Sun 01-Sept-13 10:04:40

I never thought I would say this, but I think I am just too pure and innocent to join in this thread - besides I'm not very good at finding rhymes. wink

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 10:00:07

Ariadne I googled Fazackerley and this came up www.liverpool-limericks.co.uk/3.html

Point Theseus to it - it is a book of Limericks and Fazackerley is mentioned in one of them. Only £4.99 + pp. so could be a good investment.

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 09:57:39

A cold one, Grumpa?

grumppa Sun 01-Sept-13 09:57:13

There was a young lady from Wien,
Who permitted her xxxx to be seen.
When arrested and tried
She hotly denied
That what had been seen was obscene.

I must go and have a shower.

grumppa Sun 01-Sept-13 09:54:29

And many years ago The Times ran a limerick competition to promote a sort of marginally up market Blue Nun type German plonk called Deinhard Green Label. I didn't bother to enter, but

The Rouge Croix Pursuivant at Arms,
Though rampant was subject to qualms.
Some Deinhard Green Label
Soon stiffened his cable:
Mabel couchant succumbed to his charms.

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 09:54:13

Maybe someone could compose a new ending if we can't trace the original?

MiceElf Sun 01-Sept-13 09:53:47

Oh, I forgot about bogs. There aren't many in the Smoke.

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 09:53:09

Suitably unprintable, Grumpa

And a new one!

Ariadne Sun 01-Sept-13 09:53:05

Theseus wants to know if anyone knows the rest of this one, please:

A young ladies' choir from Fazakerley
Which numbered 600 exacerly.....

He can't remember the rest, and it's driving him mad!

grumppa Sun 01-Sept-13 09:50:47

Sorry, I only noticed the Buckingham one.

How about

There was an old codger called Hunt,
Who was out with a girl in a punt.
When she sat on his todger
He didn't dislodge her,
But shot all his xxxxx up her xxxx.

thatbags Sun 01-Sept-13 09:50:44

People can come and dig on my brae anytime. More the merrier. Rhododendron bashers even more welcome! smile

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 09:47:41

The Birmingham one, not the Soissons. You are busy this morning.

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 09:46:43

Nice try, Grumpa, but that one appeared earlier (as the actress said to the bishop)

grumppa Sun 01-Sept-13 09:46:40

There was an old fellow of Soissons,
Addicted to fish and to croissants.
When someone said "Tosh,
What's wrong with brioches?"
He said "croissants are better with poisons".

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 09:45:32

How about substituting "bogland" at end of second line? Sorry - I could see the first line when in "last hour" mode, and bogland was what I expected to see. Nice limerick - we know who it is about but it is not a dig.

grumppa Sun 01-Sept-13 09:43:29

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MiceElf Sun 01-Sept-13 09:14:11

There once was a lady from Scotland
Who wandered on brae and on wasteland.
When they asked her for why
She replied 'Well I try
To solve an impossible operand'.

Elegran Sun 01-Sept-13 08:55:04

When I started this thread I hoped that it would NOT succumb to confrontational threads from ANY posters. Please keep the fights out of it.

Nelliemoser Sun 01-Sept-13 08:34:01

I can't get my brain in gear for these limericks at the moment. Once I do I can run them off quite easily. I am only on my second cup of tea at the moment I might wake up later.
They are very funny though.

thatbags Sun 01-Sept-13 08:20:08

Greatnan, that is unkind.

Greatnan Sun 01-Sept-13 07:19:08

There was an old lady of Boreham
Who tried to make friends on a forum
She made a few pals
Amongst the old gals
But never enough for a quorum.

feetlebaum Sat 31-Aug-13 23:17:41

From the depths of the crypt at St Giles
Came a sound that resounded for miles
Said the brother 'Good gracious'
'Has Father Ignatius'
'Forgotten the Bishop has piles?'

"My dear Mrs. Ormsby-Gore,
I can't carry on any more.
I'm covered in sweat,
You haven't come yet,
Look at the time - half-past four!"

Elegran Sat 31-Aug-13 18:46:26

There once was a lady named Linda,
Who sat all the day by the winda.
Her thoughts set astray
By a nice Cabernet,
While her dinna turned into a cinda.

Deedaa Sat 31-Aug-13 18:36:40

OK, lets raise the tone with a bit of culture!

Said the Duchess of Alba to Goya
"Remember I am your employer"
So he painted her twice
In a dress which looked nice
And once in the nude to annoyer!