One Line Limerick, the second phase

[Angus A Fitziron]

At a meeting of the 'Tilbury Dockers'.
They were attacked by a squadron of Fokkers,
Cockney Joe said "look at that!"
And threw off his hat
Shouting "That'll teach the Fokkers to mock us!"



There once was a useful young clank,

[Mrs. Whatsit]

He was devilish with the odd prank

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Which American lady?

I think, perhaps, the good Dr may mean this American lady.

And now, back to the limerick...


There once was a useful young clank,
He was devilish with the odd prank.
Dripping grease on the stairs

[Angus A Fitziron]

There once was a useful young clank,
He was devilish with the odd prank.
Dripping grease on the stairs
and odd stains in his lairs

[Fairley B. Strange]

There once was a useful young clank,
He was devilish with the odd prank.
Dripping grease on the stairs
and odd stains in his lairs

But all he got was a Stare, Blank.

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Undaunted by this reaction,

[Angus A Fitziron]

Undaunted by this reaction,
Young clank tried a subtle distraction,

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Undaunted by this reaction,
Young clank tried a subtle distraction.
Gelignite in the loo

[Capt. Dirigible]

Undaunted by this reaction,
Young clank tried a subtle distraction.
Gelignite in the loo

Which blew poo up the flue

[Mr Peter Harrow, Esq]

 Causing a source of putrefaction

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Just as a matter of interest, how do all you folk go about adding lines to the verses posted here? Do you have a completed version in mind or just concentrate on the next line and wait to see what happens?

I tend toward the former but try—sometimes unsuccessfully—to overcome the temptation to take over a verse by adding multiple lines. I'm often surprised (and delighted) at the unexpected twists and turns a verse can take.

To try and reduce 'clutter' in the main thread I'll start the next one off in a separate post.

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

New start:

The wreck of the airship Prætorius

[Dr cornelius quack]

'The wreck of the airship Prætorius'.
Is a 'Rugby Song', rude and notorious.

[Herr Döktor]

Sung by men of great vigour,

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

'The wreck of the airship Prætorius'.
Is a 'Rugby Song', rude and notorious.
Sung by men of great vigour,
With more gusto than rigour

[Herr Döktor]

'The wreck of the airship Prætorius'.
Is a 'Rugby Song', rude and notorious.
Sung by men of great vigour,
With more gusto than rigour

I'd tell you the words, but I'm censorious!



Aerial rugby may never take off,

[Dr cornelius quack]

Aerial rugby may never take off,
'tho Blimps and Balls are the same shape. Near enough.

[Angus A Fitziron]

Just as a matter of interest, how do all you folk go about adding lines to the verses posted here? Do you have a completed version in mind or just concentrate on the next line and wait to see what happens?

I tend toward the former but try—sometimes unsuccessfully—to overcome the temptation to take over a verse by adding multiple lines. I'm often surprised (and delighted) at the unexpected twists and turns a verse can take.

To try and reduce 'clutter' in the main thread I'll start the next one off in a separate post.

I try to only add one line at a time. It kind of defeats the objective to complete the last three lines because I think I have a good idea - somebody else's could well be even better! I do admit that sometimes I have an idea of how the limerick could pan out to have a satisfying ending and instead of putting the obvious line, I put another line that encourages somebody else to add the obvious and hopefully build on it - I suspect Cap'n Dirigible does something similar. Kind of like a straight guy giving a lead - that way you end up with an interesting yet complementary limerick.

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Aerial rugby may never take off,
'tho Blimps and Balls are the same shape. Near enough.
You're at risk in the scrum

[Dr cornelius quack]

Aerial rugby may never take off,
'tho Blimps and Balls are the same shape. Near enough.
You're at risk in the scrum

of a badly scorched bum       (Can't let a feed like that go by, Ta, Captain.)

[Herr Döktor]

Aerial rugby may never take off,
'tho Blimps and Balls are the same shape. Near enough.
You're at risk in the scrum
of a badly scorched bum  

Which may leave you with a limp and a cough.

(someone else can start the next one, don't want to be greedy!)

[josecou]

Did you hear about Nikola Tesla?

[Cubinoid]

Did you hear about Nikola Tesla?
His hobbies list: "Elephant wrestler"

[barb dwyer]

Did you hear about Nikola Tesla?
His hobbies list: "Elephant wrestler"


now, who could have known

[ForestB]

When his cover was blown,

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Did you hear about Nikola Tesla?
His hobbies list: "Elephant wrestler"
Now, who could have known
When his cover was blown,
He was also a skilfull embezzler.

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Tesla's theories on power transmission