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Gloves Are Off #limerick

Prompted by glove we have We dance as one, like a hand in a gloveLifted by the wind under the wings of a doveAnd if I stumbleShe doesn’t grumbleJust gets me moving with a discrete shove…

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Stolen Rhymes #limerick

Limerick prompt is steal If ever you hear ‘It’s a steal’Said with a tad too much zeal;Consider a second thoughtBefore this bargain is bought:The seller may well be an eel.   Some think there are kisses to steal,And they can … Continue reading

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Hot Hot Hot #limerick

This week’s prompt is face and I’m up onto my soap box First I wrote this For all those running the human raceAnd remaining intent on upping their pace:If you don’t stop bleatingThat we’re not overheating,You’ll never again show your … Continue reading

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Miss Quoting #limerick

Sometimes the prompt is just too hard – quote Some people who you’ll find quotingwhat clever people have wrotingThink themselves smartBut they’re just a pain in the artAnd deserve to receive a good boating….

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Gooey and Gluey #limerick

It’s that time of the week, limerick prompt. This week sneeze He thought it a terrific wheezeTo induce, in his brother, a sneeze.The ensuing propulsionOf snot-bogey emulsionLeft them glued right up to their knees

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Royal Rumbles #limerick

A limerick, prompted by fish… When the press accused him of catfishingHe thought it a trifle off-pissing.‘I’m not a fraud,’ he complained.‘I’m really the king,’ he explained.‘And it was only Haz and Megs I was dissing.’

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The Moaning Of Trees #limericks

Woody’s arse was one constant itch and It was enough to make the tree screech. ‘I’ve discovered my sphincter’ ‘Is full of sharp splinters,’ ‘Which explains why I’m such an old beech.’

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Being Frank (and other disguises) #limerick

This week’s prompt is cross I’ve been described as quasi posh Which has been known to make me cross. It’s time to put this thing to bed And reinstate my lost street cred. ‘I’ve lost the title and sold the … Continue reading

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Typewriter Fighter #limerick

This weeks limerick prompt is type When a hundred monkeys began to typeThey were well aware of the ensuing hypeThat followed them writing from start to finishA version of Hamlet in pidgin EnglishWhich they performed in spats over a dodgy … Continue reading

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FIVE A DAY #limericks

This is this week’s limerick prompt from Esther – five Bea Goode was told at school to strive ‘To commit your life to the growth of the hive’. But Bea told friends, ‘This is shitty’ ‘I’ll buy a flat, move … Continue reading

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