Limericks

What's so special about limericks, anyway? They're just five little lines of corny, quirky, comical poetry, aren't they? Just why is it that everyone loves them so much? It seems to me that the common denominator is Everyone, and I do mean everyone, would rather laugh than scowl - and they make us laugh. They're a momentary escape into the wonderful world of humor.

This whimsical form of light verse was widely popularized by Edward Lear in the mid 1800's with the publication of his "Book of Nonsense." Its origins, however, are believed to have been from a century earlier when the Irish Brigade sang a chorus enroute from France to Ireland. The English devised their first official limerick in 1744 - a well-known ditty that is probably familiar to you. Who doesn't smile just a bit when they recall these words?

Hickory, Dickory, DockThe mouse ran up the clockThe clock struck oneAnd down he ranHickory, Dickory, Dock!

I really got such a fright
On that dark and dreary night
While I was asleep
To my bedroom you creeped
It made me sit bolt upright

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There was a young girl on a swing
Who suddenly started to sing
It sounded so sweet
Really was such a treat
Guess it's what happens in Spring

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To those allergic to bees
A sting is likely to freeze
So if you get stung
Make sure and ambulance is rung
Or else you will fall to your knees

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I remember we married in Spring
In the birds were just starting to sing
When My Wife Walked down the Aisle
Overflowing with style
And afterwards the bell began to ring

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I once was addicted to booze
Of which I would always abuse
I drank 'til I fell
And my body would smell
And my tongue would act like a fuse

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I went to the dentist for a fill
I didn't realize he'd use a drill
In my mouth he did dig
Even though it isn't big
And now my mouth pains me still


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When your teeth have an ache
And the pain you can't shake
Call a dentist stillEven though he uses a drill
It's the best solution for your own sake

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Was a young lady who tried to teach
But the young minds she failed to reach
Filled their minds full of mush
Of history, english and such
Now most of them dream of the beach

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There was a music teacher at school
And she was nobody's fool
Taught her pupils' rhyme
And how to keep time
And other musical tools.

_________________________________________________________________There was this man, a plumber.
Who always wore shorts in the summer
All the water he'd wipe
While fixing the pipes
And the only crcl shown was a bummer

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