Infamous Limerick

Once again, it’s Limerick-Off time. I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:

A woman who yearned for great fame…

Here’s mine. (It’s a two-verse limerick, but a standard one-verse limerick is fine, of course.)

Infamous Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane

A woman who yearned for great fame
Had no talent that people could name.
But reality’s odd:
Her voluptuous bod
Led to stints on American Dame.

The series showed gals well endowed,
As scantily clad as allowed.
Then losers were kicked,
As front-runners were picked.
You don’t like that idea? Join the crowd.

Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity in my Facebook Limerick-Off post.

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20 Responses to “Infamous Limerick”

  1. Veralynne says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame…
    Had already become a Grand Dame
    So few really knew her
    Even fewer would screw her
    So she and her old lover loved just the same

    They’d met when they were in school
    His being a lifeguard at the local pool
    Her bikini was a bandana
    They snuck off to the cabana
    And their first clumsy moves made them drool

    As the decades passed they remained together
    Through jobs, kids, hard times, stormy weather
    But during joys and the sorrows
    She always felt her tomorrows
    Would find her as a queen, walking through heather

    And indeed it was almost as she’d dreamed
    He’d provided everything, it seemed
    Their home was a castle
    They suffered no hassle
    But missionary was it! And she was steamed.

    Yes, adventure was not on his menu
    She tried, “First let’s do it here and then you…”
    But he stayed the same and
    She was proud of his name and
    In love, she never sought another venue.

    [Brevity is not my strong suit. –V]

  2. Vivek Banerjee says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Wanted everyone to know her name
    She did not want to work in this life
    So became the French Premiers wife
    And Clara is now a grand dame.

  3. Peter Metrinko says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame…
    Went hunting to bag some big game
    Her aim was in error
    She was a pall bearer
    For the recipient of her bad aim

  4. K Bhattacharya says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Did things that put all others to shame
    She rolled on hay
    On Easter Sunday
    But the blind pastor made omelets of the said lady, what’s her name?

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Was in fact thicker than a piano frame
    And the notes she squeaked
    Would at 120 decibels peak
    At the smells she let out, phew was the only thing quite a few would exclaim!

  5. Swisstoons says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    For herself, tried to make quite a name
    She strived with great finesse
    To make the Book, Guinnesse
    But all her attempts were in vain!

    (I wonder if I took enough liberties with this one. Hahaha)

  6. jesse levy says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    was not very good at the game
    She wanted it free
    She was kind of like me
    I will now go hide my head in shame

  7. madkane says:

    Fun limericks! Please keep them coming. Thanks!

  8. Sally Franz says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    was not good at the ‘celebutant’ game
    She was lousy at acting
    Finance….too exacting
    So she concocted a tryst with (fill in the name)

  9. Johanna Richmond says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame,
    Chris O’Donnell her infamous name,
    Fingered sex, masturbation
    And penile inflation
    As sources of national shame!

  10. Johanna Richmond says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    And possessed not a smidgen of shame,
    Dressed her cleavage in flowers
    (She’d no other powers)
    Umm, Poppy, I think, was her name.

  11. Lilibeth says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Had a long, unpronounceable name.
    When asked, Are you mad?
    She said, Not at my dad,
    It’s really my mother I blame.

    He wanted to christen me Jane.
    She said, Oh my dear, that’s too plain
    Let’s call her Ophelia,
    Lorraine, or Amelia
    or Opheliaamelialorraine!

    I could change it to Jean or Marie
    And be famous in no time, said she,
    But I’d come back to town
    As a woman of renown
    but no one would know it was me!

  12. Edmund Weisberg says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame,
    But without a dime to her name,
    Met some folks at Hardee’s,
    Then joined tea parties,
    And now is only bereft of shame.

    *

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Was unsure just which stake to claim.
    So she flailed about
    With little or no clout
    Until she found a senator to frame.

    *

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Had no one but herself to blame
    For her nasty nature
    In the legislature
    Where she was impeached, incurring much shame.

  13. Mardix says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Went after celebs of acclaim
    Found one who was hung
    But ended up stung
    Turns out he was gay, what a shame

  14. steve vitoff says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Taught baseball fans worldwide her name
    When she jumped on the field
    Unclothed body revealed
    And asked, “Is this an exhibition game?”

  15. Josette says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Knew fame was more than a name
    She tossed about some
    Came up with a plum
    And now has to live with her shame

    The name she chose was thus
    It was picked without a fuss
    Men lined up at her door
    Just thirsting for more
    Who can ever forget Madame Dior’

  16. madkane says:

    What a wonderful assortment of limericks! Thanks, and please keep them coming!

  17. Dr. Goose says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    In a Summer Olympian game
    Left her dreams on the ground
    When a urine test found
    She was nothing at all like a dame.

  18. Anne says:

    A woman who yearned for great fame
    Would do anything to make for herself a name
    She streaked down 12 streets
    Ate too many treats
    And was arrested for not showing restrain!

  19. madkane says:

    Oh good, more limericks! Thanks everyone!