{"id":12609,"date":"2012-04-01T00:25:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T04:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=12609"},"modified":"2013-02-16T19:54:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T23:54:01","slug":"show-off-limerick-limerick-off-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2012\/04\/01\/show-off-limerick-limerick-off-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Show-Off Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/madkane\/posts\/299294096806483\">if you\u2019re a Facebook user, on Facebook too<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2012\/04\/01\/limerick-of-the-week-55\/\">last week\u2019s Limerick Of The Week Winner<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you\u2019re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here&#8217;s my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/how-to-write-a-limerick\/\"><em>How To Write A Limerick<\/em><\/a> article.)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll announce the Limerick of the Week Winner right before I post next week\u2019s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you\u2019ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A fellow was trying to show&#8230;<strong>*<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A woman was trying to show&#8230;<strong>*<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>(Minor variations to my first lines are acceptable, but rhyme words may <strong>not<\/strong> be altered.)<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s my limerick:<\/p>\n<p>Show-Off Limerick<br \/>\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n<p>A fellow was trying to show<br \/>\nHe was savvy, refined, in the know.<br \/>\nBut he blew it one night &#8212;<br \/>\nAn embarrassing sight:<br \/>\nHe mistook Pinot Noir for Bordeaux.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you\u2019re on Facebook, I hope you\u2019ll join my friends in that same activity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/madkane\/posts\/299294096806483\">on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email <a href=\"mailto:Madkane@MadKane.com?subject=MadKane's Newsletter&#038;body=I want my weekly MadKane Fix.\">Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Update: Happy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.punchbowl.com\/holidays\/drink-wine-day\">Drink Wine Day!<\/a> (February 18th)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, if you\u2019re a Facebook user, on Facebook too. The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here\u2019s last week\u2019s Limerick Of The Week Winner.) 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