{"id":14736,"date":"2012-07-07T23:50:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T03:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=14736"},"modified":"2012-07-08T00:06:32","modified_gmt":"2012-07-08T04:06:32","slug":"limerick-of-the-week-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2012\/07\/07\/limerick-of-the-week-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick of the Week (69)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to announce the latest Limerick of the Week based on submissions (on this blog and on Facebook) in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2012\/07\/01\/limerick-tude-limerick-off-monday\/\">last week&#8217;s Limerick-Off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Nan Reiner a\/k\/a Kitty Ditty who wins Limerick of the Week for this funny verse:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A moody young deb with a \u2018tude<br \/>\nFound regattas could lighten her mood:<br \/>\n\u201cStrokes and coxswains galore \u2013<br \/>\nEach will put in his oar \u2013<br \/>\nOne can be so deliciously crewed!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations to Kathy El-Assal who wins this week&#8217;s Facebook Friends&#8217; Choice Award for this limerick which received the most Facebook &#8220;likes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A prudish young woman with &#8216;tude<br \/>\nAlmost never was in the right mood.<br \/>\nFinding headaches pass\u00e9<br \/>\nHer excuse was to say<br \/>\n&#8220;Doggie-style, when not yoga, is lewd.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order)  Jamie Hutchinson, Marla Turner, <a href=\"http:\/\/versebender.wordpress.com\/\">VerseBender<\/a>, Nan Reiner a\/k\/a Kitty Ditty, Edmund Conti, <a href=\"http:\/\/headlinelimericks.blogspot.com\/\">Jason Talbott<\/a>, and Jane Auerbach. Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Hutchinson:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The sexy librarian\u2019s \u2018tude<br \/>\nHad a way of improving your mood:<br \/>\nYou\u2019d hand her a book<br \/>\nAnd receive such a look<br \/>\nThat you felt both checked out and renewed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Marla Turner a\/k\/a Uhave2laff:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A moody young woman with \u2018tude<br \/>\nHad a curfew she really eschewed.<br \/>\nHer mother said, \u201cTen!\u201d<br \/>\nShe laughed and said, \u201cMen?\u201d<br \/>\nThen sat back as her mom came unglued.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Versebender:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A moody young woman with \u2018tude<br \/>\nWould string along dude after dude.<br \/>\nShe\u2019d flirt and she\u2019d tease<br \/>\nAs if eager to please.<br \/>\nBut the lady stayed coyly unscrewed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nan Reiner a\/k\/a Kitty Ditty:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A moody young woman with \u2018tude,<br \/>\nIn line for the john, ballyhooed,<br \/>\n\u201cYo there, bride and your groom:<br \/>\nGet yourselves a real room.<br \/>\nThere are others who want to be loo\u2019d.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Edmund Conti:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An earnest young poet with \u2018tude<br \/>\nSaid, I know I\u2019m about to be screwed<br \/>\nFor posting so late<br \/>\nOn Madeleine\u2019s slate.<br \/>\nMy poem won\u2019t be liked or be viewed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jason Talbott:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A moody young fellow with \u2018tude<br \/>\nOnce complained that he hated the food<br \/>\nWhich was served at his school.<br \/>\nBut the lunch lady\u2019s rule:<br \/>\nYou complain, you\u2019ll be one hungry dude.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jane Auerbach:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A moody male model with \u2018tude<br \/>\nWas chagrined when the audience booed.<br \/>\nOn a catwalk he\u2019d tripped,<br \/>\nAnd his pants front had ripped,<br \/>\nShredding padding on parts best unviewed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations again to all the winners for your wonderful limericks. And thanks to everyone for your fun submissions.<\/p>\n<p>In the next couple of minutes I\u2019ll be posting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2012\/07\/08\/limerick-skill-limerick-off-monday\/\">a new Limerick-Off,<\/a> which gives you yet another opportunity to win Limerick Of The Week.<\/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&amp;body=I want my weekly MadKane Fix.\">Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to announce the latest Limerick of the Week based on submissions (on this blog and on Facebook) in last week&#8217;s Limerick-Off. 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