{"id":19075,"date":"2013-02-24T01:33:14","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T05:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=19075"},"modified":"2013-02-24T01:49:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T05:49:02","slug":"limerick-of-the-week-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2013\/02\/24\/limerick-of-the-week-102\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick of the Week (102)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time to announce the latest Limerick of the Week based on submissions (on this blog and on Facebook) in last week’s Limerick-Off.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Congratulations to Steve Whitred<\/a>, who wins Limerick of the Week for this funny verse:<\/p>\n

William Tell and his son on a roll
\nAt the Lucky Strike Lanes set a goal:
\nAt least spare every frame.
\nBut their team had no name,
\nSo we don’t know for whom the Tells bowl.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations to Kevin Ahern<\/a>, who wins this week’s Facebook Friends’ Choice Award for this limerick which received the most Facebook “likes.”<\/p>\n

A woman is playing a role.
\nGetting tourists to Asia\u2019s her goal.
\nThe simple idea:
\nAdvance her Korea,
\nMaking bucks while she\u2019s selling her Seoul.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And congratulations to Craig Dykstra and Johanna Richmond, who jointly win this special Limerick Repartee Award for their limerick exchange:<\/p>\n

Craig Dykstra:<\/p>\n

I just couldn’t get on a roll.
\nThis week I fell short of my goal,
\nWhich is: “Be so damn funny
\nThat Mad gives me money.”
\n(Or at least get the ol’ gal to LOL.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Johanna Richmond:<\/p>\n

Craig D says he’s not on a roll,
\nBut be careful, Craig, show some control:
\nMight get only *one win*
\nFor committing the sin
\nOf calling our lovely host ol’!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order) Gary Hallock<\/a>, Edmund Conti, Jamie Hutchinson, Jane Shelton Hoffman, Phyllis Sterling Smith a\/k\/a Granny Smith<\/a>, John Peter Larkin, and David McCormick.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:<\/p>\n

Gary Hallock: <\/p>\n

A woman frets over her roll:
\n“Fine dining,” she says, “took its toll.
\nOver par at each course,
\nFor I eat like a horse.
\nNow I look like I’m ready to foal.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Edmund Conti: <\/p>\n

A fellow was playing a role
\nOf being a merry old soul,
\nBut found he\u2019s not very
\nInspired as merry
\nAnd asked, \u201cWould you settle for droll?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jamie Hutchinson:<\/p>\n

Some fossil requested a roll
\nOf film from a digital soul,
\nA green little brat,
\nWho said, “Batt’ry with that?
\nOr’s your camera powered by coal?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jane Shelton Hoffman: <\/p>\n

A woman tossed in a fresh roll
\nWhen she hadn’t the change for her toll.
\nIt jammed the machine.
\nShe was chased from the scene,
\nBut she then buttered up the patrol.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Phyllis Sterling Smith a\/k\/a Granny Smith: <\/p>\n

An actor was playing the role
\nOf nasty pugnacious old troll
\nBy shaking his spear
\nAt everyone near
\nWith Shakespeare his ultimate goal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John Peter Larkin: <\/p>\n

A fellow was eating a roll
\nWhile trying to pay a bridge toll.
\nThe car hit a bump,
\nWhich made his arm jump,
\nAnd that\u2019s why he swallowed it whole.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

David McCormick: <\/p>\n

When a singer’s rehearsing a role,
\n“Know every song backwards!” he’s tol’.
\nThat is why tenors hunger
\nFor “Springtime Than Younger”
\nAnd basses for “River Man Ol’.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations again to all the winners for your wonderful limericks. And thanks to everyone for your fun submissions.<\/p>\n

In the next couple of minutes I\u2019ll be posting a new Limerick-Off,<\/a> which gives you yet another opportunity to win Limerick Of The Week.<\/p>\n

To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter<\/a>. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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