{"id":19599,"date":"2013-03-17T00:03:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T04:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=19599"},"modified":"2013-03-17T00:19:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T04:19:44","slug":"limerick-of-the-week-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2013\/03\/17\/limerick-of-the-week-105\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick of the Week (105)"},"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 Craig Dykstra, who wins both Limerick of the Week and the Facebook Friends’ Choice Award for this funny verse:<\/p>\n

A farmer was trying to raise
\nThe volume of what his hen lays.
\nHe read via Twitter
\nTo feed the gal glitter.
\nNow the poor thing just lays Faberg\u00e9s!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations to Johanna Richmond, who win the Special Anniversary-Themed Limerick Award for her lovely limerick celebrating 104 Limericks of the Week:<\/p>\n

Well, it’s magical: one hundred four —
\n2 times fifty-two, four and five score!
\nAs for me, I keep time
\nWorking lim\u2019rick-off rhyme
\nAfter rhyme till I can\u2019t rhyme no more.<\/p>\n

And that brings me to my presentation:
\nThough I happened here sans invitation,
\n\u2018Twas like finding a home
\nWhere the funny folk roam
\nWhen the funny farm goes on vacation.<\/p>\n

I spent years, Mad, before you, in truth,
\nSitting \u2018round, growing long in the tooth.
\nSo I thank you, Ms. Kane,
\nFor, through you, once again,
\nI\u2019m the fun-loving me of my youth!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations to Sue Dulley and Will T. Laughlin<\/a>, who jointly win a special Limerick Repartee Award for this limerick exchange:<\/p>\n

Sue Dulley:<\/p>\n

My veggie consumption to raise,
\nI sometimes eat out at buffets.
\nThere’s red meat of course,
\nWhich I hope isn’t horse,
\nBut I’m there for the greens and the graze.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Will T. Laughlin:<\/p>\n

Oh, Sue? when you go to buffets,
\nThe meat that you see in the trays
\nDoesn\u2019t come from a horse.
\nThere\u2019s a much cheaper source:
\nIt\u2019s employees who asked for a raise!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sue Dulley:<\/p>\n

Will T, are you trying to raise
\nMy hopes when I go to buffets?
\nNot sure if I\u2019d rather
\nNot-eat someone\u2019s father
\nOr not-eat a beastie who neighs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order) Tim James, Kevin Ahern<\/a>, Bob Dvorak, Nelderini, Jane Shelton Hoffman, and Carolyn Henly. Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:<\/p>\n

Tim James: <\/p>\n

A gal who was catching some rays
\nDoffed her pants and lay prone on her chaise.
\nShe displayed herself vainly.
\nWe have to speak plainly:
\nShe moons. (It may just be a phase.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kevin Ahern: <\/p>\n

A woman was catching some rays
\nAs part of a new diet craze.
\nHer face turned to pale
\nWhen she got on the scale
\nCuz it worked in mysterious weighs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bob Dvorak: <\/p>\n

A fellow who wanted a raise
\nWorked long nights and still longer long days.
\n‘Til his boss, late one night,
\nSaid, “Your wish I’ll requite.”
\nThen she added, “Let’s find other ways.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nelderini:<\/p>\n

A fellow who wanted a raise
\nScanned the want ads in kind of a daze.
\nHe moaned with a sob,
\n“I could find a new job–
\nJust not<\/strong> one that actually pays!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jane Shelton Hoffman: <\/p>\n

Some goldfish were catching the rays
\nIn a garden well-known as Monet’s.
\n“We’ve tried to be part
\nOf impressionist art,
\nBut his sight isn’t that good these days.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Carolyn Henly’s Ode to Spring Training<\/p>\n

\n

A fellow who wanted to raise
\nThe crowd to its feet between plays
\nHollered: “Come on, you guys,
\nLift your hands toward the skies
\nAnd shout out those Y-M-C-A’s!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations again to all the winners for your wonderful limericks. And thanks to everyone for your fun submissions and for helping to making this such a fun two Limerick-Off years!<\/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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