{"id":23845,"date":"2013-12-22T00:22:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T04:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=23845"},"modified":"2013-12-22T01:16:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T05:16:25","slug":"limerick-blows-limerick-off-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2013\/12\/22\/limerick-blows-limerick-off-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick Blows (Limerick-Off Monday)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: THIS IS A TWO-WEEK LIMERICK-OFF. LIMERICK SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2014
\n<\/strong>
\nIt\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.<\/a><\/p>\n

The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here\u2019s last week\u2019s Limerick Of The Week Winner<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you\u2019re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick<\/em><\/a> article.)<\/p>\n

Please note that due to the holidays, this Limerick-Off will run for two weeks<\/strong>, instead of one. So I\u2019ll announce the Limerick of the Week Winner two weeks from today, on January 5, 2014<\/strong>, right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full two weeks to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, January 4, 2014<\/strong> at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time.)<\/p>\n

And since you’ll have two weeks, I\u2019m offering you a topical alternative:<\/strong> In addition to your regular challenge, you may write a limerick related to the holidays, using any first line. And of course I\u2019ll present an extra award \u2014 one for the best holiday-related limerick.<\/p>\n

And now, getting back to your regular Limerick-Off challenge, I hope you\u2019ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:<\/p>\n

A woman who’d suffered some blows…*<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or<\/p>\n

A fellow who’d just come to blows…*<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or<\/p>\n

A fellow who frequently blows…*<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*<\/strong>(Please note that minor variations to my first lines are acceptable. However, rhyme words may not<\/strong> be altered, except by using homonyms or homophones.)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my limerick:<\/p>\n

Limerick Blows
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

A fellow who frequently blows
\nHis nose at theatrical shows
\nWas finally thrown out
\nCuz his Nutcracker snout
\nHad trod upon too many toes.<\/p>\n

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 on my Facebook Limerick-Off post<\/a>.<\/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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