{"id":25258,"date":"2014-03-22T23:06:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T03:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=25258"},"modified":"2014-03-22T23:14:18","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T03:14:18","slug":"limerick-of-the-week-157","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2014\/03\/22\/limerick-of-the-week-157\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick of the Week (157)"},"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 Chris Doyle, who wins Limerick of the Week for this funny verse:<\/p>\n

In the convent, once matins are done,
\nComes the time before terce is begun.
\nThat’s when Scrabble is played,
\n‘Cause the abbess has made
\nEntertainment a sine qua nun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations to Will T. Laughlin<\/a>, who wins the Special Spring-Themed Limerick Award for this funny limerick:<\/p>\n

The fragrance of Spring fills the air!
\nBirds sing, and the weather is fair;
\nThe sky\u2019s a bright blue
\nOf a dazzling hue,
\nAnd I\u2019m frankly too busy to care.<\/p>\n

From their beds the first crocuses climb,
\nAnd the early narcissus. While I\u2019m
\nAll alone in the gloom
\nOf my dimly-lit room
\nAs I make these \u201cSpring\u201d limericks rhyme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

A fellow cried, “What have I done!
\n“I’ve been having hot sex with a nun!
\n“Yes, I got in the habit —
\n“Oh my God, oh dagnabbit!
\n“My sin’s been confessed as a pun!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order) Tim James, Joel Wasinger<\/a>, Jane Shelton Hoffman, Brian Allgar, Jon Gearhart, Will T. Laughlin<\/a>, and Byron Miller a\/k\/a Errol Nimbly. Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:<\/p>\n

Tim James: <\/p>\n

A gal got a bit overdone
\nWhen she lounged in the buff in the sun.
\nIt imparted a glow
\n(Please don\u2019t ask how I know)
\nTo the tats on each well-toasted bun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joel Wasinger: <\/p>\n

“These lim’ricks already cite Donne;
\nThey’ve taken my angle and fun.”
\nMy wife says, “Who cares?
\nJust add yours to theirs.
\n‘OverDonne’ is a workable pun.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jane Shelton Hoffman:<\/p>\n

The big cowboy\u2019s fly was undone.
\nShe thought that she might have some fun.
\nShe wiggled her hips,
\nThen moistened her lips,
\nBut all that stuck out was his gun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brian Allgar:<\/p>\n

She protested \u201cMy fish isn\u2019t done,
\nAnd I\u2019m cold at this table for one.\u201d
\nRemoving her flounder,
\nThe waiter soon found her
\nAn excellent plaice in the sun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jon Gearhart: <\/p>\n

A woman was feeling undone,
\nAlone as a party of one.
\nShe tried PC Date
\nTo help find a mate.
\nHer ‘inbox’ is now overrun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

It\u2019s Spring! Let the greenery grow!
\nAnd the blossoms, in colorful show,
\nExplode into flowers!
\nBecause in twelve hours
\nThey\u2019re going to be buried in snow.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brian Allgar:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Springtime\u201d, the naturalist boasted,
\n\u201cThere\u2019s many a field trip I\u2019ve hosted.
\nWe love, as we ramble,
\nTo see the lambs gambol,
\nAnd love them still more when they\u2019re roasted.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tim James:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s cold, and the skies are all gray
\nAnd the forecast says sleet\u2019s on the way.
\nMy spirits are sinking;
\nI think I\u2019ll start drinking
\nAnd wait for when Spring starts, in May.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Byron Miller a\/k\/a Errol Nimbly:<\/p>\n

Here I romp with my love twixt the heather
\nWith my kilt hiked up high in spring weather.
\nNeath sun-swirled highland mist
\nOn warm moss, by dew kissed,
\nWe\u2019re exploring those regions called nether.<\/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":"

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. Congratulations to Chris Doyle, who wins Limerick of the Week for this funny verse: In the convent, once matins are done, Comes the time before terce is begun. That’s when Scrabble is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[62,84,3270,1192,1983,65,42],"tags":[4003,2578,3116,2281,4041,3727,5009,5018,2280,3167,3543,487,523],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25258"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25258"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25384,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25258\/revisions\/25384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}