{"id":31138,"date":"2015-03-07T21:25:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T01:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=31138"},"modified":"2015-03-07T21:32:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T01:32:04","slug":"limerick-of-the-week-204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2015\/03\/07\/limerick-of-the-week-204\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick of the Week (204)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to announce the latest Limerick of the Week based on submissions (on this blog and on Facebook) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2015\/02\/21\/limerick-off-emote-remote-moat\/\">in last week&#8217;s Limerick-Off<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to KONRAD SCHWOERKE, who wins Limerick of the Week for this funny verse:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve a fetish for moisture: a moat,<br \/>\nOr some pond, or a pool gets my vote.<br \/>\nAny sex is way better<br \/>\nWhen things are way wetter;<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s water that&#8217;s floating my boat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davincipress.com\/\">Kevin Ahern<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredbortz.com\/\">Fred Bortz<\/a>, Brian Allgar, <a href=\"http:\/\/murphymusing.blogspot.com\/\">Colleen Murphy<\/a>, Allen Wilcox, Scott Crowder, <a href=\"http:\/\/wtlaughlin.com\/\">Will T. Laughlin<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/therealricklime.blogspot.ca\/\">Steve Whitred<\/a>. Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Ahern:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s with sorrow I send you this note.<br \/>\nThe repairmen has said and I quote,<br \/>\n&#8220;The TV\u2019s in danger;<br \/>\nWith no channel changer<br \/>\nIts recovery chance is remote.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fred Bortz: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Santorum is known to emote,<br \/>\n&#8220;First man-on-man, then man-on-goat!&#8221;<br \/>\nSaid a goatherd named Thomas,<br \/>\n&#8220;If that is a promise,<br \/>\nThen Rick will be getting my vote!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Brian Allgar: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The actress could never emote;<br \/>\nOn the screen, she recited by rote.<br \/>\nBut the girl was no slouch<br \/>\nOn the old casting-couch,<br \/>\nSo they chose her by popular vote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Colleen Murphy: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My five-year old left us a note:<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m heading to places remote<br \/>\nCause father and mother<br \/>\nYou gave me a brother<br \/>\nAnd no one considered my vote.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Allen Wilcox:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>With chances of winning remote,<br \/>\nThe head of the party took note,<br \/>\n\u201cPut away all your tissues;<br \/>\nCan\u2019t win on the issues,<br \/>\nSo let\u2019s try suppressing the vote.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott Crowder:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I asked her last night and I quote,<br \/>\n&#8220;Where the hell is that fucking remote?&#8221;<br \/>\nIt soon came to pass,<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s so far up my ass,<br \/>\nI change channels by clearing my throat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Will T. Laughlin:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We got in our vessel to float<br \/>\nFar away to an island remote<br \/>\nWhere there\u2019s no damned TV.<br \/>\nHold it \u2014 who\u2019s this I see?<br \/>\nIs that Gilligan? BACK TO THE BOAT!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Steve Whitred: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>She said &#8220;Dear, we&#8217;ve become so remote,<br \/>\nAnd I fear on the nanny you dote.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe said &#8220;Darling, I swear<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve not touched the Au Pair,<br \/>\nBut I have been beguiled by the goat.&#8221;<\/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\/2015\/03\/07\/limerick-off-prize-or-apprise\/\">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&#038;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. Congratulations to KONRAD SCHWOERKE, who wins Limerick of the Week for this funny verse: I&#8217;ve a fetish for moisture: a moat, Or some pond, or a pool gets my vote. 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