{"id":44416,"date":"2021-09-04T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T20:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=44416"},"modified":"2021-09-04T16:32:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T20:32:31","slug":"limerick-off-award-477","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2021\/09\/04\/limerick-off-award-477\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick-Off Award (477)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Congratulations to SJAAN VANDENBROEDER, who wins the Limerick-Off Award for this funny limerick:<\/p>\n

In my town our archaic saloon,
\nHolds a \u201cgame night\u201d on ev\u2019ry full moon.
\nWe make pool cues from bones,
\nAnd play Scrabble with stones.
\nYou should see it \u2014 complete rack and rune.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations to TIM JAMES, who wins the Special MEMORY-Themed Limerick Award for this funny limerick:<\/p>\n

Forgetting stuff isn\u2019t a game;
\nIt can lead to great sorrow and shame.
\nHere\u2019s a story of woe
\nFrom a fellow I know:
\nIn the sack he called out the wrong name.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order) Lisi Nortman Ardissone, Paul Haebig, Dave Johnson, Sjaan VandenBroeder, Bob Turvey, Janice Canerdy, Konrad Schwoerke, Tony Holmes, Terry Marter, and Brian Allgar.<\/a> Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:<\/p>\n

HONORABLE MENTIONS (“LOON or LUNE or BALLOON or SALOON”-Rhyme DIVISION)<\/p>\n

Lisi Nortman:<\/p>\n

I have a fun toy that\u2019s unmatched.
\n\u2019Twas the last one in stock that I snatched!
\nIt\u2019s a novel balloon
\nThat plays a Bach tune.
\nIt was free and had no strings attached.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Paul Haebig:<\/p>\n

He wanted to make the girls swoon,
\nSo he thought he\u2019d transcribe \u201cClaire de Lune.\u201d
\nWhat he\u2019d meant as romantic,
\nJust sounded pedantic.
\nIt\u2019s not a good tune for bassoon!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dave Johnson:<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s MAGA crowd started to swoon
\nThe moment they cranked up his tune.
\nA raucous event,
\nIn his thrall they were sent
\nBy the sight of the slithery loon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sjaan VandenBroeder:<\/p>\n

Said a parakeet once to a loon,
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a hoot that you wail at the moon.
\nBut if you were like me,
\nAlways caged, never free,
\nYou\u2019d be singing a whole diff\u2019rent tune.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bob Turvey:<\/p>\n

I drive what Brits call a saloon
\nSo fast it makes young ladies swoon.
\n[Now, saloon can mean beer \u2013
\nSo let\u2019s make it quite clear \u2013
\nIf you drink and then drive you\u2019re a loon.]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lisi Nortman: <\/p>\n

\nFolks, here is the sad situation
\n(A dilemma that faces the nation):
\nIf you want a balloon,
\nBetter be a tycoon.
\nThe price is high due to inflation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Janice Canerdy:<\/p>\n

A young wife who was prone to misspell,
\nWrote a note for her hubby, pell-mell:
\n\u201cI\u2019ll be at the saloon
\nThe entire afternoon.\u201d
\nHe was steamed, but her hair got styled well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Konrad Schwoerke:<\/p>\n

I suggested that we only spoon,
\nBut she countered, \u201cLet\u2019s fork and damned soon!\u201d
\nI thought great till I felt
\nStabbing tines as I knelt\u2014
\nI just barely escaped Claire the Loon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HONORABLE MENTIONS (MEMORY-Themed LIMERICK DIVISION)<\/p>\n

Sjaan VandenBroeder: <\/p>\n

Absent-mindedness sometimes is hellish;
\nDrawing blanks isn\u2019t something I relish.
\nLong-term mem\u2019ries, however,
\nConfirm that I\u2019m clever \u2014
\nThey\u2019re the ones I\u2019ve had time to embellish.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tony Holmes:<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember the war \u2013 \u2019forty-two.
\nIt was lunchtime \u2013 we had Irish stew.
\nI had two cups of tea \u2013
\nCorporal Evans had three \u2013
\nBut for breakfast today? Not a clue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Terry Marter:<\/p>\n

Had an Alzheimer\u2019s meeting today,
\nOr was it last Tuesday, – or May?
\nWhatever they said
\nMust have entered my head,
\nBut it didn\u2019t remember to stay.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dave Johnson:<\/p>\n

Lorena \u2013 a name that reflects
\nThe moment her rage cleared the decks.
\nTime\u2019s passage may cure,
\nBut there\u2019s one thing for sure:
\nShe\u2019ll never re-member her ex.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brian Allgar:<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, Doctor, the reason I came …\u201d
\nHe began. \u201c… Lemme think … What a shame!
\nI was going to say
\nThat I\u2019ve lost … but today,
\nI\u2019ve completely forgotten the name.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sjaan VandenBroeder:<\/p>\n

If my mem\u2019ry gets strained, I don\u2019t sweat it.
\nShould it lapse on a workout, I let it.
\nWhen it heads for the shower,
\nAnd asks, \u201cWhy the glower?\u201d
\n\u201cOh, it\u2019s nothing,\u201d I say, \u201cjust forget it.\u201d<\/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 the Limerick-Off Award.<\/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-Off winners based on submissions (on this blog and on Facebook) in the last Limerick-Off. Congratulations to SJAAN VANDENBROEDER, who wins the Limerick-Off Award for this funny limerick: In my town our archaic saloon, Holds a \u201cgame night\u201d on ev\u2019ry full moon. We make pool cues from bones, And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[62,104,84,3270,1192,1983,65,42,103,64],"tags":[5401,4003,4465,4514,2538,5009,5018,5144,5399,5343,5407,3167,5145,487,523],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416"}],"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=44416"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44460,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416\/revisions\/44460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}