{"id":47242,"date":"2023-04-29T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T20:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=47242"},"modified":"2023-04-29T16:35:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T20:35:24","slug":"limerick-off-award-508","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2023\/04\/29\/limerick-off-award-508\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick-Off Award (508)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s time to announce the latest Limerick-Off winners based on submissions (on this blog and on Facebook) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2023\/04\/01\/limerick-off-just\/\">in the last Limerick-Off.<\/a>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to TIM JAMES, who wins the Limerick-Off Award for this funny limerick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>A baker tried hard to adjust<br \/>When his shop was about to go bust.<br \/>Just a smidgen of \u201cherb\u201d<br \/>Made his products superb.<br \/>Now he\u2019s part of the town\u2019s upper crust.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to SHARON NEEMAN, who wins the COURT-Themed Limerick Award for this funny limerick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>All week I interpret in court,<br \/>Which, believe me, is work and not sport &#8212;<br \/>But I&#8217;ll take my (slim) check<br \/>To the bakery. Heck!<br \/>Not just perps can enjoy a good tort(e)!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to SJAAN VANDENBROEDER, who wins the &#8220;Random Word Generator&#8221; Limerick Award, for a clever limerick which uses at least two of these five words: <strong>PLANT, HOBBIES, LEARN, LIKEABLE, WARN.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Rose and Fern yearned to learn how to dance,<br \/>Yet they sat by the wall in a trance.<br \/>Said their mother, upset,<br \/>\u201cWell, that\u2019s what we get,<br \/>For naming our kids after plants.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order) Sjaan VandenBroeder, Sharon Neeman, Sue Dulley, Jean McEwen, Lisi Nortman Ardissone, Tony Holmes, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehighwindowpress.com\/the-high-window-press\/\">Mark Totterdell<\/a>, Keone Morienga, Terry Marter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/answer-Past-being-Rasselas-Figaro\/dp\/1952326516\/\">Brian Allgar,<\/a> Dave Johnson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredbortz.com\/\">Fred Bortz,<\/a> David Friedman, and Tim James. Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HONORABLE MENTIONS (DOUBLE DUTY DIVISION: JUST or UNJUST or ADJUST-RHYME LIMERICKS THAT ARE ALSO COURT-THEMED LIMERICKS)<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sjaan VandenBroeder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I hope Trump isn\u2019t limo\u2019d, but bussed<br \/>Off to prison \u2013not handcuffed, but trussed.<br \/>And when he complains<br \/>The Court will take pains<br \/>To give him more time to adjust.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>HONORABLE MENTIONS (JUST or UNJUST or ADJUST-RHYME DIVISION)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharon Neeman:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>She pulled and she tugged and she fussed<br \/>And made efforts her blouse to adjust,<br \/>But the gap in her top<br \/>Caught the eye of a cop,<br \/>So her cleavage led right to her bust.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue Dulley:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>My taxes are filed, only just!<br \/>They&#8217;ve been mailed and I now have to trust<br \/>They&#8217;ll be judged as correct<br \/>And no one will suspect<br \/>That I minussed when I should have plussed. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean McEwen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>If there\u2019s one thing that gals find unjust,<br \/>It\u2019s when guys, in the grip of their lust,<br \/>Think they\u2019ve God-given passes<br \/>To grab tits and asses.<br \/>In a just world, they\u2019d all bite the dust.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisi Nortman:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;Henry darling, will you please adjust<br \/>The volume? It&#8217;s late and I must<br \/>Listen right through the wall<br \/>To hear Judy and Paul.<br \/>I need some vicarious lust.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Holmes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Spare a thought for the chap on the wane,<br \/>Whose one thought is, \u201cI\u2019ll never again \u2026\u201d<br \/>He is forced to adjust,<br \/>As his parts start to rust,<br \/>And \u2013 increasingly \u2013 opts to abstain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Totterdell:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>The wife of a man from St Just<br \/>Had a truly spectacular bust,<br \/>Which she\u2019d swing at his head<br \/>As they frolicked in bed<br \/>Till it rendered him badly concussed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keone Morienga:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>If the world can be said to be just,<br \/>Then these three simple things are a must:<br \/>No more suffering; nor<br \/>The raw conflict of war;<br \/>Most importantly\u2026 flash me your bust?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Terry Marter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>The hooker had such a huge bust,<br \/>That her bra straps were hard to adjust.<br \/>Boobs suddenly out;<br \/>Killed the client &#8211; one clout!<br \/>\u2019Twas his first try at sex \u2026 and his lust!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian Allgar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I may need some time to adjust;<br \/>My target was \u201cSeven or bust\u201d \u2013<br \/>For one week, I would sin,<br \/>Giving each one a spin,<br \/>But I still haven\u2019t got beyond Lust.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HONORABLE MENTIONS (COURT-THEMED LIMERICK DIVISION)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisi Nortman, who asks, &#8220;Remember this commercial?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Michael Jordan claimed he won&#8217;t resume<br \/>His hooping, which triggered much gloom.<br \/>Although great on the court<br \/>In this fast-moving sport,<br \/>I prefer him in Fruit Of The Loom.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Johnson:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cNot guilty, your Honor\u201d he said,<br \/>When each of the charges were read.<br \/>His case went to trial;<br \/>Now there\u2019s reason to smile:<br \/>No BLUE suits \u2013 just orange instead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fred Bortz, who describes it as &#8220;a bit of twisted history.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Long ago in the Royal French Court<br \/>Lived a ruler (I&#8217;m sad to report)<br \/>Who, though having great strength,<br \/>Was deficient in length,<br \/>So his Queen called him Pepin the Short.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>David Friedman:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>A judge lacking reason and grace,<br \/>Who hates your religion or race,<br \/>Who isn\u2019t too smart,<br \/>Has no mercy or heart,<br \/>Is us&#8217;lly the one who you\u2019ll face.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim James:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cAt the courthouse I saw lots of guys,<br \/>Big and strong, and with tears in their eyes,<br \/>Saying, \u2018Sir, it\u2019s unfair\u2026.&#8217;\u201d<br \/>Wow, I can\u2019t recall where<br \/>I\u2019ve heard whoppers of similar size.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisi Nortman:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>We courted in 1903.<br \/>I loved her and knew she loved me.<br \/>In 1904<br \/>I wanted much more.<br \/>So she finally showed me her knee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>HONORABLE MENTIONS (RANDOM WORD GENERATOR LIMERICK DIVISION:  <strong>PLANT, HOBBIES, LEARN, LIKEABLE, WARN.<\/strong>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian Allgar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>The enforcer is sent to warn those<br \/>Who\u2019ve displeased the Big Boss; when he goes<br \/>Around doing his job, he<br \/>Indulges his hobby \u2013<br \/>Collecting their fingers and toes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sjaan VandenBroeder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>A pretentious young fellow named Bobby,<br \/>Claimed he looked up big words as a hobby.<br \/>\u201cI don\u2019t like learning words,\u201d<br \/>He revealed, \u201cit\u2019s for nerds.<br \/>But I really do love sounding snobby.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim James:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>There\u2019s a spy at the greenhouse named Grant.<br \/>He\u2019s a likeable guy, but he can\u2019t<br \/>Learn the diff\u2019rence between<br \/>A sweet pea and a bean.<br \/>He\u2019s a ringer. You might say a \u201cplant.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue Dulley:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I just learned, and it makes little sense,<br \/>Some fine words like Defence and Offence<br \/>That seem perfect to me<br \/>In my hobby, The Bee,<br \/>Need an S, not a C! (Makes me tense.\ud83d\ude2b)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sjaan VandenBroeder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I was two when I learned that a horse<br \/>Could be banged on and beaten with force.<br \/>But that was the last time<br \/>I tried out this pastime.<br \/>(It was only a hobby, of course).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations again to all the winners for your wonderful limericks. And thanks to everyone for your fun submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next couple of minutes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2023\/04\/29\/limerick-off-bear\/\">I\u2019ll be posting a new Limerick-Off, <\/a>which gives you yet another opportunity to win the Limerick-Off Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\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&amp;body=I want my MadKane Fix.\">Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. Thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;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 TIM JAMES, who wins the Limerick-Off Award for this funny limerick: A baker tried hard to adjustWhen his shop was about to go bust.Just a smidgen of \u201cherb\u201dMade his products superb.Now he\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[62,84,1983,65,42],"tags":[4003,2482,4465,5187,3523,5106,6564,3271,5009,5018,4526,5463,5052,5343,3369,5407,3167,5145,487,523,203],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47242"}],"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=47242"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47289,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47242\/revisions\/47289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}