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Limerick: There once was a corpulent carp...

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There once was a corpulent carp, Who wanted to play on a harp, But to his chagrin, So short was his fin That he couldn't reach up to C sharp. My late mother-in-law would have loved this limerick. She loved silly jokes and this one definitely fits that category. She died five years ago today, on her 91st birthday, doing what she loved: working on her sermon for services later that night. Anita Siegel Photo taken August 11, 2006 __________________________ Well, she never got to deliver her sermon, but at least she never lingered in pain. For over 25 years, she was not only my mother-in-law, but also a mother to me, and I miss her tremendously. She accepted me into her family wholly and without conditions--and with much love. We even fought like mother and daughter! Jerry, I, Mark, and Missy (and the rest of your family) will always love you, Anita Siegel! Much love to you!

Limerick--There Was Once a Man From Nantucket...

The clean version: There was once a man From Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket; But his daughter named Nan Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket.

The Limerick Project: There was once a poet named Immerick...

I love Limericks--perhaps it's the Irish in me--so when I found an old book filled with Limericks, I bought it: Limerick Lyrics , edited by Stanton Vaughn, published by Sully and Kleinteich, 1906. This little volume contains well over 500 Limericks, all public domain, so, over time, I will post most of them on this site. I haven't felt much like posting regular articles here lately, so these Limericks will fill in the gaps. An opening "double" Limerick from the book: There was once a poet named Immerick, Who worked 40 days on a "Limerick," At the end of which time, He remarked of his rhyme, "There's a limp in the limb of my Limerick." I never could quite see the trick, I never wrote a limerick, I've often tried And gone to bed a-feelin' sick. Also, if I run across any other public domain Limericks, I'll post them here. Ta!

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