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rose
...and then Magic happens
Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117
Seriously. Limericks? A line from the poem* my current sig is taken from reads "someone will forever be surprising [a] hunger in himself to be more serious": if that is you, dear reader, look elsewhere, because it is time to begin the
FIRST ACHERON LIMERICK CONTEST
Rules: submit a limerick by next Friday, the 13th of February
Prizes: unless I win money on another sports event, there will be one first place prize, one second place prize and one third place prize consisting of merchandise from NRU.
Judge(s): Me and whoever else I can get to help me
For inspiration, here is the limerick that enaxor contributed during the haiku contest:
There once was a man we called Jake
His life and time were at stake
He jumped thru a vortex
Landed at MetaCortechs
Now his whole world is a fake.
and a classic:
There was a young lady named Bright
Whose speed was much faster than light
She set out one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night
GOOD LUCK!!
* FYI, the title of the poem is Church Going by that genius Philip Larkin. And don't worry, the literary standard set by Mr. Larkin does not apply to the judging of the limericks.
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:56 pm
Guest
Guest
There was a poor girl named Meg
For her husband's attention she'd beg
Is he a workaholic or not?
An ass like him should be shot
So Meg can get busy with Reg
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:25 pm
rose
...and then Magic happens
Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117
Form of limerick OK - the limerick has a fixed form which is easier to hear when read aloud than it is to describe. But, here it is, anyway:
A limerick consists of 5 lines of anapestic meter (anapest is a metrical foot of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable; in anapestic meter the majority of the feet are anapests). The first two and fifth lines are are trimeter (which means they have three feet) and the second and third lines are dimeter (which means they have two feet).
The rhyme scheme is aabba
but adherence to this structure is not required (or even important) in our contest
just write what sounds correct to you and you will be fine!
_________________I love this site for being free, in every sense of the word~Spacebass
Mankind was my business, the common good was my business.~ Dickens
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:30 pm
Diandra
Unfettered
Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 390
Acheron Limerick We're playing this game, Acheron,
Where this guy, Jake, was here then was gone.
Our timelines diverged,
But we hope they'll be merged,
So we'll know wtf's going on.
Dia
_________________You can't solve vast puzzles with half-vast ideas!
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:13 pm
dashcat
Entrenched
Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 816 Location: Under the bed
I tried this out on a few dogs and they all laughed so...this is for the doggies.
WOOF
Lowchen, Coonhound, Bergamasco
Ibizan, Saluki, Cane Corso
Mastiff, Pug, Harrier
Maltese, Fox Terrier
Damn that Lagotto Romagnolo
_________________I'm a Sammeeeee cat and an Urban Hunter
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:18 pm
Myssfitz
Unfettered
Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 695 Location: In the pasture
We passed the time with Chasing the Fish,
While we were waiting for Chasing the Wish,
Now there's Acheron,
With some guy named John,
And think I'll just go call the commish.
Sad, I know
_________________Well, Moo
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:21 pm
alogicnamedjoe
Boot
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 54 Location: Lost
How about these:
Help Me Grumpyboy, You're My Only Hope:* A Limerick
*please feel free to read a very subtle homage to Carrie Fisher into this title
The message from Stanford was well scripted:
NRU transcript needed with all courses listed.
But, thanks to Reggie and Jake
And that lawyer named Lake
The damn thing arrived all encrypted.
Disgruntled Grad Student: The Reprise
I thought that time travel was bull
A hoax over my eyes pulled like wool
But, it's worse than I feared:
NRU disappeared?!?
Damn! I just paid my tuition in full
The Reprise: Reloaded
NRU doesn't exist? What the heck?!?
I feel like Craig Becker just stabbed me in the neck.
While things might get worse
This time I won't curse
'Cause the bank cleared my bursary cheque.
_________________[watch this space]
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 9:07 pm
Last edited by alogicnamedjoe on Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:38 am; edited 2 times in total
addlepated
Unfictologist
Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 1885 Location: Austin, Texas
There once was a woman named Meg
Who encountered a fertilized egg
Is it really a demon
or merely bad semen?
At least it's not the spawn of Craig.
There was a programmer at work
Who'd say merely, "Play chess with Turk".
He played lots of chess
Was a general mess
And now on his blog he does lurk.
Regarding the man named Caretaker
Who fancied he was a bird baker
Said he, quite jocose
as he brushed off dear Rose
"Damned if I ain't a heartbreaker!"
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:26 pm
The White Knight
Guest
There once was a man from nantucket.....
[Poem Deleted due to content]
:lol
Ok but seriously
Increased flux capacitor senitivity
Flowed backed quantum relitivity
Jake's quick chrono-shift
Made a cuasality rift
Which increased the mans fertility
(Thats quite hard to say!)
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:14 am
Sunny du Pree
Unfettered
Joined: 01 Jan 2003 Posts: 636 Location: Push, Nevada
There once was a young lady named Rose
Who convinced us to write Haikus with her prose
She gambled and won
and gave swag by the ton
Now White Knight has to keep on his toes.
_________________Grace and Peace
Sunny Du Pree
I dreamed a dream and now that dream has come for me
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:28 pm
The White Knight
Guest
For the Baby
World domination is his goal
he's just a few days old
He's a little small fry
He had a glow in his eye
And now he'll eat your soul
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:48 am
The White Knight
Guest
Meg was full of sorrow
Caretaker is our hero
Becker is a Fake
We all hate Jake
Gb will solve it by tomorrow
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:14 am
Guest
Guest
(apologies for tenuous rhymes)
there was a young lady named lurker
who once was a diligent worker
'til she found meg and jake
and the tail eating snake
now her office would like to transfer her…
there once was a fellow named jake
who with meg, a giant baby did make
on this happy event
send them a present
perhaps garlic, a cross or a stake
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:11 am
lurker
Boot
Joined: 06 Nov 2003 Posts: 52 Location: uk
that last one was (unsurprisingly) me. did you guess? seem to have trouble staying logged in at the moment.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:23 am
enaxor
I Have No Life
Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2395
There once was a lad named Billy Bob
Whose birth made his mothers head throb
Now that he's here
Seeing his picture we fear
The end of the world is his job
_________________10/05/2007, 04/23/2009, 07/02/2015
The world is a much dimmer place.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:24 am
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