There was an old man, some called "ancient," who got riled everyone was so impatient. "The world was much better when we talked by letter, and you only got instant replies if adjacent."
Patience: Casualty of Modernity [Limerick]
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Macbeth Limerick
Théodore Chasséria (1855)
There was a great General named Macbeth. All that kept him from kingship was a death, but - as with a Pringle - he couldn't do a single. So, he showed seven more their last breaths.
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Fell in a Well [Limerick]
There was a girl who fell in a well, but the well had steps, so all was swell. To not be a bore, she jumped ten times more, but back home had to explain her fishy smell.
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Hypnotic Limerick
There was an anesthetist / hypnotist whose patients could never resist. 'Twas the even drone of his flat monotone. Even the surgeon fell asleep in his midst.
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Hamlet Limerick
Eugène Delacroix (1855)
There once was a wavering Prince of Denmark whose uncle replaced his dad as monarch. The ghost of his dad said, "Kill 'em, my lad!" Too bad he took that stab in the dark.
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Helen of Troy [Limerick]
There was pretty lady named Helen whose beauty had all the boys yellin'. No arrows from Cupid; her glance made 'em stupid. But did her face split a thousand melons?
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Anti-Social Media [Limerick]
There once was an evil internet troll who spouted like the proverbial blowhole. He snarked to the void like a flaming hemorrhoid, but remained an anonymous A-hole.
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Bangalore Mailman Limerick
There once was a Bangalorean mailman who always had a monsoon season plan. For heavy rain: a coat; heavier still: a boat. And if all else fails, move to Rajasthan.
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Two Takes on a Bullish Limerick
On Wall Street, there was a commodities bull. The man knew finance, but could be rather dull. He made the bacon, until he was shaken to find foreign pork belly dumped by the shipful.
There was an oblivious bull of Wall Street whose life was portfolios and spreadsheets. His approach, academic, missing news of pandemic, he bet cruise ship line stock would increase.
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A Sign from Above [Limerick]
There was a resplendent Portuguese church with plenty of places for pigeons to perch, Parishioners went to mass, moving quite fast, to keep clothes -- not repute -- un-besmirched.
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