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 rin tin tin the great |
Limerick Homer is recognized as Longest Limerick Text in World |
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Posts: 1397 (04/24/08 14:05:40) |
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6897231/Limerickshaws.html
By the guy who did the Limerick Inferno. What does he mean "almost complete?" |
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Posts: 1398 (04/24/08 14:07:29) |
The limerick is the stanza of choice for rewriting classical literature, and the Bible is the most popular book to rewrite. Most of the limericked books that
I've found stick to the topic, but the two longest include modern characters: The Limerick Iliad ends with characters from the movie Back to the Future,
and The Limerick Odyssey mentions Harry Potter. Here is a list of several published or unpublished limerick rewrites of the classics that turned up in Google
searches:
Bocaccio's Decameron David Finley 50 limericks, 1 per story Mary Shelley's Frankenstein David Finley Limericks of the crucial dialog The Bible in Limerick Verse Christopher Godwins 120 limericks The Limerick Iliad Joe Green, Tim Smith Almost covers the whole book The Limerick Odyssey Joe Green Almost covers the whole book There Was a Young Girl from Max Gutmann 38 limericks, Verona (Limericks based on (see below) 1 per play Shakespeare's (see below) plays) The Five-Minute Dante's Inferno Greg Nagan A few limericks Paradise Lost, the Limerick Carol Wyvill 1 limerick per book/chapter |
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Posts: 1399 (04/24/08 14:08:45) |
120 limericks for the Bible. Damn, Tim and I do that many before breakfast.
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Posts: 3206 (04/25/08 09:28:39) Administrator |
Said Saul on the road to Damascus
I wish I knew where my flask was. For these camels are stinky and do I need a drinkey! Oh I do hope that somebody will ask us.
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Posts: 1402 (04/25/08 15:01:36) |
Jesus said "No, I'm really not cross."
And gave his fine head a toss. He was ironic With no gin and tonic And could play piano like Luther Vandross. And he sat and tickled the keys While his mother Mary said, "Please, If you get out of this bar You'll get really far!" But he just played "Manganese." And he played and played that Thursday night. Got drunk and got into a fight. But by midnight felt good Like he knew that he would. And played "Round Midnight" just right. |
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Posts: 3207 (04/25/08 15:24:08) Administrator |
Jesus peered down in Lazarus' grave
thinking, "Man I don't think I can save people who've died. But he gave it a try and out popped the kid with a wave. Said all of those gathered around "Man this Jesus guy sure can astound!" But the Jews and the Romans, saw his Acts as bad omens and vowed that they'd soon bring him down. |
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Posts: 3208 (04/25/08 15:24:56) Administrator |
Oh oh....this could go somewhere bad.
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Posts: 1404 (04/25/08 15:43:40) |
Lazarus cried "Was it your marvelous staff?"
Jesus wept which made Lazarus laugh. Said "You did it for me!" Jesus said "I guess we'll just see. Maybe I'm writing my own epitaph." |
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Posts: 1405 (04/25/08 15:49:03) |
Jesus prayed "Father, please let this all pass."
Lazarus said "Here, you take my ass. And ride into the town Wearing this crown And show them that Jews have some class!" |
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Posts: 1406 (04/25/08 15:52:35) |
They cried "It's Jesus the marvelous Yid!"
They were awfully proud of that kid. They said "Show us a miracle Beyond the empirical!" And Jesus felt strange so he did. |
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Posts: 1407 (04/25/08 15:56:18) |
He listened to all of their wishes
And multiplied the loaves and the fishes And served fine Syrian wine And Tennessee moonshine And some potato latkes and knishes. |
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Posts: 1408 (04/25/08 16:04:12) |
He cast devils into the swine Gadarene
But the coolest thing that they seen Was a Porsche 550 Spyder With a marvelous rider Who, it turned out, was James Dean. |
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Posts: 1409 (04/25/08 16:13:23) |
Jesus said "Now, we're ready to ride
And jumped right in right beside Said "C'mon I'm leadin' To the East of Eden!" Which pleased James Dean who had died. |
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Posts: 1410 (04/25/08 18:07:41) |
So...should we do a Limerick New Testament? What gospel? Matthew, Mark and Luke and John all them prophets are dead and gone. Keep your hand on the plow. Hold
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Posts: 1411 (04/25/08 18:24:24) |
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/matthew-asv.html
Matthew maybe -- has the three wise men, temptation in the wilderness, the journey down Route 66.... |
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Posts: 306 (04/25/08 19:09:49) |
lord, they begat and begat
more than my old tom cat and then begat some more on the bed, on the floor on the brand new door and then begat even more they begat a perez who plays ball, he says in beantown by the bay they begat a ram - a ram? like a sheep? whoa, man and later a fish so it seems they must begat in their dreams and all this begattin' it's said led to young mary's bed joseph never even had a glance when the spirit took its chance to have his way on that sacred day and jesus was begotten it seems kinda rotten but joseph said okay we'll have it god's way and so the story begins a way to escape our sins |
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Posts: 1414 (04/25/08 19:22:12) |
I am praying for inspiration!
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Posts: 3209 (04/25/08 22:43:36) Administrator |
Damn fine!
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Posts: 1416 (04/27/08 08:17:56) |
Jesus was born of a virgin.
Although he could have been born of a sturgeon And served on melba toast By the Holy Ghost Without a need for a surgeon. Who turned out to be a moyel named Simon Who promised to bypass her hymen And promised perfection With a cesarean section But was somewhat off in his timing. |
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Posts: 2234 (04/28/08 21:46:05) |
All this begatting is crazy
Now take yer tale 'bout the Virgin
Oh Mother of Eternal Sorrow
She's technically not a real mother
Mary Mother, bun in the oven
I need more current content added. The democratic nomination, the birth of a savior, is Clinton a virgin? Not that either. Route six six six is better.
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Posts: 2236 (04/29/08 10:27:05) |
Baby Gee crowned, showing his head
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