Writer's Block: There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
I've never tried to write a Limerick and I'm a bit bored to write one at the moment! I will however share with you a couple of silly little Limericks written by Michael Palin! They're from his book "Limericks" which was published in 1985. They're quite amusing!
A chair-lift attendant called Frank
Ate tropical fish from a tank.
When he'd swallowed them whole,
He picked up a bowl
Of goldfish beside them, and drank.
(it kinda reminds me of Otto from "A Fish Called Wanda"!)
There was a young man called O'Toole,
Who, when he saw food, used to drool;
Pizza, mangoes or tripe,
Avocado, when ripe -
Even gruel made his drool form a pool.
(early version of Mr. Creosote perhaps?)
A white cocker spaniel from Poole
Had a thing about Peter O'Toole.
When he came on the telly,
He'd roll on his belly
And do funny things to the stool.
(just LOL!)
A curious fellow called Stoat.
Bought jewellery and things for a goat.
For favours like these
It gave milk and cheese
And kicked him one day in the throat.
(again, LOL)
I also remember this limerick Data started saying in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" but then got cut off!
Data: "There once was a woman from Venus, who's body was shaped like a - "
Picard: "Security!"
LOL! You can put the pieces together! It was from S1E2 when all the crew got infected with some virus that made them horny! BTW, Data was my first TV love!
Anyhoo. I loved one I read on the Michael Palin (Un)Official Appreciation Page. I don't know who wrote it, but I loved it! Here it is:
I should be offended to bits,
When they say, "...with the biggest tits,"
But how can I nag,
When I just want to shag,
The one who runs out and says "IT'S!"
For those who didn't get it, it's a Monty Python/Michael Palin referrence. The "It's Man" was a reccuring character who appeared at the beginning and end of every episode and simply said "It's..." which was then followed by the opening credits "Monty Python's Flying Circus".
A chair-lift attendant called Frank
Ate tropical fish from a tank.
When he'd swallowed them whole,
He picked up a bowl
Of goldfish beside them, and drank.
(it kinda reminds me of Otto from "A Fish Called Wanda"!)
There was a young man called O'Toole,
Who, when he saw food, used to drool;
Pizza, mangoes or tripe,
Avocado, when ripe -
Even gruel made his drool form a pool.
(early version of Mr. Creosote perhaps?)
A white cocker spaniel from Poole
Had a thing about Peter O'Toole.
When he came on the telly,
He'd roll on his belly
And do funny things to the stool.
(just LOL!)
A curious fellow called Stoat.
Bought jewellery and things for a goat.
For favours like these
It gave milk and cheese
And kicked him one day in the throat.
(again, LOL)
I also remember this limerick Data started saying in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" but then got cut off!
Data: "There once was a woman from Venus, who's body was shaped like a - "
Picard: "Security!"
LOL! You can put the pieces together! It was from S1E2 when all the crew got infected with some virus that made them horny! BTW, Data was my first TV love!
Anyhoo. I loved one I read on the Michael Palin (Un)Official Appreciation Page. I don't know who wrote it, but I loved it! Here it is:
I should be offended to bits,
When they say, "...with the biggest tits,"
But how can I nag,
When I just want to shag,
The one who runs out and says "IT'S!"
For those who didn't get it, it's a Monty Python/Michael Palin referrence. The "It's Man" was a reccuring character who appeared at the beginning and end of every episode and simply said "It's..." which was then followed by the opening credits "Monty Python's Flying Circus".